Lego ‘Arms Race’: Study Says Company Making More Violent Toys – Child’s play is becoming increasingly brutal with higher proportion of weapons and war-like scenarios featuring in Lego sets. [guardian]

EgyptAir Plane ‘Did Not Swerve’ Before Crash – The head of Egypt’s state-run provider of air navigation services says that EgyptAir flight 804 did not swerve or lose altitude before it disappeared off radar, challenging an earlier account by Greece’s defence minister. [alja]

Were EgyptAir Flight 804 Pilots Killed Before They Could Send A Mayday? – Among the many questions raised by the EgyptAir Flight 804 tragedy, the most perplexing concerns one thing that did not happen: Why was there no Mayday distress call from the pilots? [db]

The Images From India’s First Ever Space Shuttle Launch Are Astonishing – Early this morning, India launched its very first reusable space shuttle. These remarkable photos illustrate just how majestic the teensy shuttle looked as it took off. [gizmodo]

KZN Premier Mchunu Resigns After Pressure From ANC – KZN Premier Senzo Mchunu has resigned after being asked to do so by provincial and national ANC structures. [mg]

South Africa Isn’t Heading Off A Cliff – Mark Twain famously quipped, “The reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated.” The same could be said for South Africa’s young democracy, which has taken a beating recently in the media both homegrown and abroad. [natint]

Facebook Enables Continuous Live Video To Power Puppycams And More – Live mobile video is evolving beyond selfie-stream rants and citizen journalism. Facebook will now allow non-stop, long-form broadcasting as long as the creators don’t mind that they won’t be able to permanently save and share the video. [tc]

Facebook Changes “Trending Topics” In Wake Of Controversy – Move fast and break stuff can also mean Facebook’s own rules, especially in the wake of a torrent of criticism. [mash]

Obama Lifts US Embargo On Lethal Arms Sales To Vietnam – President Barack Obama has announced the US is fully lifting its embargo on sales of lethal weapons to Vietnam, its one-time enemy. [bbc]

“Unabomber” Eager To Tell His Story From Prison — With Conditions – Ted Kaczynski, known as the “Unabomber,” apparently sent a hand-written letter to New Yorker writer Lawrence Wright. [cbs]

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World’s Longest Railway Tunnel Across Alps To Be Opened Soon – In what can come as inspiration for Indian rail engineers, the 57-kilometre long Gotthard rail tunnel – the world’s longest rail tunnel cutting through the Alps – is now ready for commissioning. [hindu]

Prepaid Versus Contract – Which Is Better Value For Your Money? – With all the mobile payment choices available now it’s tough to figure out which package works best for you, and it pays to be informed. [here]

North Korea Shuts Down Donald Trump’s Kim Jong Un Proposal – U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump‘s proposal to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is a “kind of propaganda or advertisement” in his election race, a senior North Korean official said on Monday. [huff]

North Korea Makes Billions From Forced Laborers Working In The EU – After getting their hands on a report on the death of a North Korean labor worker at a Polish shipyard, VICE Germany recently mounted an investigation into European companies that employ North Korean laborers. [vice]

London’s Tube Finally Begins Testing 24-Hour Service – Trains will run all night at the weekend from August 19 on two lines of the London Underground metro network in what new Mayor Sadiq Khan said on Monday would be a boost to the British capital’s night-time economy. [skift]

The Panama Papers, South Africa And Offshore Investments – All You Need To Know – We’ve all heard about the Panama Papers and what they mean for certain politicians, but what does it mean for us everyday South Africans? [here]

Mark Cuban: Hillary Clinton Wants To Meet With Me – The billionaire mogul and reality TV star (not that one!) says that Clinton’s people want to chat with him after he said he’d be open to a VP position. [db]

Kanye West Is Sued By Famous Composer Gábor Presser – Kanye West is being sued for allegedly copying the ending of his song New Slaves, from his album Yeezus, from a big-shot Hungarian composer. [ibt]

Meet The Young Black Entrepreneurs Taking On Tinder – The creators of black dating app Bae are calling out biased investors. [time]

Rihanna’s Latest Creeper Designs Are Making Waves Around The World – What Rihanna says pretty much goes in my books, so when she releases a new sneaker you know it’s legit. [here]

Kim Kar-flashian! – Reality TV queen flaunts her famous figure in VERY revealing khaki dress as she steals the show at star-studded Vogue 100 gala dinner in London. [dm]

Angelina Jolie Will Be A Visiting Professor at London School of Economics – Angelina Jolie Pitt, the Oscar-winning actress and special envoy for the United Nations refugee agency, has taken on a new role: university professor. [nyt]

Former Miss Universe Says Trump Called Her ‘Miss Piggy,’ ‘Miss Housekeeping’ – Alicia Machado, who became Miss Universe at age 19, said she’s suffered psychological damage from Trump’s verbal abuse. [huff]

Starbucks Barista Confidently Mistook Helen Hunt for Jodie Foster – “We gotcha” the barista said before writing “Jody” on the actress’s cup. [time]

‘I didn’t fall in love with Kendall’ – Vogue legend Grace Coddington says celebrity models like Ms Jenner and Gigi Hadid are less ‘hungry’ for success. [dm]

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