ANC Talks Tough About Guptas – The Gupta family has come under fire from ANC delegates at the party’s national policy conference in Soweto. [bdl]
KPMG Denies Dodgy Dealings With Gupta Companies – Auditing firm KPMG has refuted amaBhungane reports it “saw no evil” at the Gupta’s Sun City wedding. [huff]
Brazil Arrests Notorious Drug Kingpin Luiz Carlos Da Rocha – Brazilian police have captured a notorious drug kingpin who used plastic surgery to evade capture for almost 30 years, authorities say. [bbc]
Hawking Says Trump’s Climate Stance Could Damage Earth – Stephen Hawking says that US President Donald Trump’s decision to pull out of the Paris climate agreement could lead to irreversible climate change. [bbc]
As Trump Hosts Schoolgirls Kidnapped In Nigeria, His Government Mulls Cutting International Aid – With his signature thumbs up, US president Donald Trump welcomed two “Chibok schoolgirls” to the White House this week. [qz]
‘I’m A Creep. I’m Sorry.’ Another Tech Investor Apologizes For Mistreating Women – “I made advances toward multiple women in work-related situations, where it was clearly inappropriate,” Dave McClure, the cofounder of accelerator and investment firm 500 Startups, wrote in a post he titled “I’m a creep. I’m sorry.” [cnn]
U.S. To Allow Laptops Aboard Etihad Flights After Airline Tightens Security – American officials on Sunday exempted Etihad Airways from a ban on laptops and other types of electronics on some flights bound for the United States, restrictions instituted in March because of concerns that the Islamic State was developing a bomb that could be hidden in portable devices. [nyt]
At Least 8 Injured After Gunmen Open Fire Outside Mosque In France – Eight people were injured after two gunmen reportedly opened fire near a mosque in Avignon, France, on Sunday, local media are reporting. [busins]
British Man Jailed After Slapping Muslim Teen With Bacon – A British man has been jailed after hitting a Muslim teen with a slab of bacon after hurling insults at her and her mother. [time]
China To Open First Phase Of World’s Largest Airport By 2019 – China will complete the first phase of an expansive new airport in Beijing, which could eventually be the world’s largest, by 2019, officials with the project told reporters. [reuters]
Grace Mugabe Makes ‘Emergency’ Trip To Secure SA Home For Sons – Zimbabwe First Lady Grace Mugabe has had to make an emergency trip to South Africa to secure accommodation for her two sons. [n24]
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Multimillion-Dollar Ferraris, Jaguars, Astons, And A Fine Cup Of Tea – I was at the 1993 Goodwood Festival of Speed. [verge]
United Airlines Flight Lands With Engine On Fire At Denver Airport [Photo] – A United Airlines flight landed at Denver airport on Sunday with one of its engines on fire. [tele]
Fish Becoming Transgender From Contraceptive Pill Chemicals Being Flushed Down Household Drains – A fifth of male fish are now transgender because of chemicals from the contraceptive pill being flushed down household drains, a study by has suggested. [tele]
Buzz Aldrin Looked As Baffled As We Felt During Trump’s Space Talk – “This is infinity here. It could be infinity. We don’t really don’t know. But it could be. It has to be something — but it could be infinity, right?” [huff]
India Could Become The First Digital, Cashless Society – The top news out of India over the past 12 months has been President Modi’s move to ban 85% of the currency in circulation. However, something much more far-reaching has happened. It’s called India Stack. [busins]
Having Kids Lowers Women’s Self-Esteem For At Least Three Years – Becoming a parent is full of contradictions: It’s a time in life when love and meaning and joy crash headlong into worry and exhaustion, so much so that some new parents struggle to maintain their own identity. A new study out of the Netherlands suggests that this is especially true for mothers. [qz]
UK: Vagina Surgery ‘Sought By Girls As Young As Nine’ – Girls as young as nine are seeking surgery on their vagina because they are distressed by its appearance, the Victoria Derbyshire show has been told. [bbc]
Here’s What Celebrities Had to Say About Kendall And Kylie Jenner’s T-Shirt Line Controversy – Kendall and Kylie Jenner made headlines this week when they debuted a collection of “vintage” t-shirts that they embellished by putting their initials and pictures of themselves over musical icons like Biggie and Tupac, as well as bands like Pink Floyd, Kiss, and Led Zeppelin. [time]
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