World’s First Malaria Vaccine On Its Way – British drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline will seek marketing approval for the world’s first malaria vaccine next year after trial data showed the shot significantly cut cases of the disease in African children. [nbc]
China Says ‘Clock Is Ticking’ On US Debt Ceiling – A senior Chinese official voiced concern over a looming deadline for raising the US debt ceiling Monday, saying the “clock is ticking” to avoid a default that could seriously harm China’s economic interests. [afp]
25 EFF Leaders Abandon Malema For Agang – Julius Malema’s Economic Freedom Fighters political party suffered its first major bout of defection yesterday when about 15 regional leaders and 10 sub-regional leaders in Gauteng joined Agang. [timeslive]
Here’s A Picture Of Edward Snowden Grocery Shopping In Russia – The Russian website LifeNews has published a photo of a man resembling NSA leaker Edward Snowden shopping for groceries and interviewed Snowden’s lawyer, Anatoly Kucherena, who said that the man in the picture is the 30-year-old American. [busins]
Selfie ‘Sex-Pest’ Teacher Out On Bail – A Johannesburg teacher who was suspended for allegedly sending a 16-year-old pupil a picture of himself naked will be back in court in November, Gauteng police said. [news24]
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Silk Road Accused Ross Ulbricht Appears In Court – The alleged mastermind behind the online illegal drugs marketplace Silk Road is too dangerous to be bailed, US prosecutors have said. [bbc]
Eminem’s Daughter, Hailie, Is Crowned Homecoming Queen – The rap superstar’s 17-year-old daughter, Hailie Scott, was voted homecoming queen by the faculty and student body of Chippewa Valley High School last Friday in Clinton Township, Mich. [eonline]
Report: Facebook Brings on International TV Partners – Facebook and Twitter continue their battle over TV viewers’ attention. On the same day that Nielsen unveiled its first Twitter TV Ratings report, Facebook announced that the company has partnered with a number of international television networks to provide much of the same information. [mashable]
Scientists Win Nobel For Mapping Body’s ‘Cell Traffic’ System – Three scientists won the Nobel medicine prize on Monday for plotting how cells transfer vital materials such as hormones and brain chemicals to other cells, giving insight into diseases such as Alzheimer’s, autism and diabetes. [reuters]
Google, Facebook Seek To Drive Down Cost Of Internet Access, Join Alliance For Affordable Internet – Tech titans Google and Facebook are just two of the boldface Silicon Valley names joining the fight for affordable internet access in the developing world. [engadget]
Nielsen to Measure Twitter Chatter About TV Shows – Only 98,600 people wrote messages on Twitter about the two-hour season premiere of “Grey’s Anatomy” last month. That’s a tiny fraction of the 9.3 million who, according to Nielsen, watched the show that night. [nytimes]
Esquire Name Scarlett Johansson Sexiest Woman Alive – For The Second Time [Pics + Video] – Seven years after being named Esquire magazine’s sexiest woman alive, Scarlett Johansson has earned the title for a second time. [dailymail]
Buffett’s Crisis-Lending Haul Reaches $10 Billion – Billionaire Warren Buffett tossed lifelines to a handful of blue-chip companies during the financial crisis. Five years later the payoff on those deals is becoming clear: $10 billion and counting. [wallstreetjournal]
White Diamond Fetches Record $30.6 million At Hong Kong Auction – A white diamond the size of a small egg sold for $30.6 million at a Hong Kong auction Monday night, although a blue diamond that was the night’s other highlight with a $19 million estimate failed to sell. [foxnews]
‘Gravely Ill’ Jackie Selebi: Shopping Up A Storm – Opposition parties have questioned whether Jackie Selebi was adhering to his parole conditions after being spotted shopping. [mail&guardian]
UN Says 2.7bn People Will Be Online Soon – Around 2.7 billion people – 40 per cent of the world’s population – will be connected to the internet by the end of 2013, the United Nations says. [skyau]
Lewis Hamilton: Sebastian Vettel Dominance Could Bore Fans – Britain’s former world champion Lewis Hamilton says he fears Formula 1 fans will lose interest in the sport because Sebastian Vettel is so dominant. [bbc]
New York Orders Airbnb To Hand Over Data On 15,000 Users – In a new chapter of what is starting to seem like a never-ending legal battle, New York is asking Airbnb to hand over data on all 15,000 city hosts registered on the website, as part of an investigation into illegal hotels in New York City. [mashable]
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