US Cancels Trump’s Visit To UK After Anti-Muslim Tweet Backlash – US diplomats have cancelled President Trump’s unofficial visit to Britain in January, according to a report Thursday. [nyp]
Whatsapp Service Resumes After Worldwide Outage – California-based WhatsApp, which Facebook Inc purchased for $19 billion in 2014, is among the most popular messaging services in the world. [ewn]
Kim Jong-Nam Killing: Regime Critic Carried ‘Antidote’ – The half-brother of North Korea’s leader was carrying bottles of the antidote to the toxin used when he was killed earlier this year, reports say. [bbc]
Russell Simmons Steps Down After Sexual Assault Allegation – Russell Simmons is stepping down from his companies in the wake of an accusation of harassment and sexual assault. [cnn]
Lobster Found With Pepsi Logo ‘Tattoo’ Fuels Fears Over Ocean Litter – Concerns over debris littering the world’s oceans are back in the spotlight after a Canadian fishing crew found a lobster with the blue and red Pepsi logo imprinted on its claw. [guardian]
The Man Who Deactivated Trump’s Twitter Account Has Revealed Himself – On November 2nd, a rogue Twitter employee temporarily deactivated the Twitter account belonging to President Donald Trump. [verge]
‘History In The Making’: Tesla Switches On World’s Largest Battery In Australia – The world’s largest lithium-ion battery has officially launched on Friday in South Australia. [smh]
Turning A Huge Military Plane Into An Underwater Reef – The Lockheed C-130 Hercules airplane is known for its wide-ranging ability to ferry large amounts of cargo and passengers over long distances. In fact, it’s one of the most popular tactical airlifters for military forces worldwide. But in Aqaba, Jordan, one of these aircraft just assumed a new, somewhat unusual role: an artificial reef. [qz]
Argentina Ends Missing Submarine Rescue Mission – The Argentine navy says it has abandoned attempts to rescue 44 crew members on board a submarine that disappeared two weeks ago. [bbc]
Prince Harry And Meghan Markle Will Carry Out Their First Official Engagement This Week – The couple will visit Nottingham together on Friday. [elle]
Gary Oldman: The Oscar Frontrunner With A Dark Past – The British acting icon is considered a favorite to win the Best Actor Oscar for his turn as Winston Churchill in ‘Darkest Hour,’ but will his controversial past catch up with him? [db]
Meet Adè Van Heerden, Your New Miss South Africa – Promoted from first princess after Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters’ elevation to Miss Universe, Adè also got to crown her new first princess. [huff]
Selena Gomez Has Let On-Again Beau Justin Bieber ‘Call Her Cozy LA Digs Home’ After Shock Reconciliation – The two only reconciled in October and already the 25-year-old Wolves singer has allowed the Sorry hitmaker move into her posh Los Angeles home. [dm]
Jennifer Lawrence And Adam Sandler On Feeling ‘Defensive’ Over Their Movies – Adam Sandler (“The Meyerowitz Stories”) and Jennifer Lawrence (“Mother!”) sat down for a chat for Variety‘s “Actors on Actors” presented by Google Home. [var]
Candice Swanepoel Dons Dress Made By ‘Lover’ Behati Prinsloo In Caribbean – Before flaunting derriere in thong bikini. [dm]
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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]
How Can You Leave Your Dog At Home While You Go To Work? – You say he’s part of the family – yet you’d never leave your human child at home, alone, for the whole day. Drop that little rascal off at Proud Hounds and see the joy in his eyes! [proudhounds]
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