The World’s Richest Self-Made Woman Has Died – Rosalia Mera – a former shop assistant who co-founded the retail giant Inditex, parent company of the hugely successful fashion chain Zara, becoming Spain’s richest woman and the world’s richest self-made female entrepreneur – has died aged 69. [theage]
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UK Police Probe New Diana ‘Murder Claim’ – British police are examining new information about the death of Diana, princess of Wales, reportedly including an allegation that she was murdered by a member of the British military. [ninemsn]
Facebook Hacker Breaks Into Zuckerberg’s Timeline to Report Bug – If you’re a hacker and you find a bug in Facebook, you have the chance to submit it through the company’s white hat disclosure program and get a reward. But what if you’ve found a bug, and Facebook ignores you? [mashable]
Bolt Scores 3 More Golds – Usain Bolt is, yet again, perfect. And with three gold medals in Moscow, the Jamaican great became the most successful athlete in the 30-year history of the world championships. [msn]
Online Startup Is First To Offer New And Ex-Demo Cars Online – New online startup, 7days, allows potential buyers to search their extensive database of new and ex-demo vehicles. This is a first for SA’s online car buying market with new deals updated every 7 days. Interested? Let them find your deal now – [7days]
TIME Reporter Under Fire For Tweeting That Julian Assange Should Be Killed – A TIME Magazine reporter sparked a Twitter firestorm yesterday when he controversially stated he couldn’t wait for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to be killed in a drone strike. [newsau]
Ecuador Approves Oil Drilling In Amazon Rainforest – Ecuador has abandoned a pioneering conservation plan in the Amazon that attempted to raise funds from the international community instead of drilling for oil in a pristine corner of the Yasuni national park. [theguardian]
Cost Of Jacob Zuma’s Holiday Revealed – President Jacob Zuma’s recent holiday on a Mozambican island and that of his deputy, Kgalema Motlanthe, in the Seychelles, cost the taxpayer R2.6m, Beeld reported on Friday. He cruised in the same jet Taylor Swift Uses. A Falcon 900. [news24]
CIA Admits Area 51 Exists – UFO buffs and believers in alien encounters are celebrating the CIA’s clearest acknowledgement yet of the existence of Area 51, the top-secret Cold War test site that has been the subject of elaborate conspiracy theories for decades. [cbc]
China Announces End Date For Taking Prisoners’ Organs – A senior Chinese official has said the country will phase out the practice of taking organs from executed prisoners from November. [bbc]
Judge Upholds L.A. County’s Law Making Porn Stars Wear Condoms – A Los Angeles County law requiring adult film performers to wear condoms is constitutional, a federal judge has ruled. The decision is a setback to porn producers who filed a lawsuit to block the implementation of the Safer Sex in the Adult Film Industry Act. [theprov]
Glenn Greenwald’s Partner Detained At Heathrow Airport For Nine Hours – David Miranda, partner of Guardian interviewer of whistleblower Edward Snowden, questioned under Terrorism Act. [guardian]
Swiss “Jetman” Yves Rossy Blames Internet For Stuntman Olympic Bond Stuntman Mark Sutton’s Death – Swiss “jetman” Yves Rossy has blamed an internet-driven extreme sports culture for the death of Mark Sutton, who skydived at the London Olympics. [newsau]
Irish Lass Marries Nigerian Prince – Kirsty Crooks received the royal treatment when she married the Prince of Lagos in a “traditional Irish wedding”. [sky]
Chris Brown Ordered to Complete 1,000 More Hours of Community Service – Chris Brown isn’t out of the clear just yet. The singer was ordered to complete an additional 1,000 hours of community labor during a court hearing on Friday. [eonline]
Prince Harry ‘Irritated’ Over Landmine Clearance Efforts – Prince Harry is “irritated” that some nations which provided landmines are not helping with the clearance effort, one of his charities has revealed. [bbc]
Venice Gondola Crash Kills German Tourist – A tourist was killed in Venice after the gondola he was riding in with his family was smashed into by a water bus on the Grand Canal. [telegraph]
Heavy Coffee Consumption Linked To Higher Death Risk – The debate over coffee’s health risks continues to brew. A new study, out Thursday, finds that heavy coffee consumption is associated with a higher death risk in men and women younger than 55. [usatoday]
Oprah Helps Make ‘The Butler’ No. 1, While ‘Kick-Ass 2’ Disappoints – Heading into the weekend, prerelease audience surveys suggested that “The Butler” — the first movie the media mogul has appeared in in 15 years — would be in a tight race with “Kick-Ass 2” for No. 1. It wasn’t. Instead it dominated the box office. [latimes]
‘You Are Sick!’ Lady Gaga Furiously Slams Former Friend Perez Hilton In An Angry Twitter Tirade – They were once so close they vacationed together – and he called her his ‘wifey.’ But Lady Gaga and Perez Hilton have now taken their bitter feud public with the pop star accusing the gossip blogger of ‘stalking’ her. [dailymail]
Robin Thicke Sues To Protect ‘Blurred Lines’ From Marvin Gaye’s Family – Thicke, Pharrell Williams and Clifford Harris Jr. claim they were threatened by both Gaye’s family and Funkadelic’s rights owner, who each asserted that the summer hit wasn’t original. [hollyrep]
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