Obama Cancels Summit Meeting With Putin Over Snowden Case – President Obama canceled an upcoming summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday, a rare, deliberate snub that reflects the fresh damage done by the Edward Snowden case to an important relationship already in decline. [washpo]

UCT Launches New ‘Blended’ Online Course – Online educational courses are a convenient fit for working professionals who want to continue their studies, a South African university has said. [news24]

Mandela: Winnie Slams ‘Cruel’ Reports Of Demise – The South African icon’s ex-wife says his long illness has been a strain on the whole family, especially reports of his demise. [sky]

Applications Are Open For The Next Minister Of Female Equality – The chosen applicant will need to ensure that there is always an even ratio of Messieurs to Mesdemoiselles. If you a sophisticated ladies man who can round up a chic bunch of party supporters this might just be for you. [here]

Walt Disney To Lose Millions On Lone Ranger Film – Walt Disney has warned that its Lone Ranger summer film will lose it between $160m-$190m (£104m-£124m) after heavy spending on promotion failed to bring returns. [bbc]

Ariel Castro Victim Attends Home Demolition – With several swipes from the arm of an excavator and a smattering of applause from spectators, demolition began on the Cleveland house where Ariel Castro held three women captive and raped them for more than a decade. [cbc]

Sea Point Land Claim Beneficiaries Lose Land Due To Debt – The City of Cape Town has given the go-ahead for a sought-after parcel of land in the upmarket Sea Point neighbourhood to be sold by a group of land claim beneficiaries – after they ran into debt trying to develop the land. [timeslive]

North Korean Comedian Taken Off Stage And Sent To Do Hard Labour – A North Korean comedian was sent to do hard labour in a coal mine midway through her performance after she made a ‘slip of the tongue’ about the country’s draconian regime. Silly. [dailymail]

Viral Marriage Proposal Is Fake – A YouTube video of a failed marriage proposal during a New Britain Rock Cats baseball game that went viral and was the subject of days of water cooler speculation was a hoax, a promotional skit, the minor league baseball team admitted this week. [courant]

Stephen Fry Calls For Boycott Of Winter Olympics Over Russia’s Anti-Gay Laws – Stephen Fry has urged prime minister David Cameron to support moves to strip Russia of the 2014 Winter Olympics over concerns about anti-gay laws passed in the country. [metro]

Two Rhino Killed Every Day – At least 553 rhino have been killed in the country so far this year, with 345 poached in the Kruger National Park (KNP) alone, the environmental affairs department said on Wednesday. [news24]

South Korea Now Has Roads That Recharge Electric Cars As You Drive – A city in South Korea just turned on its first network of roads that power electric vehicles as they drive. [busins]

Marilyn Told Jackie She Would Marry JFK – Marilyn Monroe, who notoriously had an affair with John F. Kennedy, apparently believed she was going to marry the president, even phoning the White House to tell his wife. [afp]

Simon Cowell’s Baby-Momma Will Probably Get This $10 Million Mansion – Simon Cowell is reported to be giving his pregnant lover Lauren Silverman a $10 million home in Beverly Hills. The generous music mogul will gift Lauren one of his mansions in order for the 36-year-old socialite to bring up their child in Los Angeles. [dailymail]

Dolphins Have Longest Social Memory Spanning 20 Years, Even More Than Elephants – A new study, published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B, showed that dolphins can remember the distinct whistle of another dolphin — that acts like a unique signature similar to a human’s name — even after more than 20 years of separation. [ibtimes]

Beyoncé Biked the Brooklyn Bridge to Get to Her Last Concert – The Instagram photos — there are four of them, collaged together — don’t exactly show Beyoncé on a bike, but they sort of show her with a bike. So if the Blue Ivy conspiracy theorists are looking for new fodder, here you go. [vulture]

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