North Korea Hit With $1 Billion Ban On Exports By UN Security Council In Rare Show Of Unity – The United Nations security council has approved new sanctions on North Korea, placing a $1 billion ban on the country’s exports which will cut the country’s revenues by a third. [tele]
North Korea: China Urges Neighbour To Stop Missile Tests – China’s foreign minister has told his North Korean counterpart that Pyongyang should stop carrying out nuclear and missile tests, hours after fresh sanctions were agreed by the United Nations Security Council. [bbc]
Mike Pence Slams Report He’s Planning For A Presidential Bid – Vice President Mike Pence sought to bat down a report from The New York Times on Sunday that said he would plan to run for president should President Donald Trump not seek a second term. [cnn]
Trump Administration Delivers Notice U.S. Intends To Withdraw From Paris Climate Deal – The Trump administration outlined the United States’ intention to withdraw from the Paris climate change agreement in an official notice delivered to the United Nations on Friday. [pol]
Martin Shkreli Is Found Guilty Of Fraud – Martin Shkreli, 34, has confidently courted controversy in recent years, bulldozing his way into Wall Street and the drug industry, raising the price of a lifesaving drug by 5,000 percent overnight, boasting that he would outwit prosecutors in his federal fraud case, and live-streaming and tweeting throughout his five-week trial. [nyt]
Emmanuel Macron Under Fire For Plan To Give Wife ‘First Lady’ Role – French president facing people’s revolt over proposal to give Brigitte Macron an office, staff and allowance from public purse. [guardian]
Deputy Minister Admits To Slapping Woman In Club Altercation – Deputy Minister of Higher Education and Training‚ Mduduzi Manana‚ has admitted to slapping a woman in a club in Fourways, north of Johannesburg. [tlive]
Marijuana Company Buys Entire California Town – The price wasn’t too high. A marijuana company purchased the entire town of Nipton, California, for $5 million this week as part of a new cannabis tourism venture. [huff]
A Google Employee Wrote An Anti-Diversity ‘Manifesto’ That’s Going Viral Inside The Company – A senior software engineer at Google has written a document titled “Google’s Ideological Echo Chamber,” which calls for the company to replace its diversity initiatives with ones that promote “ideological diversity,” according to a report from Motherboard. [verge]
Reviews Call Diana: In Her Own Words ‘Pointless’, ‘Unremarkable’ And ‘Cliche’ – The documetary is based on recording made in 1991. A controversial documentary about the late Princess Diana which was opposed by former Royal officials has been roundly criticised by British media after airing in the UK. [stuff]
‘Baby Driver’ Is Now Out In Cinemas And You Need To Get On This ASAP – Last night’s exclusive screening of ‘Baby Driver’ went down rather well, so best you get to the movies ASAP and join in on the action. [here]
The Astonishing Village Where Little Girls Turn Into Boys Aged 12 – In every way, Johnny is physically and biologically male. But, astonishingly he did not grow a penis until he hit puberty. [tele]
‘Ethnically Ambiguous’ – Meghan Markle reveals the racist abuse she suffers – as she enjoys a romantic getaway with Harry in Botswana. [dm]
A Guide To Beer Drinking In Cape Town – Whether it’s a brewskie, bevvie, or plain old beer, of all the days on the calendar, today’s the day you should be drinking the good stuff. Crack a few cold ones, pal. [here]
Watch Chris Cornell’s 12-Year-Old Daughter Sing A Moving Tribute To Her Father – The late Soundgarden and Audioslave frontman Chris Cornell received a touching tribute on Friday morning from his youngest daughter, 12-year-old Toni Cornell. [time]
Chris Pratt And Anna Faris Are Separating: ‘We’re Really Disappointed’ – Chris Pratt and Anna Faris are separating, the couple announced in a joint statement published on Pratt and Faris’ various social media accounts at 11 pm ET Sunday night. [mash]
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50 % Of The World’s Mohair Is Produced In SA – It turns out South Africa is the world leader when it comes to mohair production, and the team at Mohair SA are the industry leaders keeping us top of the game. [here]
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So These Guys Are Apparently The Top SA Winery Of The Past 10 Years – You’ve tasted Chocolate Block, right? Of course you have, somake sure you arrive at every dinner party with a bottle of the best [boekenhout]
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