Trump Claims Momentum As He Takes Lead In Presidential Poll – Buoyed by a new poll showing him taking the lead, Mr Trump tells Democrats in Wisconsin that they can change their votes. [sky]
First Setback For Zuma In ‘State Capture’ Case – Opposition parties on Tuesday won their bid to intervene in President Jacob Zuma’s bid to stop the release of the “state capture” report. [n24]
South African Students Across The UK March In Solidarity With #FeesMustFall – A group of South African students in the United Kingdom have been talking animatedly about the student protests back home. Today, they will march to the South African High Commission to demand that government prioritise the fees crisis in higher education. [mg]
MH370 Out Of Control And Spiraling Fast Before Crash, New Report Says – Missing plane Malaysia Airlines MH370 was plunging towards the sea with no one in control when it made its last satellite communication, new analysis reveals. [cnn]
Weakened By Scandal, South Korea’s President Picks New Premier – President Park Geun-hye of South Korea replaced the country’s prime minister, the No. 2 official in her government, on Wednesday as she struggled to regain some of the authority lost to a growing political scandal. [nyt]
Russian Warships In Mediterranean Prompt Fears Among Syrian Rebels – A fleet of eight Russian warships that entered the Mediterranean on October 26 is raising fears that Russia and the regime of president Bashar Assad could launch their most intense assault to date on parts of Syria held by rebels and other insurgents. [time]
Assad In Person: Confident, No Regrets And Expecting To Stay In Power – The guns were silent atop Mount Qasioun and the lights on its slopes twinkled over Damascus as President Bashar al-Assad of Syria welcomed a group of Western visitors into his French-Ottoman palace on Monday night, presenting himself as a man firmly in control of his country. [nyt]
Pope Says He Believes Ban On Female Priests Is Forever – Pope Francis said on Tuesday he believes the Roman Catholic Church’s ban on women becoming priests is forever and will never be changed, in some of his most definitive remarks on the issue. [reuters]
South Africa’s App Of The Year Just Got Even Better – We love taking a good look at the startups making waves here at home, and it seems the team behind the MTN App of the Year for 2016 aren’t resting on their laurels. [here]
British Lord Heseltine Denies Killing His Mother’s Dog With His Bare Hands – Former deputy prime minister Lord Heseltine rushed to deny he had killed his mother’s Alsatian—he just ‘choked’ the animal after it bit him, he said. [db]
These Are The Latest Cape Town Suburbs To Get Fibre – Fibre is slowly rolling out into South African suburbs, and these are the latest to get connected. Good news for those living outside of the CBD too. [here]
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Trump Place Residents Fear Low-Class Name Is Costing Them a Fortune – Everything about the apartment was great. They listed it at the broker-recommended price. Then no one showed up for the open house. There may be one reason why. [db]
I Went From Park Avenue Heiress To Homeless In Central Park – Marianne Friedman-Foote hoists herself up from her yellow foam mattress and gives a visitor a quick tour of “home.” [nyp]
This Is Why – And How – You Should Prepare For An Impending IT Disaster – There are certain things in life that are ticking time bombs, and dealing with some type of IT problem is about as sure a thing as you’ll get. Ready yourselves. [here]
Hillary Clinton Reacts To Katy Perry’s Amazing Halloween Costume – Master of disguise! Hillary Clinton reacted to Katy Perry’s over-the-top Halloween costume that looked spookily similar to the Democratic presidential nominee — and she was majorly impressed. [usm]
Scientology Wrecked My Engagement Says Mariah: Singer Claims Church’s Former Spokesman ‘Poisoned’ Her Relationship – Mariah Carey is blaming Scientology for the collapse of her engagement to billionaire James Packer, it was reported last night. [dm]
Johnny Depp To Co-Star In J.K. Rowling’s ‘Fantastic Beasts’ Sequel At Warner Bros – Johnny Depp is joining the cast of Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them, playing a co-starring role in the sequel which David Yates will direct early next year with Eddie Redmayne again in the lead role of Newt Scamander. [dl]
Woman Farts During Surgery, Causes Fire – A woman who went into a Tokyo hospital for surgery needed to be treated for burns after one of her farts apparently started a fire in the operating room. [huff]
Michael Fassbender Says He Will Never Be James Bond – Odds on Michael Fassbender becoming the next James Bond after Daniel Craig are 16/1 at Paddy Power. Damian Lewis has the same odds, whereas the front runners are still Tom Hiddleston, Aidan Turner and Idris Elba. [gq]
Introducing Buttons, The New Wireless Headphones From Kendall Jenner And Will.i.am – The market for Bluetooth speakers and earphones has never been more competitive, but that hasn’t stopped musician turned tech entrepreneur Will.i.am from launching his own. [mash]
Mel Gibson: ‘It’s Time Hollywood Forgave Me’ – One of the most sought-after names in Hollywood at the height of his career, Oscar-winning Mel Gibson has been a pariah in the film-making community for a decade. [bti]
Janet Jackson Converts To Islam – Janet Jackson has reportedly converted to Islam in order to share her religion with her husband Wissam Al Mana, with whom she is expecting her first child. [ewn]
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