Warren Buffett Warns Of Natural Or Human-Made ‘Megacatastrophe,’ And Says Our Losses Will Be Huge – Record-breaking investor and Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett released his yearly letter on Saturday, and in it he warned about the prospect of “The Big One” — a major hurricane, earthquake, or cyber attack that he said “will dwarf hurricanes Katrina and Michael.” [busins]
Traveling To Meet Trump, Kim Jong-Un Takes The Long Route – The young leader of North Korea likes to present himself as a modern man projecting his isolated country onto the world stage. [nyt]
‘Hold The Date’ Trump Exclaims, As He Promises A July 4 Extravaganza in DC Called ‘Salute To America’ – President Donald Trump on Sunday promised to organize “one of the biggest gatherings in history” in the nation’s capital on July 4, an event that he said would feature fireworks, entertainment and a presidential address. [cnbc]
Mueller: Paul Manafort Is Hardened Criminal Who ‘Repeatedly’ Broke Law – Special counsel’s team say Trump campaign chairman deserves second prison sentence which could total 10 years. [guardian]
Pablo Escobar: Home That Belonged To ‘The King Of Cocaine’ Demolished In Colombia – The drug lord’s home will be replaced by a park honouring the hundreds of victims killed by his entourage. [sky]
Innocent California Man Who Served 39 Years In Jail For Murder Awarded $21 Million Compensation – A California man who spent 39 years in prison after being wrongly convicted of murder is to receive $21million (£16 million) compensation. [tele]
‘Known’ Pretoria Drug Dealer Busted With Heroin Valued At Over R700 000 – An intelligence driven operation led to the arrest of a drug dealer in Moreleta Park with drugs estimated at over R700 000. [mav]
Prince William ‘Will Be Angered’ By Meghan Markle’s Lavish Baby Shower, Says Paul Burrell, Princess Diana’s Former Butler – Princess Diana’s former butler criticizes Meghan. Plus, Morocco touchdown, Meghan’s shadow press operation ramps up, and the queen’s winning coat game. [beast]
Inside The 2019 Vanity Fair Oscar Party – The 91st Academy Awards might be the high point of award season, but the most celebrated names in Hollywood don’t end their evenings there. [vf]
Queen And Adam Lambert Get Rami Malek Dancing In His Seat As They Kick Off Oscars 2019 – Queen and Adam Lambert kicked off the 2019 Academy Awards and left the A-listers rocking out in their seats to a medley of hits. [metro]
Here Is The New Smart Technology The Western Cape Is Using To Tackle Bad Driving – Western Cape Transport MEC, Donald Grant, presented the province’s festive season statistics this past week. [btech]
Oscars Red Carpet: Best And Worst Dressed – Usually the ‘safest’ red carpet of award season, this year’s Oscars are a shock, with bizarre fashion hits and misses from some of Hollywood’s biggest names. [newsau]
Mystery Of The Unclaimed US$1.5 Billion Mega Millions Jackpot – Where’s The Winner? – Nearly everyone in this small South Carolina town has a theory for the city’s billion-dollar mystery: Who won the US$1.5 billion (NZ$2.2 billion) Mega Millions jackpot announced last October? [stuff]
WATCH: Black Coffee In ‘God Mode’ As He Shuts Down Prestigious UK Venue – Black Coffee went into peak superstar mode last weekend when he sold out the London’s prestigious Brixton O2 Academy. [tlive]
Galápagos Tortoise, Feared Extinct, Spotted For The First Time In More Than 100 Years – More than 100 years since it was last seen by humans, a species of giant tortoise has been found on the Galápagos island of Fernandina. [mash]
Meghan Escapes Baby Shower Criticism On Three-Day Morocco Trip – The royals are in the country to highlight issues including education for women and will also visit the Atlas Mountains. [sky]
Lime E-Scooters Temporarily Banned In Two New Zealand Cities – Auckland and Dunedin suspend the two-wheelers after a series of accidents resulting from technical glitch. [guardian]
Are Young South Africans Really Renting Bottles At Top Night Clubs Around The Country? – The game of Intsa Lies for Insta Likes has reached new levels. Is this the final one? [w24]
Trevor Noah Makes Dig At Mel Gibson In Black Panther Speech At Oscars – Trevor made a dig at Mel Gibson (Picture: Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP) Without a host, we didn’t think the Oscars would be all that vicious this year. But Trevor Noah used his moment on stage to skewer Mel Gibson in a moment that had some people cackling and others shifting uncomfortably in their seats. [metro]
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