Julius Malema On The Ropes – ANC Youth League president Julius Malema partied up a storm in Mauritius at the weekend amid rumours of his imminent arrest by the Hawks following an extensive investigation of his financial affairs. The Times has established that the net is closing in on Malema and that a joint investigation by the elite police unit, the Hawks and the South African Revenue Service (Sars), was “as good as complete” and that “it was just a matter of time” before authorities acted. [timeslive]

Abramovich Vs. Berezovsky Law Suite – Biggest Claim In The World – They were once said to be like father and son, vacationing, signing deals, and socializing at the Kremlin together. But these days two of Russia’s richest men can’t stand each other — and they’re trading insults in a spectacularly expensive public feud. At more than $6.5 billion, the lawsuit brought by Russian tycoon Boris Berezovsky against fellow oligarch Roman Abramovich is a financial drama of giant proportions. [washpo]

Apple Has More Money Than The US Government – Apple revealed it has a staggering $81.5 billion in cash in the bank, according to reports. That’s more than more money than even the U.S. government has, documents show. The tech giant disclosed parts of its 10K filing earlier this week, claiming it has 13.2 million square feet of building space, employs 60,400 full-time workers and made more than $37.5 billion in cash profits during the last fiscal year. [nydailynews]

Steve Jobs Final Words, “Oh Wow” – “Dr. Fischer gave him a 50/50 chance of making it through the night. He made it through the night, Laurene next to him on the bed sometimes jerked up when there was a longer pause between his breaths. She and I looked at each other, then he would heave a deep breath and begin again. Steve’s final words were monosyllables, repeated three times.” [nytimes]

Unheard Amy Winehouse Album To Be Released – A secret album of unheard Amy Winehouse material is to be released — just months after her tragic death at the age of 27. Amy Winehouse Lioness: Hidden Treasures includes a track recorded while the troubled star was under the influence of heroin. [thesun]

Royal Girls To Get Equal Shot At The Crown – If Will and Kate’s first child is a girl, it’s now clear that she’ll probably become queen one day — and not even getting a little brother can mess that up. The Commonwealth countries agreed Friday to change centuries-old rules of succession that put sons on the throne ahead of any older sisters. [msnbc]

Hunt On For Libya’s Looted Treasures – Pieces from a huge collection of priceless ancient coins, jewellery and statuettes, looted from a bank vault in eastern Libya in the chaos of the rebellion against Moamar Gaddafi, have appeared in the local souk and are being taken abroad. [abc]

3 Million Without Power In US – A freak October snowstorm knocked out power Sunday to more than 3.2 million homes and businesses across the U.S. Northeast, with close to 60 centimetres of snow falling in some areas over the weekend. [thestar]

Why Windows XP Won’t Go Away – Microsoft formally introduced the software at a rather somber press event on Oct. 25, 2001, in New York City, just six weeks after the 9/11 attacks. A decade later, it’s still the planet’s most widely used operating system. Absolutely nobody would have predicted that back in 2001, when an operating system that was more than three years old was considered to be long in the tooth. [time]

Global Warming Skeptic Admits It’s Real – A prominent physicist and skeptic of global warming spent two years trying to find out if mainstream climate scientists were wrong. In the end, he determined they were right: Temperatures really are rising rapidly. The study of the world’s surface temperatures by Richard Muller was partially bankrolled by a foundation connected to global warming deniers. [huffpo]

Prettier Women Want More Babies – Women with more attractive facial features have higher levels of oestrogen and will likely want more children, according to a recently published study by the University of St Andrews. To show a correlation between estrogen levels and maternity desire, researchers asked 84 women their ideal number of children and compared it with their urine samples. The results revealed a positive correlation, which contradicts previous research linking a woman’s maternal tendencies with her testosterone level. [businessinsider]

Adult Deer Found Inside Florida Python – Workers at the South Florida Water Management District, on Thursday, found a 76-pound adult deer inside a 15.7 foot Burmese python in Everglades, Florida. The python, which was observed to have a massive bulge in its midsection, was killed with a shotgun. When the python was opened up, after it had been killed, an intact 76-pound female deer was found inside it. [digijournal]

Puss In Boots Flick Does Well – Puss in Boots equaled cash at theaters this weekend as the animated spinoff leapt to the top of the box office. The Antonio Banderas-voiced cartoon scored $34 million, according to studio estimates from box office trackers Hollywood.com. The debut was a solid opening, particularly for an offshoot looking to launch its own franchise, and enough to capture the best debut for a movie opening on Halloween weekend, eclipsing SawIII’s record $33.6 million the same weekend in 2006. [usatoday]

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