SA Stocks Book Biggest Daily Decline In Over Six Years – South Africa’s benchmark Top-40 index posted its biggest drop since November 2008 on Monday, shedding 3.9 percent as investors worldwide dumped emerging market assets in the face of a resurgent dollar and falling oil prices. [tlive]
Searchers Think They’ve Found AirAsia Plane’s Tail – Searchers have found what could be the tail of the AirAsia airliner that crashed mysteriously with 162 people aboard — raising hope for a breakthrough in the investigation because the black box is located in that section. [nyp]
Family Lost Seven On AirAsia Flight 8501 – An Indonesian family mourns seven members, all traveling in AirAsia flight QZ8501. [cnn]
Police Reserve Comment On Suspension Of Hawks Boss – The police remain mum on the suspension of Hawks boss Anwa Dramat after a court ruling hailed his suspension as unconstitutional. [m&g]
South Australia Bushfires: More Than 800 Firefighters Tackle Blaze As Mercury Rises – As more than 800 firefighters race against time to contain South Australia’s raging bushfires, separate blazes also threaten lives and homes in Western Australia. [newsau]
Euro Touches A Nine-Year Low Against US Dollar – The euro slid to a nine-year low against the dollar as investors predicted the European Central Bank (ECB) may act to stimulate the economy. [bbc]
Manhattan Hedge Fund Manager Fatally Shot By Son, 30, Over Cut Allowance – Thomas Gilbert Jr. flew off the handle and killed Thomas Gilbert Sr., 70, after his parents shrank his allowance to $300 a week and said they would stop paying rent for his posh Chelsea pad, the source said. [nydn]
Runaway North Korean Soldier Kills Four Chinese – A North Korean believed to be a runaway soldier killed four Chinese during a robbery after he crossed the border into China in search of food, media reports said on Monday. [chanews]
Major Bitcoin Exchange Bitstamp Goes Offline After Possible Hack – Not even a year has passed since top bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox collapsed into a pit of burning money, blaming a hacking incident for a nearly half-billion dollar meltdown and bankruptcy. Now another major exchange may be putting its users through a small-scale replay of that crisis. [wired]
WTF? Cameron Diaz Is Married – Cameron Diaz and Benji Madden are married! The couple tied the knot Monday night at Diaz’s Beverly Hills home after a whirlwind courtship and blink-and-you-missed-it engagement. [eonline]
Monroe Promoting Make-Up From Beyond The Grave – The late Hollywood icon was originally a client of Max Factor in the 1940s but now she is helping sell its 21st century products. [sky]
Slash’s Wife Wants 50% And There Is No Prenup – So, you’re a rock and roll celebrity with no prenup? Here we go … Slash’s wife Perla Ferrar has her sights on the tens of millions of dollars her musician husband’s made since marrying her back in 2001 … and in California she’s entitled to 50%. [intouch]
Rudy Huxtable Was Fired on The Apprentice For Not Hitting Up Bill Cosby – In last night’s season premiere of the Celebrity Apprentice, Keshia Knight Pulliam (aka Rudy Hutxable on The Cosby Show), was the first contestant to be “fired” by Donald Trump in part because she refused to call up her ‘ol TV dad for a charity donation. [gawker]
Drop In New York Police Arrests Continues For A Second Week – For two straight weeks, New York City police officers have sharply cut back on making arrests and issuing summonses throughout the five boroughs, magnifying the growing divide between the city’s police force and its mayor, Bill de Blasio. [nyt]
The Cool Teens Don’t Use Instagram Filters Anymore – My wife had the opportunity to hang out with a few teens this weekend, and she discovered something neither of us knew before: The cool kids don’t use Instagram filters. [busins]
Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively Welcome First Child – Actors Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively welcomed their first child in December, PEOPLE has learned. Although born early near the couple’s home in Bedford, New York, the baby — whose sex has not been revealed — is now doing well and is healthy. [time]
Tara Reid, Whoever That Is, Got Naked On Instagram – [here]
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