Watch Out, Vatican City: Francis Is Here – Pope Francis is warm, humble, and ready to shake things up. Christopher Dickey on the cardinal who managed to escape the taint of the church’s worst scandals. [dailybeast]

Parliament Set For Nkandla Report – The report of the public works department’s task team appointed to probe spending at President Jacob Zuma’s Nkandla homestead is to be tabled in Parliament soon. [news24]

Protesters Threaten ‘To Burn The Gautrain’ – A group of irate commuters have threatened to torch Gautrain coaches if the authorities do not urgently improve the Metrorail train service. [mail&gautrain]

Russia Warns UK On Arming Syrian Rebels – Any attempt by the UK to arm Syrian rebels would be a breach of international law, Russia has warned.

Android Boss Andy Rubin Steps Down – Android’s first (and only) boss at Google is stepping down. But Andy Rubin, Android’s co-founder and Google’s head of mobile and digital content, isn’t going too far. He’ll be staying on at Google in an unspecified role. [cnn]

Bernie Ecclestone Wants Women Drivers In F1 – Danica Patrick’s success in American racing shows women can race competitively in Formula One, Bernie Ecclestone says. Speaking to the official F1 website, Ecclestone said there was “no reason” why Patrick herself couldn’t race in F1. [f1fan]

Furore Over ‘Pornographic’ Tourism Logo – A new logo promoting the New Zealand region of Kapiti has sparked controversy for its apparent pornographic overtones. [telegraph]

Apple CEO Cook Ordered To Testify In E-Books Case – Apple Inc Chief Executive Tim Cook must sit for a deposition in the U.S. government’s lawsuit against the company over alleged price-fixing in the e-book market, a judge ruled on Wednesday. [reuters]

BlackBerry Partner Purchases One Million BlackBerry 10 Smartphones – BlackBerry announced today that one of its established partners has placed an order for one million BlackBerry 10 smartphones, with shipments starting immediately. This order marks the largest ever single purchase order in BlackBerry”s history. [yahoo]

Venezuela To Probe Chavez Cancer Poisoning Accusation – Venezuela will set up a formal inquiry into claims that the late President Hugo Chavez’s cancer was the result of poisoning by his enemies abroad, the government said. [reuters]

Say Goodbye To Google Reader – Google announced that it’s killing off Google Reader effective July 1, 2013. Reader was Google’s web-based program that let people subscribe to news feeds from their favorite sites. That’s a shame, because Reader was pretty great. [wired]

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Qantas Offers Passengers Their Own iPad – Passengers flying Australian carrier Qantas will now be provided with individual iPads which can stream more than 200 hours of movies, TV shows and music. [luxuo]

Los Angeles’ Earthquake Early Warning System Works – An earthquake early warning system being tested in California gave seismologists in Pasadena up to 30 seconds to prepare for Monday morning’s temblor in the desert of Riverside County. [latimes]

Stolen Rembrandt Painting Recovered Seven Years Later (In Serbia) – A painting by the 17th Century Dutch painter Rembrandt has been recovered by police in Serbia, seven years after it was stolen. [bbc]

Kim Kardashian’s Proposal Was Re-Shot For Reality Show – Curt documents have emerged which reveal Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries’ proposal was reshot for her reality show and conversations about her marriage concerns were filmed after she’d already filled for divorce. No ways! [dailymail]

DNA Is a Flame Retardant – Italian researchers have found a new use for DNA: as a flame retardant. Coating cotton cloth with DNA extracted from herring sperm, the scientists found that the genetic material reduced the fabric’s flammability. [scientist]

Moldova Is Officially the Hardest Partying Nation on Earth – It’s true – just ask the World Health Organisation. These guys booze and fag more than any other notion on earth. Check this out. [gawker]

Miley And Liam Are Overs – It’s over for Liam and Miley – Miley Cyrus has split with her fiancé, “Hunger Games” star Liam Hemsworth. Hemsworth has jetted off to his native Australia because, we are told, “He needed to get away from Los Angeles and spend some time with his brother and friends.” [nypost]

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