The First Private Spacewalk Could Happen This Month – SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn mission is now targeting an August 26 launch. [robbreport]
Prince Harry Urged By Prince William’s Friend To Apologize For Cocaine Use During Colombia Trip – A friend of Prince William’s thinks Prince Harry needs to apologize for his past cocaine use in his youth during his and wife Meghan Markle’s upcoming trip to Colombia, where drug-related crime is ensuing across the country. [nypost]
Deaf SA Hails Mia Le Roux Crowning As Miss South Africa – She made history as the first hearing-impaired woman to receive the coveted crown. [sabcnews]
South Africa’s ‘Overnight Billionaire’ – Straight Out Of Joburg – van Glasenberg went to bed on 18 May 2011 as CEO of the world’s largest commodity trader. The next day, he woke up as one of the richest men in Europe, worth over £6 billion. [businesstech]
Zelensky Confirms Ukrainian Troops Are Fighting Inside Russian Territory – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has confirmed Kyiv’s troops are fighting inside Russia, days into the surprise Ukrainian cross-border incursion into Russia’s Kursk region that has become a major embarrassment for the Kremlin. [cnn]
‘Sensational’ Paris Olympics Come To An End – Stars of sport, screen and music came together at the Paris 2024 closing ceremony to bring the 33rd Olympic Games to an end. [bbc]
Is Russia’s War Against Ukraine Spilling Over Into Africa? – Dangerous signs of a proxy Russia-Ukraine war on the continent could have grave implications for Africa. [dm]