Silvio Berlusconi Ex Gets Nearly A £1m A Month In Divorce Settlement – Veronica Lario and the former Italian prime minister separated in 2009 and officially divorced last year. Initially she was awarded €3 million (£2.1 million) a month but he appealed. [tele]
François Hollande Calls Emergency Meeting After WikiLeaks Claims US Spied On Three French Presidents – Documents appear to show that American agents spied on Jacques Chirac, Nicolas Sarkozy and Hollande, even listening to their phone calls. [guardian]
Africa’s First ’5-Star Office Space Hotel’ For Entrepreneurs Is In Cape Town [Images] – There’s office space and then there’s office space. Welcome to Africa’s first ‘5 Star Office Space Hotel’ for entrepreneurs. These guys believe that some comforts are not over-the-top and are necessary for you to take your ideas to the next level. [story]
Police Raid Toyota In Japan After Exec’s Arrest – The raid comes less than a week after Toyota’s communications chief, Julie Hamp, was arrested on accusations she illegally imported narcotics. [usat]
Major U.S. Flag Makers To Stop Making Confederate Flags – Prominent U.S. flag makers said on Tuesday they will stop manufacturing and selling Confederate battle flags in the wake of last week’s attack on worshipers at a black church in Charleston, South Carolina. [reuters]
Someone Will Mention These Golden Retriever Puppies To You Today And You Can Tell Them You’ve Seen It Already – Ja no lekker hey, if this is the kind of thing that gets you up in the morning then here you go. [20v]
This Chap Is Shafting Standard Bank So Beautifully – The case of an Eastern Cape ostrich farmer versus the powers of Standard Bank would appear to be something of a David and Goliath affair. [20v]
Jay Z’s Tidal Music Service Boots CEO – After less than three months in the job, the interim chief executive has been swept out at Tidal, Jay Z’s Scandinavia-based music-streaming service. [wsj]
Wrangle Over Senzo’s R5 Million Policy Payout – The family of slain Bafana Bafana captain Senzo Meyiwa say they are frustrated by the protracted delays in the payout of their son’s life insurance policy, as investigations into his murder drag on. [iol]
Inaugural Mandela Award Winners Named – An eye doctor from Namibia and a politician from Portugal are the first-ever winners of the United Nations Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela Prize‚ awarded by the UN. [tlive]
Pakistan Heat Wave: Death Toll Passes 700 In Karachi, Sindh Province – At the Edhi morgue in Karachi, the smell is overwhelming. Sixty bodies lie in storage. But an oppressive heat wave — and the frequent power outages from electricity grids trying to keep up with demand — means the morgue is unable to properly temperature-control the overcrowded facility. [cnn]
The $10 Billion Move That Could Save Formula 1 – F1 has reportedly caught the eye of sport tycoon Stephen Ross, owner of the NFL’s Miami Dolphins, who is teaming up with Paris Saint-Germain football team owners Qatar Sports Investments. [newsau]
Google Eavesdropping Tool Installed On Computers Without Permission – Privacy advocates claim always-listening component was involuntarily activated within Chromium, potentially exposing private conversations. [guardian]
Isis Currency: Islamic Dinar Coins Spotted, One Gold Dinar Pegged At $139 – Several pictures on social media suggest that the Islamic State is set to use its own minted currency in its territory, a first for the terror group which declared a caliphate last year. [ibt]
UK Head Teacher Anne Lakey Guilty Of Underage Sex With Boys – A nationally-acclaimed head teacher has been found guilty of having underage sex with two boys. [bbc]
Mussolini Granddaughter’s Husband To Go On Trial For ‘Paying For Sex With Teenage Prostitutes’ – Mauro Floriani, an ex-police officer and the husband of the MP Alessandra Mussolini, is accused of having encounters with under age escorts. [tele]
British Schoolboys Caught Pilfering Artifacts From Auschwitz – They came from one of the UK’s most prestigious and high-priced schools. But they couldn’t resist stealing from the dead. [db]
Facebook Now Worth More Than Walmart On Stock Market – Facebook is now bigger than Wal-Mart, at least when it comes to its value on the stock market. [huff]
Facebook Working On Tech That Recognises You Even If Your Face Is Unclear – Facebook already collects information from your photos to suggest tags for your friends when they upload new pictures. [bbc]
You Wouldn’t Say No To FREE Bok Tickets (And Shoes) Would You? [Competition] – Our boys in green are readying themselves to head to the UK and fight for the Rugby World Cup. First, however, we want you to cheer them on here in Cape Town. [here]
‘Undo Send’ Becomes A Standard Part Of Gmail – If you forward co-worker gossip to the whole office, or deliver a love letter to your boss instead of your girlfriend, the goof-ups can be reversed. Gmail users will soon be able to retrieve their “oops” emails by putting a delay on all outgoing messages by at least five seconds. The truly paranoid can add a 30-second lag. [smh]
It’s Technically Illegal To Buy Adult eBooks During The Day In Germany Now – Recent legislation in Germany now technically makes purchasing adult and erotic eBooks at night illegal. [cbc]
SuperSport To Commemorate 1995 Bok World Cup Win – Twenty years to the very minute of arguably South Africa’s greatest sporting triumph, the 1995 Rugby World Cup, SuperSport will re-broadcast the momentous match. [enca]
Here’s Your New Spider-Man – Marvel and Sony have chosen their new web-slinger. [time]
Combs Enterprises: Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Was Defending Himself – Sean “Diddy” Combs was defending himself in an incident at UCLA that led to his arrest, a representative from the hip-hop mogul’s company said Tuesday. [espn]
Diddy’s Crazy Rap Sheet: From Attacking a Record Exec to His Alleged Kettlebell Assault – The Bad Boy rapper-entrepreneur has a long, storied history of run-ins with the law, including his tussle with Drake, confrontations with fans, and that infamous nightclub shooting.[db]
Amber Heard Is Mad at Australia for Expecting Her to Obey the Law – Remember back in May when Johnny Depp and Amber Heard got scolded for failing to declare that they brought two dogs into Australia? Well you made your point about Australia’s “fragile ecosystem” and “the law” and now Depp and Heard are NEVER COMING BACK. I hope you’re happy! [gawk]
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