Chinese Scientists Genetically Modify Human Embryos – Rumours of germline modification prove true — and look set to reignite an ethical debate. [nature]
Clarkson Pal And Top Gear Producer Andy Wilman Resigns From BBC – Departure of long-time colleague fuels speculation that team will reunite on a motoring show for another broadcaster. [guardian]
Flights Canceled As Ash Cloud Pours From Chile Volcano – An ash cloud from the Calbuco volcano in southern Chile that erupted unexpectedly on Wednesday was blowing into Chile and Argentina on Thursday, forcing the cancellation of flights from nearby cities in both countries and blanketing residents in ash. [yahoo]
Call For ‘New World Order’ So Emerging Markets Can Shine – At a summit in Jakarta, Africa and Asia pledge to work together to stamp out the domination of certain economies. [mg]
Local Banks Get A R66bn Safety Net – The Reserve Bank has set aside about R66bn in a facility to help banks adhere to the Basel 3 global liquidity requirements. [bdl]
Kiosks, Cash For CT Community Policing – Safety kiosks aimed at reducing crime and tackling local security concerns would be implemented around Cape Town as part of a partnership between the City and the Western Cape government said mayor Patricia de Lille on Thursday. [iol]
Everyone Loves Raymond Star Commits Suicide – Sawyer Sweeten grew up before the eyes of millions as a child star on the endearing family sitcom “Everybody Loves Raymond.” Early Thursday he committed suicide, his sister Madylin Sweeten said in a statement. He was 19. [cnn]
Jozi Brings Vuvuzela To Street Fight – Thousands of people sang, toyi-toyied and blew vuvuzelas and whistles yesterday as they marched in Johannesburg against xenophobia. [tlive]
Bezos Says Amazon Web Services Is A $5 Billion Business – The one thing everyone knew about Amazon’s nearly nine-year-old cloud business was that it was massive. But actual details were scarce, to say the least. That changed yesterday. [time]
American Indian Actors Quit Adam Sandler Movie Over Names – A group of American Indian actors walked off the set of an Adam Sandler movie this week over complaints about stereotypes, offensive names and scenes they say disrespected Native American religious practices. [fox]
Square-Faced Dogs Are Now A Thing In Taiwan – Due to a recent dog grooming trend, pooches in Taiwan have been sporting square- and sphere-shaped hairstyles. Because, you know, normal-shaped dogs are just so passé. [mash]
38 Years For A Murder He Didn’t Commit – Mike Hanline, 69, is now free a man after spending the longest time in jail for a wrongful conviction in California’s history. [beast]
Vin Diesel Announces ‘Fast And Furious 8’ Will Be Released 2017 – “Fast and Furious” star Vin Diesel confirmed at Universal’s CinemaCon panel, an annual event for theater owners, that the next installment to the franchise is happening. [bi]
Summer Movie Preview: 28 Movies To Geek Out On! – The biggest movie explosion of the year is almost upon us. This year’s summer movies include superheroes, post-apocalyptic warriors, dinosaur bikers, and some strange and wonderful fantasies. Here are 28 movies to watch out for this summer. [i09]
Lindsey Vonn Isn’t Very Convincing When She Says She Loves Golf – Though she may be Tiger Woods’ girlfriend, skiing great Lindsey Vonn does not have the Golf Bug. [yah]
The ‘I’m Too Sexy’ Guys Are The Nicest 9/11 Truthers You’ll Ever Meet – The Right Said Fred duo donate to Amnesty International, love civil liberties, despise Tony Blair, and think 9/11 and JFK assassination conspiracy theorists have a point. And they’re still too sexy for their shirts. [beast]
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