Biden Drops Out Of 2024 Presidential Election, Endorses Kamala Harris As Democratic Nominee – The stunning move by the 81-year-old Biden came after weeks of pressure for him to abandon his White House re-election bid following a poor debate against Trump. [cnbc]
President Cyril Ramaphosa Signs Two-Pot Retirement Bill – President Cyril Ramaphosa has officially signed the new Pension Funds Amendment Bill which will enable workers to have access to their pension funds once a year. [timeslive]
South Korea Warns North Korea Will ‘Pay A Fatal Price’ After New Wave Of Trash Balloons – South Korea says it will launch ‘full-scale’ loudspeaker broadcasts, blaring propaganda messages across the border. [independent]
Singer Dies After Being Electrocuted During Performance In Brazil – Ayres Sasaki, 35, died almost instantly after making contact with a cable while performing at the Solar Hotel in Salinopolis, local media reports. [sky]
Paris Olympics 2024: The Five Biggest Rivalries To Watch – From the women’s swimming events to the men’s javelin throw, Al Jazeera picks out the top five rivalries to watch at Paris 2024. [aljazeera]
Hungarian GP: Max Verstappen, Lewis Hamilton Escape Stewards’ Penalty For Dramatic F1 Collision – Budapest stewards rule neither Lewis Hamilton nor Max Verstappen were clearly at fault for the lap-63 crash in which the Red Bull briefly went airborne; Hamilton found not to have ‘moved under braking’ as rival claimed, but Mercedes driver “could have done more to avoid the collision”. [skysports]
Navy Aviator Scores First Air-To-Air Victory By A US Female Fighter Pilot – The first air-to-ail victory by a female pilot comes 30 years after Lt. Kara Hultgreen became the first carrier-based female fighter pilot in the Navy, flying the F-14 Tomcat off the USS Abraham Lincoln that year. [cnn]
Shock And grief: Underworld Links Emerge In Murder Of Cape Town Housing Official – The family of Wendy Kloppers say they are still in shock that underworld figure Ralph Stanfield has been linked to her murder. [news24]
Prime Sued In Trademark Case By US Olympic Committee – The US Olympic and Paralympic Committee is suing Logan Paul and KSI’s Prime energy drinks brand, accusing it of trademark infringement. [bbc]
Coal Mining Giant Spending R25 Billion To Wave Eskom Goodbye – South African coal mining giant Seriti Resources is building a R4.8-billion wind farm with a capacity of 155MW in Bethal, Mpumalanga. [mybroadband]
The Open: Xander Schauffele Claims Second Major Of 2024 As Billy Horschel, Justin Rose Miss Out At Royal Troon – Xander Schauffele becomes first player since Brooks Koepka in 2018 to win two men’s majors in the same year; Justin Rose and overnight leader Billy Horschel finish two shots back tied-second; World No 1 Scottie Scheffler ends in a share of seventh. [sky]
Draft Israeli Law To Limit Academic Speech Labelled ‘McCarthyite’ – Law allowing committee to fire staff for ‘supporting terror’ backed by education minister and national student union. [guardian]
Meet The Italian Bubbly That’s Taken Over F1 Podiums – Ferrari Trento isn’t just for spraying on other people. [robbreport]
12 Dead As Raging Floods Destroy Bridge In China, Sending Cars Into River – Raging floods tore down part of a highway bridge in China on Friday, killing 12 people with at least 30 others still believed to be missing, according to authorities. [nypost]
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