Christie’s Has Art World’s First $1 Billion Week – It was a week the art world had never seen before. For the first time, an auction house sold more than $1 billion of art — over three days at that — a vast outpouring of money that amazed even the wealthy and the celebrities who flocked to the auction floor. [nyt]

Prince Charles’s ‘Black Spider Memos’ Show Lobbying At Highest Political Level – Publication of 27 letters after 10-year legal battle shows heir to the throne petitioning ministers on subjects from the Iraq war to alternative therapies. [grdn]

New Road Rules For SA: 20km/h Speed Limit Drop – Long queues and understaffed vehicle-licensing centres frustrate thousands of drivers in South Africa – but now the national Transport Department could anger drivers further by compelling them to take a practical test when renewing a driving licence. [n24]

East African Leaders Condemn Burundi Coup Attempt – Presidents in talks with Pierre Nkurunziza condemned the coup as Godefroid Niyombare ordered Bujumbura airport closed to stop the president returning. [mg]

Burundi Coup Bid: President Nkurunziza’s Return ‘Thwarted’ – Burundi President Pierre Nkurunziza’s attempt to return home amid reports of a coup has failed and he has returned to Tanzania where he was attending a summit, officials there told the BBC. [bbc]

China Cautions U.S. Navy On Patrols In South China Sea – The U.S. is considering deploying aircraft and ships to contest Chinese claims to disputed islands in the South China Sea, U.S. officials said Wednesday. [cnn]

Amtrak Crash: Train Hit Curve Going Over 100 MPH – Speed limit where accident occurred drops to 50 MPH, rail administration says. [wsj]

Nestlé Baby Food Factory Hit By Load Shedding – The Nestle baby food factory in Harrismith has been disrupted by Eskom’s load-shedding with the consequence that there is a shortage of baby food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries director general Edith Vries reported on Wednesday. [f24]

Vatican to Recognize Palestinian State In New Treaty – The Vatican announced Wednesday that it would soon sign a treaty that includes recognition of the “state of Palestine,” lending significant symbolic weight to an intensifying Palestinian push for international support for sovereignty that bypasses the paralyzed negotiations with Israel. [nyt]

Kevin Pietersen Ruled Out Of IPL Return By Injury – Kevin Pietersen will not be flying out to India to join Sunrisers Hyderabad on Friday after suffering an achilles injury that will keep him from competing in the IPL. [grdn]

Malaysia Turns Away Boat With More Than 500 Migrants – Three days after more than a thousand refugees landed in nearby Langkawi island. [time]

Google Begins Supporting Apple Watch With News & Weather App – Google has started to update its apps for the Apple Watch, and the first one to get the treatment is News & Weather. [verge]

Sydney Olympic Rings Sell On eBay For $21K After Businessman Discovers Them In Shed In Rural NSW – The Olympic rings that adorned the Sydney Harbour Bridge in 2000 have been sold on eBay for just over $21,000. [abc]

Russian Beauty Queen Seeking £5.5m Flat In Divorce Settlement – A Russian beauty queen and actress at the centre of a £6 million divorce battle has said that she wants a £5.5 million flat close to Kensington Palace. [tg]

Exclusive: ‘Fight Club’ Author Revives Tyler Durden In New Short Story Collection – Fight Club fans, rejoice: Chuck Palahniuk is releasing a new short story collection called Make Something Up: Stories You Can’t Unread on May 26, and he is reviving the fan-favorite character Tyler Durden for the first time in 20 years. [mash]

Lindsay Lohan Turns To Islam – Troubled actress carries the Quran as she steps out in Brooklyn after court-ordered community service at a children’s center. [mustim]

Robbie Williams And Wife Deny Sex Harassment – The star’s wife allegedly disclosed “information about the nature and frequency of her sexual activity” and wandered around naked. [sky]

Kim Kardashian Superfan Who Spent £100,000 On Surgery – has leaking lips and can no longer move his face. Fool. [metro]

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