France Beat Croatia 4 – 2 In World Cup Final – France won the Fifa World Cup for the second time by overcoming Croatia’s bold challenge in a thrilling final in Moscow’s Luzhniki Stadium. [bbc]
WeWork Bans Meals With Meat As A Work Expense – WeWork says it’ll no longer pick up the tab for meals that include meat. [cbs]
Officials Say Vaping Co-Pilot Caused Air China Flight To Drop 21,000 Feet – Authorities have determined that an Air China flight’s sudden, terrifying 21,000-foot descent was caused by a co-pilot smoking an electronic cigarette mid-flight, which triggered a series of events that led to the deployment of oxygen masks and, in turn, backlash against the pilot. [fox]
The Most Surreal US-Russia Summit In History – Rarely has a presidential summit between the United States and Russia been so badly needed yet so spectacularly undermined by timing and circumstance [cnn]
Steinhoff Africa Seeks To Limit Pepkor Share Plan Damage – Steinhoff Africa Retail [JSE:SRR] will be advised by the end of next month how much it may need to pay to settle a controversial management-incentive plan devised by a company formerly owned by South African billionaire Christo Wiese. [n24]
Rolls-Royce Plans For Take-Off In Flying Taxi Market – British jet engine maker Rolls-Royce has designed a propulsion system for a flying taxi and is starting a search for partners to help develop a project it hopes could take to the skies as soon as early next decade. [reuters]
Punk Band Pussy Riot Stage World Cup Protest – Four protesters rushed the field during the France vs. Croatia final World Cup match. Russian group Pussy Riot has since claimed responsibility for the display. [mash]
Mandela’s Daughters Take On Dad’s Will In Qunu Standoff – Winnie lost case in court — now Mandela sisters pursue claim. [tlive]
How Cape Town’s Shark Spotters Keep Swimmers Safe – For 365 days a year, eagle-eyed shark spotters closely monitor Cape Town’s beaches for any sign of sharks. Here’s how they do it. [here]
Djokovic Thumps Kevin Anderson Top Win Wimbledon Title – Croatia’s Novak Djokovic defeated South Africa’s Kevin Anderson in straight sets to win his fourth Wimbledon title on Sunday. [ewn]
Justin Bieber And Katy Perry Among Twitter Users Hit Hardest By Follower Purge – Katy Perry was one of the biggest losers in the Great Twitter Follower Purge of 2018, losing about 2.8 million followers overnight. [cnn]
Paul Simon, Hyde Park Review – Still spellbinding after all these years in last ever UK gig. [tele]
Android Monopoly Case: Google Might Face Record Fine – Google might face a fine of up to 10 per cent of its parent company Alphabet’s annual turnover, or 9.5 billion euro (8.4 billion pound). [ndtv]
Scarlett Johansson Pulls Out – Scarlett Johansson has exited the drama film “Rub and Tug” a little more than a week after her casting sparked backlash amid trans groups and activists, a source with knowledge of the situation confirms to Variety. [variety]
Prince Louis’ Christening Photos Show Grinning Prince George – Kensington Palace has released the first official photographs from the christening of Prince Louis, the third child of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. [cnn]
Kids Asking Questions About Sex Is The Purest Comedy You’ll See Today – Remember how awkward sex ed was? While it’s definitely an integral part of a school’s curriculum, I remember everyone in middle school squirming around in discomfort as words such as “penis” and “vagina” were casually spoken by our gym teacher. [mash]
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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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