Zuma Suffers From Blood Pressure, Diabetes And A Heart Condition – A heart condition, diabetes, high blood pressure and exhaustion are to blame for President Jacob Zuma’s recent poor health. [tlive]
President Obama Creating Task Force To Save Bee Population From Collapse – The Obama administration is taking steps to save bees from extinction. In a memorandum released on Friday, the White House is seeking to create a new task force to investigate the effects of new insecticides on bees and other crucial pollinators. [verge]
USA v Portugal, World Cup 2014: Cristiano Ronaldo Produces Final Minute Moment Of Magic To Keep Hopes Alive – Result and match report for the World Cup 2014 Group G game between USA and Portugal at Arena Amazonia, Manaus, on Sunday. [telegraph]
Woodstock Fire – People Jumping From Windows Opposite Woodstock Exchange This Weekend [Video + Gallery]
Jihadist’s Mother Pleads For British Son To Return Home – The mother of one of two Britons filmed in a militants’ video calling for Western Muslims to fight in Syria and Iraq has pleaded for him to come home. [sky]
World Cup Fans Are Sleeping On The Beach – Unwilling or unable to pay exorbitant hotel prices, hundreds of soccer fans in Brazil for the World Cup have opted to camp out on the beach during the tournament. [mash]
American Apparel Boss Dov Charney Ousted As Shares Rise – American Apparel’s share price has continued to rise sharply after the clothing firm’s board voted to oust controversial founder and chief executive Dov Charney. [bbc]
Putin Backs Ukraine Cease-Fire Plan – Russian President Vladimir Putin backed Ukraine’s cease-fire plans Saturday and appealed to both sides to halt all military operations. [ap]
MH370 Search – Pilot Zaharie Shah named as ‘chief suspect’ by Malaysian investigators after plans for Indian Ocean flight found on simulator. [ind]
Google’s Fallen Balloon Mistaken for Wrecked Plane – Google’s Loon project continues testing in New Zealand as balloons resembling jellyfishes float over skies to beam Wi-Fi. Last week, a balloon fell off the coast of New Zealand’s South Island and terrified a bystander who called emergency services thinking it was a plane crash. [ibt]
Android, Windows Phone To Add Kill Switch To Thwart Theft – Both Google and Microsoft say that they will add kill switches to the next versions of their mobile software. [cnet]
In Case You Missed It – Table mountain for sale for just under R1 Billion. Bargain! [here]
‘Too Fat To Fight’: Thousands Of British Soldiers Overweight – The British army has a global reputation for efficiency and performance, but new figures published on Sunday suggest that its soldiers might be getting a little soft. [afp]
Nico Rosberg Wins F1’s Austrian GP To Extend Lead Over Lewis Hamilton – Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg, second and first in the Austrian Grand Prix, and their engineers have been warned against hiding information from each other as the battle for the Formula One world championship reaches a new level of intensity. [guardian]
Police Recapture Fugitives Who Broke Out in Daring Helicopter Escape – Three criminals have been recaptured after being at large for two weeks, following a daring helicopter escape from a medium-security prison in Quebec, Canada. [mash]
Mind-Control: ‘I Drove A Car With My Thoughts’ – A car in Germany can be steered with thought alone. Rose Eveleth asks its driver and his team about the fiendishly difficult skills required to steer mind-controlled vehicles. [bbc]
Chelsea Handler Turns Down ‘Playboy’ For Family – Chelsea Handler turned down Playboy for the sake of her family. The 39-year-old star said: ”I don’t think any of my brothers need to see my vagina. I don’t mind nudity, but I don’t really need to have my vagina in a magazine.” [azc]
Sting’s Kids Will Get Nothing – Pop icon Sting says his children won’t be getting trust funds from his vast fortune, assuming there’s any money left in it. [ap]
Party boy Harry’s VERY merry wedding weekend – A lost wallet and phone. Asleep at the bar at 6am. Two all-nighters – and a mystery brunette. [dm]
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