Cliff Richard Calls In Max Clifford Lawyer To Battle Sex Abuse Allegations – The pop star has been accused of sexually assaulting a boy under 16 at a rally by US Evangelist Billy Graham at Bramall Lane in Sheffield in 1985. [mirror]
National Guard Troops Arrive In Ferguson As Protesters March For The Ninth Night – On the ninth night of protests in Ferguson, Missouri, the temporary curfew has been lifted and National Guard troops have arrived. [newsweek]
Elephant Poaching Deaths Reach Tipping Point In Africa – Africa’s elephants have reached a tipping point: more are being killed each year than are being born, a study suggests. [bbc]
Mugabe Snipes At Zuma Over SADC Trade Protocol – Robert Mugabe has said Jacob Zuma should cooperate with other SADC countries instead of trying to turn the region into a market for SA’s products. [m&g]
Pope Backs Military Force To Protect Iraq Minorities – Pope Francis on Monday endorsed military action to stop Islamist militants from attacking religious minorities in Iraq, a rare pronouncement that goes against the Vatican’s usual guidance against the use of force. [usat]
SA Teen Sexting Warning – South African teenagers have joined their global counterparts in “sexting” each other but they are oblivious to the dangers and risk of being prosecuted for distributing child pornography. [iol]
Top Minister’s Daughter Accused Of Assaulting Kid At Place Of Safety – The daughter of senior cabinet minister Susan Shabangu has been suspended from her job as a youth-care worker pending an investigation into whether she struck a 10-year-old girl with a belt. [tlive]
SA Man Tests Negative For Ebola – A health and safety officer working in Liberia – who is on home leave in SA – is in a stable condition, according to a health department statement. [m&g]
Chinese Hackers Target American Hospitals – Community Health Systems, which operates nine hospitals in Illinois, says it was hit by a “criminal cyber-attack” where thieves operating out of China likely stole confidential data on 4.5 million patients. [nbc]
Cross-Dressing Mafia Kingpin Arrested At Sicily Port – Italian police arrest a fugitive mafia boss Aldo Gionta, whose reputation for cross-dressing and eloquent notes to his son earned him nickname ‘the poet boss’ [tele]
Rafael Nadal To Miss US Open With Wrist Injury – The defending US Open champion, Rafael Nadal, will miss the tournament this year because of a wrist injury. The Spaniard announced his decision not to compete at Flushing Meadows on his official Facebook page on Monday afternoon. [guardian]
Rollovers Push Tonight’s MegaMillions Lottery To R1.7 BILLION – You just don’t ignore jackpots this size, especially when it’s been so long for the MegaMillions to get to this level again. Too many rollovers – too big to ignore. Get tickets [here]
Superman Comic Reaches $1.7 Million On eBay – Bidding has opened on Action Comics No 1. [tele]
The Hell of the Hamptons: Why the Exclusive Hotspot Is a Mind-Numbing Drag – You may think New York’s rich and glamorous decamp there for weekends of sun and high-end socializing, but don’t be fooled—the Hamptons is a nightmare this writer is desperate to escape. [beast]
IRONY: The Secrets Tourists Keep From Cape Town Locals – We think we’re so above it all, don’t we? Cape Town locals love to avoid ‘hot-spots;’ during season, as they attempt to ‘avoiding the chaos’ – but the joke’s actually on us. [2ov]
Lady Gaga Does The Creepiest Ice Bucket Challenge Yet – Folding your legs like that on a weird wooden chair looks extraordinarily uncomfortable, but then again, pretty much everything about the Ice Bucket Challenge is designed to be uncomfortable. [verge]
Tucker Blandford Fakes Death To Avoid Wedding – August 15 would have been Alex Lancaster’s wedding day — if her fiancee hadn’t faked his own death. [huff]
Experiencing The Gorillas In Uganda Is Easier Than You Think – People spend a FORTUNE to get to Uganda from all over the world, just to encounter these magnificent creatures. And here we are, sitting in South Africa, able to nail this 7-day bucket list dream. [here]
Justin Timberlake Calls Madonna His “Ninja” on Her Birthday – Sparks Twitter Outrage. [usmag]
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