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Five Arrests Made In Death Of Actor Matthew Perry, California Police Say – Personal assistant and two doctors among those indicted after Friends star died last year of ‘acute effects of ketamine’. [guardian]
Is Shivambu’s Move To MK Party A Master Plan To Bolster ‘Progressive Forces’ And Topple GNU? – The exit of Floyd Shivambu from the EFF is likely part of a bigger plan by the so-called progressive caucus to consolidate power ahead of the 2026 and 2029 elections. [news24]
NPA Drops Case Against 95 Libyans Arrested At Illegal Military Training Camp In Mpumalanga – In a turn of events, all of the charges against the 95 Libyan nationals were withdrawn on Thursday. [ewn]
Microsoft Is Now In A Handheld Gaming PC Race – Valve is getting ready to capitalize on its impressive SteamOS work. [verge]
The Man Behind South Africa’s Biggest Electric Car Charging Network – South Africa’s biggest public electric vehicle (EV) charging network, GridCars, was founded by software engineer Winstone Jordaan about 15 years ago. [mybroadband]
Scientists Discover Where The Huge Dinosaur-Killing Asteroid Came From – The bringer of a mass extinction, a menacing asteroid, some six miles wide, triggered Earth’s last mass extinction. Now, scientists have found where it originated. [mashable]
Italy Imposes Beach Rules And Selfie Stop Lights As Tourist Numbers Hit Peak Levels – Italy’s Tourism Ministry says 13 million Italians will be traveling within the country around August 15 as the country jointly celebrates Ferragosto, an ancient holiday first instituted by Roman Empire founder Augustus to give workers a break, and the Catholic Feast of the Assumption of Mary. [cnn]
Ukraine’s Incursion Into Russia Flips The Script On Putin – The reality of 130,000 displaced Russians and a chaotic official response may begin to puncture the official line that Russia is steadily heading toward victory. [nytimes]
Why Ibiza Is Having A Fashion Moment Once Again – There are two rather different perceptions of the Balearic island of Ibiza near mainland Spain. [cnn]
‘Scariest Person In The World’ Bill Gates ‘Terrified’ His Mega-Charity Employees: New Book – Employees who worked at at Bill Gates’ mega-charity claimed they were terrified by the billionaire’s domineering behavior — with one was likening the tech tycoon to France’s King Louis XIV, according to a new book. [nypost]
Raygun: Pilloried Olympics Breakdancer Says Online Hate Has Been ‘Devastating’ – The Australian breakdancer Rachael Gunn said the backlash she has received since competing at the Paris Olympics has been “devastating” and pleaded for privacy for her family and friends. [guardian]
Why Do Passengers Always Board Aircraft On The Left Side? – Ever wondered why we always board aircraft from the left side? It comes down to a number of reasons. [sapeople]
Making A Splash: Doccie Explores History Of Olympic Swimming In SA – Four-part documentary shows what it takes to compete at the highest levels of swimming, a sport in which South Africa has achieved its greatest Olympic success since readmission. [capetalk]
Brazil Plane’s Black Box Recording Reveals Co-Pilot’s Comment Before Crash, Local Media Says – All 62 passengers were killed when a domestic flight in Brazil crashed last week. Its black box recording reveals the plane suffered a steep loss of altitude during its final airborne minute, local media has reported. [sky]
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