Berlusconi’s Bunga-Bunga Stripper Were Dressed As Nuns – A witness at the trial of Silvio Berlusconi has said strippers dressed as nuns performed for the former Italian prime minister at a party. Model Imane Fadil said she had been given 2,000 euros (£1,650; $2,614) by Mr Berlusconi the first time she attended a “bunga bunga” party. [bbc]
ANCYL Denounces Floyd Shivambu’s Statements – ANCYL spokesman Floyd Shivambu’s public criticism of ANC appeals chairman Cyril Ramaphosa was made in his personal capacity and does not represent the ANCYL’s official position, its deputy president Ronald Lamola said. [timeslive]
Virgin Atlantic Plane Makes Emergency Landing At Gatwick – A blaze on board a packed jet forced an emergency landing at Gatwick yesterday. The 299 passengers and 13 crew on board were evacuated using escape slides in a drama that closed the airport for several hours.
Fifteen required hospital attention, many with suspected broken bones. [daiymail]
Mini-iPad On The Way – Apple plans to launch a new entry-level iPad tablet in the third quarter that will aim to draw attention away from the impending onslaught of Windows 8 tablets, a recent report claims. [foxbiz]
Gary Oldman To Direct Jack White Live Streaming Concert – Gary Oldman is set to direct a Jack White webcast that will be broadcast on Vevo on April 27th from Manhattan’s Webster Hall, the New York Times reports. The concert is the latest in the American Express Unstaged series, which has previously paired Arcade Fire with Terry Gilliam, My Morning Jacket with Todd Haynes, Coldplay with Anton Corbijn and Duran Duran with David Lynch. [rollingstone]
Pulitzer Prize Winners Announced – The 2012 Pulitzer Prizes were announced by Columbia University on Monday. Among the reporting winners are the staff of the Tuscaloosa News for its coverage of a tornado that ripped through the city last year. There was no fiction prize awarded this year. [npr]
World Bank Appoints New President – The World Bank on Monday chose Korean-born American health expert Jim Yong Kim as its new president, maintaining Washington’s grip on the job and leaving developing countries frustrated with the selection process. [reuters]
Secret Service Clearances Yanked Following Prostitute Investigation – The Secret Service has yanked the security clearances of 11 members accused of bringing prostitutes to a hotel in Colombia ahead of last week’s pan-American summit, government officials with knowledge of the investigation said Monday. [cnn]
Butch James Retires From Test Rugby – Veteran Springbok flyhalf Butch James, a member of the Rugby World Cup winning team in 2007, has decided to retire from Test rugby with immediate effect. [sport24]
Tupac Hologram On Stage At Coachella [Video] – Well, that was uncomfortable. Despite supposedly having been dead for over 15 years, Tupac Shakur joined Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg on the main stage at Coachella late Sunday night. [huffpo]
Tupac Ready For Tour – Internet video of the Sunday evening show became an instant sensation on Monday morning. That response is helping push the possibility of a virtual Tupac tour in coming months. Representatives for Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg plan to discuss logistics for a tour involving the two performers and the virtual Tupac. [wallstreetjournal]
New Treatment For Prostate Cancer Gives ‘Perfect Results’ For Nine In 10 Men – A new treatment for prostate cancer can rid the disease from nine in ten men without debilitating side effects, a study has found, leading to new hope for tens of thousands of men. [telegraph]
Simon Cowell And Danii Minogue’s Affair – A week after news of Dannii Minogue’s split from long-term partner Kris Smith come claims from her British X Factor boss Simon Cowell that he had a crush on the Australian singer, which led to an affair. “I had a crush on her. It was Dannii’s hair, the sexy clothes, and the tits,” Cowell, 52, told a journalist who is penning his biography. [smh]
Canon Introduces $15,000 Camera With 4K Video – Canon has just announced the latest addition to its line of DSLRs, the EOS-1D C — this camera features an 18.1-megapixel full frame sensor, and is also the first Canon DSLR that can record video at 4K resolution (4096 x 2160). It’ll retail for $15,000 when it does hit store shelves. [theverge]
London DIY Store Worker Lived Like Royalty In Nigeria After Stealing Millions – The extraordinary account of how a former cashier at a DIY store in London became governor of a Nigerian state and embezzled £50 million ($77 million) to live “like royalty” was set out before a packed courtroom yesterday. [smh]
Terminator And Rocky Unleashed On YouTube – YouTube is infusing its 15-month-old movie rental service with more than 600 MGM titles including Rain Man, Robocop, West Side Story, The Terminator and Rocky. Media company Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer — better known as MGM to film lovers — is now one of five major studios that allow people to rent flicks on YouTube Movies. [mashable]
Final MegaMillions Winner Comes Forward – The Illinois Lottery says the final winner of the record $656 million Mega Million jackpot has come forward. Lottery officials said Monday that the single winner is from Illinois and will be revealed Wednesday (Illinois law). [abclocal]
Senate Rejects ‘Buffett Rule’ – Senate Republicans on Monday blocked a move to open debate on the so-called Buffett Rule, ensuring that a measure pressed for months by President Obama and Senate Democrats to ensure that the superrich pay a tax rate of at least 30 percent will not come to a decisive vote. [nytimes]
Time-Lapse Video Shows Astronauts’ View of Earth From the Space Station – Opening on the ISS cupola, the largest window ever used in space, the video takes you on board the station, showing you what the astronauts see each day. The scenes fly over oceans, continents, lakes, and rivers, showing off beautiful cloudbanks and cities at night. [wired]
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