Gaza’s Broken Water System Crippling Children With Sickness – The United Nations Office for the Co-ordination of Humanitarian Affairs says 67% of Gaza’s water and sanitation system, poor at the best of times, has now been destroyed. [bbc]
The Mystical Pagan Traditions Still Celebrated In Sweden At Midsummer – Perhaps you’ve seen the viral YouTube clip of the Hollywood actress Alicia Vikander explaining to talk show host Jimmy Kimmel what Swedish Midsummer is all about (she even taught him the classic “frog dance,” jumping around in sky-high stilettos). [cnn]
US Rapper Travis Scott Arrested In Miami For Trespassing, Intoxication – US rapper Travis Scott was arrested in Miami Beach overnight Thursday for trespassing and disorderly intoxication, records showed. [news24]
An Austrian Heiress Chose 50 Random People To Her Give Away Her $27 Million Fortune – Activist Marlene Engelhorn let the lucky folks choose the organizations to give her money to. [robbreport]
The World’s Longest Zipline To Open Up In The Western Cape – K3, which will be known as the world’s longest zipline, is set to open up in the beautiful Western Cape soon. [sapeople]
A Beach Buried By The Mount Vesuvius Eruption 2,000 Years Ago Just Reopened – The Herculaneum archaeological park in Ercolano also contains the remains of 330 people who died fleeing the volcano, which engulfed the ancient city and Pompeii. [wp]
Death Toll Tops 1,000 After Hajj Marked By Extreme Heat – The death toll from this year’s hajj has exceeded 1,000, an AFP tally said on Thursday, more than half of them unregistered worshippers who performed the pilgrimage in extreme heat in Saudi Arabia. [iol]
