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MH370 Search Faces The Question: What Next? – Australia has made preliminary inquiries about getting more marine search equipment as authorities grapple with the prospect the Bluefin-21 underwater drone may soon finish its sweep without success. [smh]
South Korean Ferry Investigation Broadens as Death Toll Breaches 100 – A total of seven crew members have been arrested and the family who owns the ship barred from leaving the country, as the number of fatalities continues to climb. The Sewol sank April 16 and 197 people remain missing. [time]
Ferry Disaster Vice Principal Hangs Himself With A Belt – The deputy headmaster in charge of 236 missing students committed suicide today. They found him hanging from a tree. [gateway]
American Wins Boston Marathon – Meb Keflezighi was the first US male to win the Boston Marathon in 31 years. He was the oldest champion in 83 years. But his victory Monday afternoon, perhaps the most emotional and daring in the history of the world’s most fabled road race, was about more than him. [globe]
Russia Plans Crimea Casino Boom – Russian President Vladimir Putin has presented a draft law to create a gambling zone in Crimea, now that the Kremlin has declared the Ukrainian territory part of Russia. [bbc]
David Moyes Will Be Sacked As Manchester United Manager – Manchester United manager will pay the price for his disastrous tenure at Old Trafford and leave the club on Tuesday. [telegraph]
Oscar Didn’t Take Acting Lessons – Family – Paralympian Oscar Pistorius did not take acting lessons in preparation for his trial, as alleged by the former South African columnist, Jani Allan, his family said on Monday. [tlive]
Congested Roads And Carnage Over Easter – At least 103 people have been killed in road accidents throughout the country over the long Easter weekend, the Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) said on Monday. [iol]
Mobile Payment Startup Square Plans Sale As Losses Widen – Square Inc has been in talks with several rivals for a possible sale as the mobile payments startup looks to stem widening losses and dwindling cash, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter. [reuters]
Syria Announces Presidential Election As Civil War Rages On – As more reports of bloodshed and chaos emerged from Syria on Monday, the government announced it will hold presidential elections on June 3. [cnn]
Abductions In Nigeria: ‘More Than 230 Seized’ – Some 190 Nigerian schoolgirls remain missing after being abducted last week, their head teacher has told the BBC – far more than the official figure. [bbc]
Seriously: What Is Your Net Worth? – There is a genuine chance that you could wake up on Thursday morning as one of South Africa’s wealthiest people. The Powerball Lottery is sitting at R1.5 Billion ($150 million). It doesn’t cost much to give yourself that chance. Get tickets [here]
Bling Shoes Betray Julius Malema – As Julius Malema moved up and down the back of an old truck which was being used a stage, the silver buckle of his Louis Vuitton shoes gleamed in the sun. [tlive]
Snowden’s Camp: Staged Putin Q&A Was a Screw-Up – Even the NSA leaker’s closest advisers now say his appearance on a Kremlin call-in show, which touched off yet another international firestorm, was a mistake. [beast]
Lindsay Lohan Had A Miscarriage During The Filming Of Her Reality Show – The finale of actress Lindsay Lohan’s eight-part documentary concluded with a very personal revelation that she suffered a miscarriage while filming the series. “I couldn’t move, I was sick,” she admitted. “Mentally, that messes with you” [time]
SpaceX Dragon Successfully Docked With The Space Station – At 10:06am Eastern time, the SpaceX Dragon successfully berthed with the International Space Station, marking the fourth time that one of the company’s Dragon spacecraft has made the trip successfully. [forbes]
Leonardo Could Play Steve Jobs – Moving fast to replace David Fincher on its highly anticipated Steve Jobs movie, Sony Pictures is in talks with Danny Boyle to direct the biopic of the late Apple Computer co-founder. Boyle is said to have approached Leonardo DiCaprio to star. [hollyrep]
Tiger’s Ex Is Tight With His Girlfriend – Talk about an unlikely pair! Lindsey Vonn has become very close friends with boyfriend Tiger Woods’ ex-wife, Elin Nordegren, sources tell Us Weekly exclusively. [usmag]
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