Cuba First To Eliminate Mother-To-Baby HIV Transmission – World Health Organisation hails ‘one of the greatest public health achievements possible’, five years into regional initiative. [guardian]
Lesotho Warning To SA – South Africa has just days to bring Lesotho’s deadly political bloodshed to an end or risk it spilling over the borders. [tlive]
Sepp Blatter Will Skip Women’s World Cup Final ‘For Personal Reasons’ – FIFA president Sepp Blatter will not attend the final of the Women’s World Cup in Canada, marking the first time since his election in 1998 that he has missed the climax of the showpiece event. [abc]
Arms Deal Inquiry: It’s A Wrap – The Arms Deal Commission of Inquiry, investigating the 1999, R70-billion arms deal, is over. [mg]
Lufthansa Offers Compensation To Families Of Germanwings Crash Victims – Lufthansa, made its first proposal to pay for emotional damages on Tuesday, offering the German victims’ families $28,000 each. Lawyers for the relatives immediately dismissed the figure as inadequate. [nyt]
Greece Defaults On The International Monetary Fund After Launching 11th Hour Attempt To Agree New Rescue Deal – Debtor nation makes history in becoming first ever developed economy not to pay back the IMF five days ahead of vital referendum. [tele]
Mexico Boycotts Miss Universe Over Trump Slur – Miss Mexico will not travel to the competition after the presidential hopeful referred to migrants as criminals. [sky]
1,200 Prisoners Escape From Yemeni Jail – Around 1,200 prisoners, including al-Qaeda suspects, have escaped during clashes at a jail in central Yemen. [rte]
Wimbledon 2015: Roger Federer And Rafael Nadal Through – Former champions Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal easily progressed at Wimbledon, securing straight-set wins in the first round. [bbc]
More Bodies Recovered After Military C-130 Plane Crashes In Indonesian City – Searchers pulled more bodies Wednesday from the charred wreckage of an Indonesian military plane that authorities say was carrying more than 120 people when it crashed near a residential area. [cnn]
EU Agrees To Eliminate Roaming Charges But Net Neutrality Rules Disappoint – The European Union reached an agreement today that will end roaming charges for people travelling within its 28 member countries as of June 2017. [verge]
Another Black Church Burns in the South, the Eighth In 10 Days – Mount Zion African Methodist Episcopal Church, a prominent African-American church in Greeleyville, S.C., caught fire late Tuesday. It is the eighth black church in the Southern U.S. to burn in 10 days. [time]
Switching From Woolies To Checkers, But You Don’t Play The Lottery? Weird.. – If you don’t have the mindset to buy a ticket and dream (R1 Billion dream above) then you’ve already closed the door to the universe. Good luck with that attitude. For the rest of you, get tickets [here]
Drones Find Russian Base Inside Ukraine – Aerial footage finds smoking-gun evidence of Russian army involvement in the conflict. More war is inevitable. [db]
Amy Winehouse Documentary Lets Nobody Off the Hook – With the release this Friday of “Amy,” directed by Asif Kapadia, after a much-lauded premiere at the Cannes Film Festival in May, those who put the project in motion may not have gotten exactly what they expected. [nyt]
Internet Searches For The Mystery Couple Pictured In Eiffel Tower Engagement Photos – While vacationing in Paris, California-native Jen Hurd Bohn snapped pictures of a couple’s romantic engagement atop the Eiffel Tower. [mash]
Jennifer Garner And Ben Affleck Confirm Divorce – The Oscar winner and his wife sent out a joint statement Tuesday after weeks of public speculation on the status of their marriage. [nwsr]
Journey Drummer Charged With Raping Wife – Deen Castronovo’s recent arrest for domestic violence is much worse than we thought … he’s now been charged with rape … TMZ has learned. [tmz]
Ku Klux Klan Plans Pro-Confederate Flag Rally In South Carolina – The Ku Klux Klan is planning a pro-Confederate flag rally at the South Carolina Capitol, where a man was arrested in a confrontation with anti-flag protesters over a symbol associated with slavery. [stuff]
Lewis Hamilton Is Fed Up With The Poor Standard Of Trophies In Formula One – Mercedes driver says the standard of trophies on offer for winning Grands Prix is ‘shocking.’ [tele]
Ballerina Misty Copeland Makes Ballet History – Misty Copeland, the ballerina who vaulted the ballet world to become a symbol of diversity in her art form, has been promoted to principal dancer of the American Ballet Theatre, making her the first female African-American dancer to reach that high status in the 75-year history of the storied company. [usat]
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