Trump-Kim Jong-Un Summit Set For Singapore On 12 June – US President Donald Trump will meet North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in Singapore on 12 June, he has said. [bbc]
U.S. Raises Pressure On Iran With Sanctions On Currency Exchange – In first action since pulling out of nuclear deal, Treasury accuses Iran’s central bank of being complicit in funneling dollars to elite military unit. [wsj]
Trump Angers Scotland Ahead of Visit by Banning National Drink – Irn-Bru was banned at Trump’s Scottish golf course over fears the fluorescent orange soft drink could ruin expensive carpets. [db]
US Issues Apology After Canadian Minister Told To Take Off Turban At Airport – Navdeep Bains, a cabinet minister, said he refused to take off his turban after he had already passed through regular security checks. [guardian]
Dam Collapse Leaves More Than 40 People Dead In Kenya – As residents of the small town of Solai in central Kenya describe it, the loud boom happened about 9 p.m. Wednesday. [npr]
South African Rand Recovers, Stocks Rise But Steinhoff Stumbles – South Africa’s rand recovered on Thursday, firming more than 1.5 percent against the dollar as the greenback fell after weaker than forecast U.S. inflation data pared market expectations of a faster interest rate rise by the Federal Reserve. [reuters]
Travel Startup Solves Your Flights, Hotel And Car Rental In One Go – Some local whizz has put together a fantastic one stop shop, so if you’re looking to scratch that travel itch it’s worth checking out. [here]
Facebook’s ‘Community Focus’ Might Make You More Miserable – Facebook’s ambitions to bring people closer together are backfiring with users saying the social network is making them feel worse. [tele]
R. Kelly Is Trash, But Spotify’s Punishment For Him Is Dangerously Messy – In response to #MuteRKelly, Spotify stopped promoting his music on its playlists. Yes, we should cheer this. And yet: it’s all so complicated. How do we treat Bad Men’s past work? [beast]
Elon Musk’s Latest Innovation Attempt: A SpaceX Rocket That Can Fly Twice In One Day – The latest version of the Falcon 9 rocket that SpaceX was to launch from Florida’s Kennedy Space Center Thursday afternoon is designed to be reused so quickly that it would eventually mimic a commercial airliner, according to SpaceX’s founder Elon Musk. [washpo]
Alright, Elon… that’ll do…
Incredible Tales From A Round The World Motorbike Trip – When you’ve ridden more than 150 000 kilometres over the course of three-and-a-half years, you’re going to have some stories to tell. [here]
50 Cent Mocks Kanye West For Getting Lipo Saying He’s ‘Going To Bed Hungry’ So He Doesn’t Get ‘Fat’ – And this week, the In Da Club rapper took aim at the ever-controversial Kanye in a series of snide tweets. [dm]
President Ramaphosa’s ‘Shut Up’ Diss Becomes An Anthem – Some rappers search their whole life for that one lyric that will bring them fame, the holy grail of their music careers. All President Cyril Ramaphosa needed to do was drop one line telling the DA to “shut up”. [tlive]
Rapper Dr Dre Loses Trademark Battle With Gynaecologist Dr Drai – Dr Drai, a TV gynaecologist, says he doesn’t want to be linked to the rapper as his lyrics are “offensive” to women he works with. [sky]
Kim Kardashian To Make History With Fashion Council’s First Influencer Award – Kim Kardashian is slated to be the first recipient of the Council of Fashion Designers of America’s Influencer Award ― for a plethora of reasons. [huff]
God, she must be thrilled!
Inside The Final Days Of Robin Williams – New York Times reporter Dave Itzkoff details the beloved star’s heartbreaking decline in this exclusive excerpt from Robin, his new biography.[van]
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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, so make 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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