Zuma: The ANC Will Rule Till Jesus Comes Back – President Jacob Zuma has vowed that the ANC will rule South Africa “forever” as the country gears up for elections expected within months. [m&g]
Investigators Confirm Michael Schumacher Was Skiing Off-Piste Prior To Accident – French prosecutors investigating the causes into Michael Schumacher’s skiing accident say the Former Formula one Champion was off piste and did not try to reduce his speed just before he fell. [eunew]
New York Allows Medical Marijuana – The US state of New York will allow marijuana use for medical reasons, Governor Andrew Cuomo has announced. [bbc]
Lawsuit Seeks CIA Papers On Mandela Arrest – An American student lodged a lawsuit against the CIA on Wednesday in an attempt to secure documents that purportedly show the intelligence agency was complicit in Nelson Mandela’s arrest. [iol]
Cambridge Students Vow To Continue Controversial #Whereswilly Blog Despite Harrasment Fears – The editors of a student website at Cambridge University, has said that the publication will continue with a controversial blog tracking the movements of Prince William at the University. [beast]
Welcome To The New Year – Here’s A Reward – Please indulge in a rich, rewarding package to celebrate your successes in 2013, with Richelieu [here]
Surfers Take On 18-Metre Waves Of The Black Swell – Professional surfers have flocked to the Atlantic coastlines of France, Cornwall, Ireland and Portugal to ride waves up to 18 metres high caused by a low pressure system dubbed “the black swell”. [grdn]
Diddy Gets Into the Tequila Business – Rapper-cum-investor Sean “Diddy” Combs is now the proud part-owner of the luxury tequila brand DeLeón, which he and co-owner Diageo PLC hope to turn into a boutique brand. [time]
Google+ Invite Lands Man In Jail – For some, Google+ notifications are nothing more than an annoyance–a pointless disturbance from what many see as a social network “ghost town.” But for Thomas Gagnon, an alert apparently coming from his Google+ account was enough to land him in police custody. [fascom]
Honeybee Shortage Threatens Crop Pollination In Europe – In more than half of European countries, there are not enough honeybees to pollinate crops, according to new research. [bbc]
Liverpool Named UK’s Most Promiscuous City In ‘One Night Stand’ Poll – It’s not quite up there with being named the European Capital of Culture, but Liverpool has landed the dubious title of the UK’s most promiscuous city. [met]
These Girls Accept Bitcoins At Their Lemonade Stand – Bitcoins have been everywhere in the news lately. Their value crashed, it crashed again, yet more and more businesses are accepting them. One particular business has really caught the Internet’s attention: a lemonade stand run by two adorable girls in San Francisco. [huff]
Facebook Buys Little Eye Labs To Boost Mobile Development – Facebook has acquired year-old Indian startup Little Eye Labs to help concentrate on mobile development for the social media platform. [zdnet]
Smart Headband Let’s You Control Your Dreams – For some, better sleep is achieved through lucid dreaming, or being aware that you are dreaming, an experience said to lower stress and improve performance at tasks you “practice” in dreams. [mash]
NASA: International Space Station Operation Extended By Obama Until At Least 2024 – The international space station received a significant boost Wednesday when the Obama administration vowed to keep the laboratory in orbit at least until 2024, a four-year extension, NASA officials said Wednesday. [washpo]
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