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Red-wine Headache Explained – And It Is Not About Volume – US researchers say they may have discovered why some people get a headache after just one small glass of red wine, even though they are fine drinking other types of alcohol. [bbc]
MUT Student Dies After Flat Is Struck By A Lightning Bolt – A third-year student has died after he sustained first- and second-degree burns to at least 90% of his body when his flat caught alight at the weekend. It is alleged that the flat caught alight during Friday night’s storm. [iol]
Home By Weekend? Oscar Pistorius Stands ‘Good Chance’ Of Parole – Oscar Pistorius – who murdered girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp a decade ago – could be home in a matter of days if all goes to plan. [sapeople]
WHO Declares Loneliness A ‘Global Public Health Concern’ – The World Health Organization has launched an international commission on loneliness, which can be as bad for people’s health as smoking 15 cigarettes a day. [guardian]
Kurt Cobain’s Battered Jeans Just Sold For A Wild Amount Of Money – The Levi’s the Nirvana legend wore in the ‘Heart Shaped Box’ video just went up for auction, alongside an iconic guitar and a pack of his American Spirit cigs. [dazedfashion]
South African Rugby Player Hannes Strydom Killed In Accident – fifth member of World Cup-winning team to die – Strydom played in the team that lifted the World Cup in a historic victory a year after the end of apartheid. [sky]
Cape Town Dubbed Leading African City For Climate Action – Adding to its ever-growing list of accolades, the City of Cape Town recently announced that the Mother City is officially the only African city to have received an A-rating for climate action and transparency in 2023. [capetownetc]
Nicole Kidman Reveals Big Little Lies Season 3 Is Coming – Nicole Kidman announced that she’s working on Big Little Lies season three, calling the series a “massive success.” [enews]
505 OpenAI Employees Threaten To Quit And Call On The Board To Resign Over Sam Altman’s Firing – Hundreds of OpenAI staffers are calling for the resignation of the ChatGPT company’s board, and threatening to quit themselves, after a tumultuous weekend that began with the surprise ouster of CEO Sam Altman and ended with Altman being hired by Microsoft. [cnn]
Javier Milei: Nicknamed ‘The Madman’ And A fan Of Al Capone – meet Argentina’s new president – Javier Milei called Argentinian-born Pope Francis an “imbecile” and mocked Diego Maradona, but won the election amid an economy in crisis and rising poverty. [sky]
Former Eskom Boss Koko, Co-Accused To Hear Judgement On Corruption Case Delay – The return to court by the former Eskom boss and his co-accused who were arrested on fraud, corruption and money laundering charges in October 2022, will be to establish if there’s been an unreasonable delay in the case. [ewn]
Robb Report’s Ultimate Gift Guide 2023 – Unique products, adventures and experiences, created exclusively for Robb Report. For when only the Extraordinary will do. [robbreport]
Brazillian Ex-President Jair Bolsonaro Faces Police Probe Over ‘Harassing” A Whale – Brazillian Ex-President is back in the headlines, and this time it’s a whale of a tale. [news]
Navy Surveillance Plane Overshoots Marine Base In Hawaii, Ends Up In Bay – There were no injuries in the incident Monday afternoon involving the Navy Poseidon surveillance plane near Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay. [nbc]
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