French Post Office Releases Scratch-And-Sniff Baguette Stamp – ‘Bakery scent’ added via microcapsules to postage stamp celebrating ‘jewel of French culture’. [guardian]
Israel Accuses South Africa Of False Claims At ICJ – Israel has accused South Africa of distorting reality in its attempt to get the UN’s top court to force it to stop its military campaign in the town of Rafah in southern Gaza. [bbc]
You Think Parisians Grumble A Lot? Don’t Get Them Started On The Olympic Games – We tend to view Paris as a fairytale princess, all romance and half-seen glitter. But for all its glamour, Paris has actually been depressed and irritable for a couple of hundred years now. [guardian]
Cape Town Claims Second Spot As World’s Top City In 2024 – Cape Town, the second-largest city and legislative capital of South Africa, has secured second place as the best city globally this year, as per a survey conducted by Time Out, a prominent global media and hospitality enterprise. [capetownetc]
FlySafair Slams Lift And Airlink For Trying To Ground It – FlySafair chief marketing officer Kirby Gordon says the company’s competitors should work on improving themselves, rather than trying to disrupt FlySafair’s operations for allegedly breaching foreign ownership laws. [mybroadband]
Ebrahim Raisi, Iran’s President, Dies In Helicopter Crash Aged 63 – Iranian president was travelling by helicopter in the country’s East Azerbaijan province when it came down in a forested area. [aljazeera]
Five Things You Probably Didn’t Know About The Biggest Art Heist In History – Most art galleries and museums are famous for the art they contain. London’s National Gallery has Van Gogh’s “Sunflowers”; “The Starry Night” meanwhile, is held at The Museum of Modern Art in New York, in good company alongside Salvador Dalì’s melting clocks, Andy Warhol’s soup cans and Frida Kahlo’s self-portrait. [cnn]
Blue Origin Launches Six Tourists To The Edge Of Space After Nearly Two-Year Hiatus – Blue Origin’s tourism rocket has launched passengers to the edge of space for the first time in nearly two years, ending a hiatus prompted by a failed uncrewed test flight. [cnn]
South African Shipbuilder Building Autonomous Boat – South African shipwright Legacy Marine is building an autonomous vessel for a client in Saudi Arabia as a proof-of-concept for search and rescue. [mybroadband]
Dublin-New York Portal Reopens With Set Hours – A live video “portal” between Dublin and New York has reopened after it was temporarily closed due to “inappropriate behaviour”. [bbc]
“Gucci Mai Bona”: Former First Lady Grace Mugabe Steals The Show At The Miss Universe Zimbabwe 2024 Pageant – Former First Lady Grace Mugabe was the star of the show last night at the Miss Universe Zimbabwe 2024 crowning. [iharare]
Truckers Warned Not To Block Highways In Protest – National joint operations and intelligence structure (Natjoints) co-chair Lt Gen Tebello Mosikili has warned truck drivers to handle their grievances lawfully after threats of highway closures in protest at the hiring of foreign nationals. [businesslive]
At Least 70,000 South Africans Vote Abroad, Breaking Voting Records – A number of expats living abroad complained that voters may have been deterred by the lack of polling stations near them. [citizen]
How Celibacy Is Revolutionising People’s Sex Lives – As Bumble apologises for its anti-celibacy advertising campaign and Julia Fox touts the benefits of abstinence, Olivia Petter examines the unlikely sexual revolution that involves having no sex at all. [independent]
