E-Cigarette Company Berates Media – Electronic cigarette company Twisp has slammed the South African media over recent apparently negative reporting about e-cigarettes. [n24]
Besieged Zuma ‘Fears Coup By Youth League’ – President Jacob Zuma is under siege and a sudden decision to stop the election of a new ANC Youth League leadership appears to have been influenced by fears of the league being used to stage a rebellion against him next year. [tlive]
Mubarak Verdict Fuels Protests, Mockery In Egypt – Protests erupted at universities across Egypt on Sunday, condemning a court decision to drop criminal charges against Hosni Mubarak, the president whose ouster in the 2011 uprising raised hopes of a new era of political openness. [reuters]
Hundreds Of Hong Kong Protesters Face Off With Police – Hundreds of pro-democracy protesters faced off with Hong Kong police late Sunday, stepping up their movement for genuine democratic reforms after being camped out on the city’s streets for more than two months. [mash]
Ferguson Cop Darren Wilson Quits Police Force – The white police officer who fatally shot unarmed black teenager Michael Brown in the US town of Ferguson has resigned. [bbc]
Eskom’s R1 Billion Broker Shock – In just five years, Eskom has spent at least R1 billion of taxpayers’ money on a labour consultancy, which made the ailing power giant pay double for contractors. [citpr]
UK Sunday Times Rich List: Wealthiest Britons Own A Third Of The Nation’s Wealth – The richest people in Britain are better off than ever before with the top 1,000 individuals owning a third of the nation’s wealth. [ind]
Zuma Files Notice To Oppose Winnie’s Application For Qunu Property – Winnie Madikizela-Mandela – President Jacob Zuma has filed a notice to oppose Winnie Madikizela-Mandela’s reported application to have access to government documents relating to Nelson Mandela’s Qunu property. [tlive]
Portia Modise Crowned SA Sports Star Of The Year – Portia Modise was commemorated for her milestone of 100 goals with the sports star of the year award at the SA Sports Awards at the Sandton Convention Centre. [citpr]
Bomb Threat Made On Plane At JFK Airport – Officials did not find a bomb on a plane at John F. Kennedy Airport in New York City after a phoned-in threat on Sunday claimed there were explosives on board. According to the Associated Press, authorities continue to investigate who made the phone call. [boston]
Smiling, Post-Rehab Michael Phelps Hangs With Old Flame – A smiling, bearded Michael Phelps posted a picture on Instagram on Thanksgiving, breaking months of social-media radio silence that began when he entered rehab following a Sept. 30 drunk-driving arrest. [washpo]
Michael Phelps’ Self-Proclaimed Intersex Lover Celebrates 42nd Birthday Topless – A woman who claims to have enjoyed a passionate relationship with Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps has celebrated her birthday in attention-seeking style. [huffpo]
Who Rests In Alexander The Great’s Tomb? A tomb that many believe was intended for Alexander the Great is starting to yield its secrets half a century after it was discovered. [forbes]
Alois Brunner, Most-Wanted Nazi, Died ‘Unrepentant’ In Syria – Nazi hunter says Eichmann’s ‘best man’ sent 128,000 Jews to camps, then advised Assad regime on SS torture methods. [toi]
Sony Movies Leak Online As Computer Systems Remain Dark – If Sony Pictures employees return to work Monday after the Thanksgiving weekend without computer or email access, it will mark the beginning of the second week of blackout for the Culver City movie studio after a widespread hack. [lat]
Baby’s Body Found Buried On Maroubra Beach In Sydney – Australian police are investigating the death of a baby, whose body was found buried under the sand at Sydney’s Maroubra beach. [bbc]
Oh God Mike Tyson What Are You Doing? – If you only watch one clip from this year’s Soul Train Awards (currently airing on BET), it should be this utterly confounding bit of nonsense from Mike Tyson. Tyson hit the stage ostensibly to promote his Adult Swim show Mike Tyson Mysteries, and in the process bumbled all over it for about a minute. [gawker]
Heed the Warnings: Why We’re on the Brink of Mass Extinction – Evolutionary biologist Sean B. Carroll, executive producer of the doc Mass Extinction: Life At the Brink, on why mankind’s days are numbered. [beast]
Lars von Trier Worries He Can’t Make Movies Now That He’s Sober – The 58-year-old director said in a rare interview that most of his work was created under the influence. [time]
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