Maria Sharapova Failed Drugs Test At Australian Open – Former world number one Maria Sharapova has revealed she failed a drugs test at the Australian Open. [bbc]
Joan Of Arc Ring Returned To France – The is welcomed by the French Far Right, for whom this has become something of a cause célèbre. [tele]
Mbeki Addresses ‘Aids Denialism’ Criticism – In the latest of his series of letters, former president Thabo Mbeki denies that he ever said “HIV does not cause Aids”. [mg]
US Drone, Air Strike Kills More Than 150 Al-Shabaab Fighters, Pentagon Reveals – The strike, which used manned and unmanned aircraft, targeted a terrorist training camp in Raso, Somalia. Raso is located 120 miles north of the capital city of Mogadishu. [fox]
Old Mutual Shares Surge – Cape Town – Anglo-South African financial services company Old Mutual said on Monday it was considering all options in a strategic review, with speculation of a break-up and takeover bids for its assets sending its shares soaring. [iol]
Michael Bloomberg Will Not Enter Presidential Race – Michael R. Bloomberg, who for months quietly laid the groundwork to run for president as an independent, will not enter the 2016 campaign, he said Monday, citing his fear that a three-way race could lead to the election of a candidate he thinks would endanger the country: Donald J. Trump. [nyt]
Jeppe Station Commander Back At Work After Five Months Of Leave – He took 70 days holiday leave, 22 days of sick leave and over 60 days for temporary incapacity leave. [ewn]
Kruger National Park Gets Drones To Help In Fight Against Poaching – The Kruger National Park and various partners have invested R16 million in drone technology that is able to detect poachers on their grounds. [enca]
Supreme Court Rejects Apple E-Books Price-Fixing Appeal – The Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear Apple Inc’s challenge to an appellate court decision that it conspired with five publishers to increase e-book prices, meaning it will have to pay $450 million as part of a settlement. [reuters]
New App Will Save Gautrain Commuters From Being Left Behind – A new version of a Gautrain-tracking app will‚ its developer said on Monday‚ save commuters from “being embarrassed for not having enough money on their gold cards”. [tlive]
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Woman Seriously Wounded At Centurion Gautrain Station [Graphic Images] – A woman suffered serious stab wounds and lacerations to her arms when she was attacked at the Centurion Gautrain station on Saturday by armed men. [enca]
Mile High Club: Pilot Sacked After ‘Marijuana Found In Pocket’ – A commercial pilot has been sacked after being caught with a bag of marijuana in his pocket following a flight. [tele]
Pilot, Trainee Killed In Aircraft Crash – A Johannesburg pilot and his trainee were killed when their aircraft crashed near Lanseria airport yesterday. [tlive]
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Repairs Begin On Coral Reef Damaged By Collector Paul Allen’s Yacht – Washington State firm Polaris Applied Sciences has begun work to restore damage to the coral reef near the Cayman Islands that was reportedly caused by billionaire art collector Paul Allen’s yacht. [ann]
Amal Clooney Has Been Sent Death Threats After Representing Jailed Maldivian President – George Clooney has reportedly stepped up security surrounding him and his wife Amal Clooney after she began receiving death threats. [metro]
How Much Money Does It Take To Stop Donald Trump? – A few losses for the frontrunner over the weekend have outside groups and PACs sensing an opening—and they’re pumping money into advertisements meant to stop him. But is it too late? [beast]
Uproar In Naples As Catholic Church Attempts To Lay Claim To Saint’s Jewels – Locals fear the Vatican is trying to gain control over collection of gold jewellery, precious stones, headdresses and silver busts worth more than crown jewels. [guardian]
AC/DC Frontman Brian Johnson Ordered “To Stop Touring Immediately Or Risk Total Hearing Loss” – The future of AC/DC is up in the air after frontman Brian Johnson was ordered by doctors to “stop touring immediately” due to severe hearing problems. [con]
Hacker Who Exposed Bush Family E-Mails, Photos Will Be Extradited To US – A year and a half after he was indicted, a Romanian man who broke into the e-mail of a family member of two former presidents is set to be extradited to the United States. [ars]
Amber-Trapped Lizard Fossils Reveal ‘Lost World’ – Lizards locked in amber for 99 million years give a glimpse of a “lost world”, say scientists. [bbc]
Comedians To Launch Museum Dedicated To The Careers Of Mary-Kate And Ashley Olsen – including an exhibit documenting the twins hiding from the paparazzi. [dm]
Erin Andrews Awarded $55 Million In Suit Over Nude Video – Fox Sports reporter Erin Andrews was awarded $55 million Monday in a lawsuit over a secretly filmed nude video. [cnn]
Jada Pinkett Smith Isn’t Fazed By Chris Rock’s Oscars Joke About Her – The actress, who spoke openly about the award show’s lack of diversity (#OscarsSoWhite), famously decided not to attend this year’s ceremony. As a result, she became the butt of one of Rock’s jokes. [huff]
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