Zuma’s Son And Co Launch Budget Airline – Low-cost African airline Fastjet could start operating in South Africa in partnership with an investment company linked to one of Jacob Zuma’s sons. [mail&guardian]
SA Kid Inherits R23 Million After Losing Whole Family – The son of murdered Northern Cape farmer Deon Steenkamp, Don Steenkamp, is the only heir to the family’s almost R23 million estate, it was reported on Wednesday. [timeslive]
Boston Bombing Suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev Reportedly Unarmed When Arrested In Boat – Two U.S. officials say the surviving suspect in the Boston bombings was unarmed when police captured him hiding inside a boat in a neighborhood back yard. Authorities originally said they had exchanged gunfire with Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. [huffers]
73% Of SA’s Super-Rich Are Employed By A Company – High earning South Africans are far wealthier than assumed and most of them are employed in a company, according to the TopEnd 2013 Survey. [fin24]
Breathalyser For iPhone Launches – Presenting a small and delicate design, the breathalyser utilises a new gas detection technology that works when connected directly with devices. [here]
Cruise Ship Was Originally Intended For Gaddafi – Originally commissioned by Colonel Gaddafi’s son Hannibal, who ordered a tank for six sharks to be incorporated into the design, the ship was already under construction in France when the Libyan regime was overthrown in June 2011. [telegraph]
South Korea Warns Of ‘Grave Measure’ If North Korea Rejects Talks On Shuttered Factory – South Korea on Thursday warned of an unspecified “grave measure” if North Korea rejects talks on a jointly run factory park shuttered for nearly a month — setting up the possible end of the last remaining major symbol of inter-Korean cooperation. [washpo]
Football Biter Considering Future At Liverpool After 10-Game Ban – Luis Suárez is considering his future in English football having been left stunned by a 10-match ban for biting Chelsea’s Branislav Ivanovic at Anfield on Sunday. [guardian]
Nokia Asha Phone Gets Dedicated WhatsApp Button – While the rest of the industry fights to pack increasingly complicated features into the latest smartphones, one veteran handset maker has been paying close attention to what the market really wants: easy messaging. [pcmag]
Barack And Michelle Obama Will Get Tattoos, If Kids Do [Video] – President Barack Obama revealed he and first lady Michelle Obama have a master plan to prevent their two daughters from getting tattoos. [politico]
Indian Man Held For Selling Baby Grandson On Facebook – Police in northern India said Wednesday they had arrested a 47-year-old man for selling his newborn grandson to a local businessman in a deal that was struck on Facebook. [afp]
Enrico Letta Set To Become Italy’s New Prime Minister – Enrico Letta appears set to become Italy’s new prime minister, after being asked by President Giorgio Napolitano to form a broad coalition government. [bbc]
People Magazine Names Gwyneth Paltrow Most Beautiful Woman – People magazine has named actress Gwyneth Paltrow as the world’s most beautiful woman. Wow. Seriously? [abc]
Kate Middleton Topless Photos: Photographer Placed Under Criminal Investigation – Seven months after French magazine Closer published topless pictures of Kate Middleton sunbathing on vacation with husband Prince William, the photographer believed to be behind the revealing snaps has been placed under formal criminal investigation.[usmag]
The Father of Cyberpunk Tries Google Glass – If there’s any piece of emerging technology that most closely resembles the cyberpunk imaginings of science-fiction writers, it’s Google Glass. The product achieved a notable symbolic milestone this week when the creator of the cyberpunk genre, William Gibson, finally donned the futuristic gadget. [mashable]
LAPD Really Sorry for Shooting at Woman, Issues $4.2 Million Apology – The mother and daughter who had their truck riddled with bullets when the LAPD mistook their vehicle for another this past February during the manhunt for a homicidal ex-cop have been rewarded $4.2 million to split between themselves by the city of Los Angeles. [jezebel]
Desmond Tutu Is In Hospital – Desmond Tutu checked into a Cape Town hospital on Wednesday for non-surgical treatment and tests related to an ongoing infection. [news24]
How An ‘Exercise Menu’ Helps Us Shed The Pounds – Warning dieters how long it would take to burn off fatty foods is more effective than telling them how much calories a dish contains, a study has found. [telegraph]
Billy Joel Plays ‘She’s Always a Woman’ at First Full Concert in Three Years [Video] – Billy Joel performed his first full concert in over three years this weekend at the Stone Music Festival in Sydney, Australia. [rollingstone]
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