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Obama Announces Sanctions Against Russian Officials After Crimea Vote – President Obama on Monday publicly condemned the results a referendum in the Crimean Peninsula to secede from Ukraine as illegitimate and announced his administration was pursuing sanctions against top Russian officials as a consequence. [cbs]

Obama Has 4 Days to Stop Putin in Crimea – Russia has agreed to a ceasefire in Crimea until March 21, which gives the Obama administration little time to prevent a war. Can anyone change Putin’s calculation in time? [beast]

Venice Organizes Online Vote to Become Independent From Italy – It’s not just Crimea: the Italian region of Veneto, which includes the city of Venice, is holding a referendum to secede too. [mash]

Mysterious New Evidence Emerges In Pistorius Murder Case – A blood-spattered bedroom wall and a damaged bedroom door are emerging as mysterious new evidence at the murder trial of Olympic hero Oscar Pistorius. [glomai]

Oscar Pistorius ‘Knew Rules’ About Gun Use – The Oscar Pistorius trial has heard from a firearm specialist who testified the athlete had good knowledge of the rules on gun use and dealing with intruders. [bbc]

Mom Leaves As Picture Of Pistorius Drenched In Reeva’s Blood Shown – June Steenkamp left Oscar Pistorius’s murder trial silently on Monday as pictures showing her daughter Reeva’s blood on his body were screened during the testimony of a police photographer. [tlive]

Missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 ‘Flew At Dangerously Low Altitude To Evade Radars’ – The missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 piloted by Captain Zaharie Ahmad Shah is believed to have flown at an altitude as low as 5,000 feet (1,500m) in order to escape the detection of ground radars. [ibtimes]

South Africa’s Single Biggest Infrastructure Investment Initiative By A Corporate – Transnet said on Monday it was ordering more than 1 000 new trains, in what it hailed as South Africa’s biggest single corporate infrastructure investment. [fin24]

Manchester United Face 10-Year Title Wait – Manchester United might not win the Premier League title again for another decade, according to former England international Danny Mills. [bbc]

THIS IS TONIGHT, PEOPLE – Mindblowing R4.2 Billion Jackpot – This is the third biggest jackpot prize is US Megamillions lottery history. It’s $400 million and you have every chance of winning it. Get tickets [here]

New Formula 1 Cars Are Too Quiet – Noise might annoy, but the lack of noise annoys a formula one fan more than anything else. And the relative silence of the F1 cars as they sped around the Albert Park circuit on the weekend could lead to a legal battle between the Australian race organisers and F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone. [smh]

20 Stolen Sheep Bundled Into Car – A Toyota Tazz with 20 sheep inside landed a Mpumalanga man behind bars in Ermelo on Monday, police said. [iol]

Of course..

China Rejects North Korean Crimes Report, Hits Chance Of Prosecution – China dismissed on Monday a U.N. report alleging North Korea has committed crimes against humanity, effectively confirming the fears of human rights advocates that Beijing will shield its ally from international prosecution. [bbc]

Morning Earthquake Shakes Los Angeles – A 4.4-magnitude earthquake with an epicenter located just north of Beverly Hills rattled the Los Angeles metropolitan area on Monday morning. [time]

US Attorneys General Ask Big Retailers To Pull Tobacco From Stores – Attorneys general from 28 states are urging drugstores and large retailers to stop selling tobacco products. In letters sent to Kroger, Wal-Mart, and other store chains, the officials ask companies to follow the example of pharmacy chain CVS, which announced last month that it’s going to stop selling tobacco products. [npr]

Lena Dunham Says She’s “Nauseated” by Woody Allen – Lena Dunham—unlike many in Hollywood—reiterated her support for Woody Allen’s daughter Dylan Farrow: “In the latest Woody Allen debate I’m decidedly pro-Dylan Farrow and decidedly disgusted with Woody Allen’s behavior.” [defamer]

Scarlett Johansson Says Dylan Farrow’s Letter To Woody Allen Was ‘Irresponsible’ – “I don’t know anything about [the alleged events]. It would be ridiculous for me to make any kind of assumption one way or another,” Johansson says. [upi]

L’Wren Was Only Just Recovering From ‘Self Harm’ Incident A Few Weeks Earlier – Elegant, seemingly resilient and as much of a perfectionist as her famous boyfriend, L’Wren Scott’s acquaintances would say she had ‘the legs of a gazelle and the hide of a rhino’. Following the shocking news of her suicide last night, we now know the latter must have been untrue. [dailymail]

Candice Swanepoel Is In Cape Town – FACT – Candice Swanepoel jetted in to Cape Town on Sunday and managed to look flawless in a simple pair of light blue cropped jeans, which showed off her slim figure to perfection. [daimai]

Word is she’s shooting another Woolies commercial. Nice.

Why the @ILuvDBN & #WeLoveDurban campaign is a HUGE Fraud and Scam – Yesterday the lead story on front page of the Sunday Tribune was about how a certain Durban Digital Media company, was paid R500,000 for a social media campaign called We Love Durban. [marcf]

Chris Brown Ordered To Remain In Jail For A Month – Days after being arrested for probation violation, singer is ordered to stay behind bars until April 23. [mtv]

How Romantic! Kim Kardashian & Kanye West’s Wedding Guests Will Be Forced To Sign Confidentiality Agreement, Cell Phones Confiscated – The only cameras rolling or taking photos at Kim Kardashian and Kanye West‘s wedding will be their own, because as RadarOnline.com has learned, guests who attend the star-studded I Do’s will be forced to sign strict confidentiality agreements during which they’ll agree not to discuss any details of the nuptials with the media. What’s more, cell phones will be strictly banned and confiscated if discovered! [radar]

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There are a number of ongoing deals setup at our various exclusive partners. We get emailed regularly to remind the readers about these various discounts and specials. They’re all pretty fantastic and worth knowing about – so we thought we would leave them here, out of your way at the bottom of the Morning Spice, should you ever need to find the one you’re looking for 😉

R2,999 / Month For A Brand New MINI – The product range at MINI is diverse, to say the least. That’s why we’ve managed to structure a special deal for those of you desperate to join the MINI family, but are struggling to pull it together. [check it out]

50% Off At Grootbos Private Luxury Lodge, Just 2 Hours Out Of Cape Town – Finally the last minute deal returns! If you book at Grootbos within 48 hours of arrival, you get 50% off your booking. That’s a VERY healthy discount – especially for a 5-star luxury surrounded by the splendour of nature. [check it out]

First Month Storage Space Only R1 At Stor-Age – Whether you need a locker for a bicycle or a garage for your house contents, Stor-age has the space you need. And they’re offering a special R1 for the first month deal – no strings attached! You can take you stauff out after one month – no problem! [check it out]

Case Of Pierre Jourdan MCC for Only R600 – For something that usually sells in high-end restaurants for R250+ it’s nice to know you can order Pierre Jourdan Cuvee  Brut for only R100 a bottle. [check it out]

Get R150 Off Your First Uber Ride – If you haven’t tried Uber yet, you’re making a mockery of yourself. Stop riding cheap unreliable taxis with drivers who don’t know if they’re coming or going. Give yourself the private driver treatment with Uber and get R180 off your first ride! Sign up and boom, you’re done! [check it out]

30% Off Beats By Dre Headphones – Beats by Dre is a partner of 2oceansvibe and that’s why we’ve made sure our readers should be looked after when they want to buy a pair. 30% off is the deal we got for you. Enjoy it! [check it out]

 

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