Toddler Cured Of HIV – A 2-year-old Mississippi girl is the first child to be “functionally cured” of HIV, researchers announced Sunday.
Researchers said they believe early intervention with three anti-viral drugs was key to the outcome. [cnn]
Pistorius Has Spent Over R1 Million On Lawyers So Far – Murder-accused paralympian Oscar Pistorius’ legal costs during his week of detention probably amounted to up to R1.2 million, a legal expert said in a report on Saturday. [timeslive]
Queen Rushed To Hospital – First Time In 10 Years – Queen Elizabeth II, who is 86, was admitted to a London hospital on Sunday after experiencing symptoms of gastroenteritis, according to a statement issued by Buckingham Palace. [nytimes]
8ta To Be Rebranded As Telkom Mobile – In a puzzling move, Telkom has decided to rebrand its mobile service from 8ta to Telkom Mobile less than three years after launching the network. [mail&guardian]
Cardinal Apologises For Sexual Vibe – Cardinal Keith O’Brien, formerly Britain’s most senior Roman Catholic cleric, today admitted his sexual conduct had “fallen beneath the standards expected of me”. [independent]
Judge Slashes Samsung’s $1 Billion Apple Penalty In Half – A judge on Friday cut $450 million from a $1 billion award to be paid by Samsung in a landmark patent lawsuit from Apple, saying a jury had wrongly calculated the damages. [ndtv]
SpaceX Capsule Anchors Safely – A privately owned cargo capsule on Sunday linked up smoothly with the international space station, two days after propulsion problems temporarily crippled Space Exploration Technologies Corp.’s unmanned Dragon spacecraft. [wallstreetjournal]
Dennis Rodman Says North Korea Leader Seeks Obama Phone Call – Former National Basketball Association star Dennis Rodman said North Korea’s dictator Kim Jong Un asked him to get a message to President Barack Obama that he’d like a phone call. [bloomberg]
Mandela Wine Launched In The US By Madiba’s Granddaughters – A wine company bearing the name of the former president Nelson Mandela has been established in the United States. [news24]
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Amazon Acts To Halt Sales Of ‘Keep Calm And Rape’ T-shirts – US clothing firm Solid Gold Bomb says offensive T-shirt slogans were auto-generated by a ‘scripted computer process’ [guardian]
Frustrated McIlroy Walks Off Course At Honda – Whether his pain was mental or dental, Rory McIlroy walked off the course in the middle of his round Friday at the Honda Classic and invited even more scrutiny of golf’s No. 1 player. [abc]
Tiger Woods Gives Rory Advice – Tiger Woods knows a thing or two about being under the microscope, so when he suggested that Rory McIlroy take more care with what he says, the world No. 1 may want to listen to his boyhood idol. [sbn]
iTunes Refund After Bristol Boy’s £1,700 Spending Spree – The family of a five-year-old boy who spent £1,700 of his parents’ cash on iTunes has received a full refund. Danny Kitchen, from Bristol, was using the family’s iPad when father Greg put in a pass code, believing his son was downloading a free game. [bbc]
Swiss Nurse Poses With Corpse In Facebook Photos, Triggering Police Investigation – A nurse in Switzerland who posted pictures of herself on Facebook sitting next to the corpse of an old woman came under fire Friday from her profession, as prosecutors said they had launched an investigation. [huffpo]
NFL’s First Female Player Bid Ends With Injury – Lauren Silberman’s attempt to become an NFL kicker ends with thigh injury after just two kicks at Combine in New Jersey. [guardian]
Six Degrees Kevin Bacon Discovers His Actress Wife Kyra Sedgwick Is His Cousin – According to the trivia game Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon, anyone on earth is just six connections away from the Hollywood star. [independent]
Coming Up On M&G Newsroom – They’ll be discussing the recent events that have left the South African Police Service with a tainted image with Amabhungane journalist Sally Evans as well as looking at the shuffling around of Hlaudi Motsoeneng at the SABC with M&G reporter Glynnis Underhill. They’ll bring you a preview of the upcoming South by South West conference in Austin Texas from M&G Online editor Chris Roper as well as getting the latest about the Kenya general elections from Voices of Africa editor Qudsiya Karrim. Tune in from 9am – 10 am, only on 2oceansVibe Radio. [2ovfm]
Mr Delivery Monday Blues Competition – Got the Monday Blues? Winning ought to make you happy! Tune in to Just Josie from 12h00-14h00 and find out how you can cure your Monday Blues with Mr Delivery and 2ovfm! [justjosie]
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