Tuesday Morning Spice

Japan reports record spike in potentially deadly bacterial infection, MK party ends boycott, Olympics in July will be 'nearly impossible' over extreme heat, and Russia overtakes US as gas supplier to Europe.

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Who Will Ramaphosa Appoint In His GNU Cabinet? – He’ll have to accommodate members in his own party, the four other parties that have signed the GNU’s statement of intent, his allies in the SACP and Cosatu, get the generational mix right, and do all of this while reducing the Cabinet’s size. [news24]

Japan Reports Record Spike In Potentially Deadly Bacterial Infection – Cases of a dangerous and highly fatal bacterial infection have reached record levels in Japan, official figures show, with experts so far unable to pinpoint the reason for the rise. [cnn]

Ian McKellen, 85, In Hospital After Falling Off Stage – McKellen is currently appearing as John Falstaff in ‘Player Kings’ at the Noel Coward Theatre in London. [independent]

South Africa’s R89-Billion Petrol Price Pain – The government expects to make around R89 billion from the general fuel levy in the current financial year, adding to the over R730 billion it has generated in the past decade. [mybroadband]

Holding Olympics In July Will Be ‘Nearly Impossible’ Over Extreme Heat, Report From Athletes And Scientists Warns – For this year’s Olympics in Paris, French forecaster Météo France has already predicted warmer than normal conditions for July and August. Athletes and scientists now say a summer Olympics could eventually be “impossible”. [sky]

London Becomes Europe’s Largest Stock Market Again – The UK’s main stock market retook its crown as Europe’s most valuable for the first time in nearly two years, data shows. [bbc]

Likely ‘A Bird Strike’: Virgin Australia Flight Makes Emergency Landing In New Zealand After Engine Fire – Boeing 737-800 plane travelling from Queenstown to Melbourne diverts due to bird probably being ‘ingested into an engine’. [guardian]

Russia Overtook US As Gas Supplier To Europe In May – Europe’s gas imports from Russia overtook supplies from the US for the first time in almost two years in May, despite the region’s efforts to wean itself off Russian fossil fuels since the full scale invasion of Ukraine. [fintimes]

Israel Adesanya Returning At UFC 305 To Face Dricus Du Plessis For Middleweight Championship – Former middleweight champion Israel Adesanya announced Monday he would fight champion Dricus Du Plessis for the middleweight title belt on Aug. 17 from Perth. [nypost]

Investigation Launched After Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 Drops ‘Within 400ft’ Of Pacific Ocean – The jet plunged at a maximum descent rate of about 4,400ft per minute off the coast of Hawaii before climbing back up to safety. It comes after a series of concerns over the safety of Boeing MAX aircraft. [sky]

Greece Denies New Report Of Brutality To Migrants, Including Claim Dozens Were Left To Die At sea – Greece on Monday denied a new report that accused its coast guard of brutally preventing migrants from reaching Greek shores, which also alleged that the practice had resulted in dozens of deaths. [ap]

Tough New Pineapple Leather Is 60X Stronger Than Other Materials – In a breakthrough for bio-based materials, scientists have made leather from the fibers of discarded pineapple leaves that’s comparable to the real thing and also outperforms other existing plant products. [newatlas]

Trouble For Homeowners In South Africa – Even In Complexes And Estates – During the peak of the global economic crisis, Sales in Execution (SIEs) or foreclosures were widespread, and South Africans were also affected. [businesstech]

MK Party Ends Boycott, To Join Opposition Benches In Parliament – The Umkhonto WeSizwe party has announced that its 58 MPs who boycotted the first National Assembly sitting will be joining the House soon. [jacarandafm]

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