Russian Trolls Sent Thousands Of Pro-Leave Messages On Day Of Brexit Referendum, Twitter Data Reveals – An army of Russian trolls sent thousands of messages with the hashtag #ReasonsToLeaveEU on the day of Britain’s referendum on membership of the EU, according to new data released by Twitter. [tele]
Patricia De Lille: ‘I’d Give Myself 8/10 As Mayor Of Cape Town’ – In her final mayoral interview with Daily Maverick, De Lille describes her relationship with the DA as “abusive”, says she intends to devote at least another decade to public service and is adamant that a rumoured post as a South African ambassador overseas is not on the cards for her. [mav]
Khashoggi Disappearance: US Asks Turkey For Recording Evidence – The US has asked Turkey for a recording said to provide strong evidence that Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi was killed at Istanbul’s Saudi consulate. [bbc]
Another Trump-Branded Building Has Decided To Take Down The President’s Name – The residents of a Manhattan condominium called “Trump Place” have voted to remove the president’s namefrom the tower’s facade, the latest in a string of properties that have distanced themselves from the Trump brand since Election Day 2016. [washpo]
Inside The Hottest New Office Space In Cape Town – If you want to set yourself apart from the rest, you have to think a little outside of the box. I guess that’s part of what these guys do. [here]
NYPD Detective Told Weinstein’s Alleged Victim To Delete Messages: ‘We Just Won’t Tell’ D.A. – The same cop whose blunder got one woman’s complaint dropped last week told another rape accuser she could withhold potential evidence. [beast]
How The Zuma Years Killed Foreign Investment In South Africa – Financial services firm PwC has released a new report on ‘what foreign investors want’ – focusing on factors influencing South Africa’s foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows since 2010. [btech]
‘We’re Fighting’: Floyd Mayweather Says Khabib Nurmagomedov Bout Will Happen – Former world boxing champion Floyd Mayweather says a fight with mixed martial arts star Khabib Nurmagomedov is “happening”. [guardian]
Wembley: Shahid Khan Withdraws ‘Divisive’ Offer To Buy National Stadium From FA – Fulham owner Shahid Khan has withdrawn his offer to buy Wembley Stadium from the Football Association after the plan became “divisive”. [bbc]
Chinese City ‘Plans To Launch Artificial Moon To Replace Streetlights’ – ‘Dusk-like glow’ of proposed satellite could light an area with a diameter of 10-80km, People’s Daily reports. [guardian]
Anonymous Microsoft And Amazon Employees Speak Out On Medium – When Jeff Bezos took the stage at a Wired conference this week, he told the audience that it was part of a business leader’s job to make potentially unpopular decisions, like working with the military. [verge]
UV Rays, UVA Rays, And Vitamin A – Some Important Summer Health Tips – Exposing your skin to the sun also means exposing your skin to advanced ageing and sun damage. Here’s what you can do to prevent long-term damage. [here]
Teacher Accused Of Having Sex With Schoolboy On Airplane Will Not Face New Trial – A teacher who allegedly had sex with a student in the lavatory of a plane as they returned from a school trip will not face a retrial, it has emerged. [tele]
Trouble Brewing: Climate Change Threatens World Beer Production – In a parched future the speakeasy, that throwback to Prohibition, might once again become the watering hole of the desperate and thirsty. [mav]
‘I’m Sorry For Past Misunderstandings – I’m Letting Everything Go.’ – Samantha Markle tells DailyMailTV she is ending rift with pregnant Meghan and wants her family to do the same. [dm]
David Beckham Admits Marriage To Victoria Is ‘Hard Work’ – David Beckham has opened up about his marriage to Victoria and admitted it’s ‘complicated’ and ‘hard work’. [metro]
‘I’m Trying To Eat Burgers And Do Squats’ – Gigi Hadid insists she ‘wants an a** too’ while responding to body shaming critics who trolled her for being too ‘skinny’ [dm]
The Weird World Of A Kim Jong-Un Impersonator – Kim Jong-un has had his fair share of headlines in 2018, be it for threatening nuclear Armageddon, jousting verbally with Donald Trump, or signing peace agreements. But every time he makes the news, two very unlikely beneficiaries prepare for their phones to start ringing, writes David Cox. [bbc]
Pornhub’s Site Traffic Surged After YouTube Went Down – In one of those strange twists of fate, online adult video site Pornhub saw a surge in traffic during Tuesday night’s YouTube outage, perhaps answering the riddle of what America watches when they can’t access old wrestling videos or Beyoncé clips. [mash]
Could Netflix Be On The Verge Of Losing ‘Friends’? – Netflix could be on the verge of losing 90’s hit television sitcom Friends, just nine months after the streaming service acquired all ten seasons of the show. [nme]
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