Prince Charles And Camilla Arrive In SA Today – The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall were expected to arrive in South Africa on Wednesday for an official five-day visit at the personal invitation of President Jacob Zuma. The last time the Prince of Wales was in South Africa on an official visit was 1997 with Prince Harry. This will be the Duchess of Cornwell’s first official visit to South Africa. [mail&guardian]
Abramovich Accused Of Smearing Berezovsky – Roman Abramovich was accused on Tuesday of “smearing” Boris Berezovsky by suggesting the exiled Russian oligarch had connections to Chechen gangsters. The Chelsea football club owner, who was giving evidence for the second day in the High Court, was asked about his relationship with Mr Berezovsky who he says he paid $1.3bn for krysha or political protection whilst he was building up his fortune in the 1990s. [ft]
Justin Bieber Hit With Paternity Suit – A 20-year-old California woman says pop star Justin Bieber is the father of her baby boy, according to a new report. The woman, Mariah Yeater, claims that she and Bieber, 17, had sex backstage at one of his concerts when she was 19. [nypost]
Discovery Health Causes Uproar – The Discovery Health medical aid scheme has caused an uproar by limiting how much it will pay for the services of 15 categories of health professional. The country’s biggest open medical scheme said it had been forced to act to combat fraud. [timeslive]
Kim Kardashian Will Give Hubby Nothing In Divorce Settlement – According to divorce docs filed by Kardashian Monday, the reality starlet asked the court to reject any request by Humphries for spousal support. She also asked that both parties cover their own legal fees. [huffpo]
De Beers Signs $2bn Debt Deal – Diamond producer De Beers, 45%-owned by miner Anglo American , has signed a $2 billion debt deal to refinance existing debt and fund growth. De Beers said the new $2-billion multicurrency credit facility would be split between an $800-million loan maturing in March 2015 and a $1.2-billion revolving credit facility maturing in October 2016. [miningweekly]
Scarlett Johansson Admits Pics Were For Ryan – Scarlett Johansson does not seem the least bit ashamed when discussing her recent nude-photo scandal with Vanity Fair contributing editor Peter Biskind. “I know my best angles,” she says with her trademark insouciance. “They were sent to my husband,” now ex Ryan Reynolds. “There’s nothing wrong with that. It’s not like I was shooting a porno.” She adds saucily, “Although there’s nothing wrong with that either.” [vanityfair]
Happy People Live Longer – No, it’s not that simple, but new research says happy lives are longer — by 35%. The study, published today in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, found that those who reported feeling happiest had a 35% reduced risk of dying compared with those who reported feeling least happy. [usatoday]
iPhone 4S Goes On Sale In More Countries On November 11 – Apple said Tuesday that the iPhone 4S, the latest version of its hot-selling smartphone, would go on sale in more countries in Asia, Europe and Central America this month. Apple said the iPhone 4S will be available on November 11 in Albania, Armenia, Bulgaria, El Salvador, Greece, Guatemala, Hong Kong, Malta, Montenegro, New Zealand, Panama, Poland, Portugal, Romania and South Korea. [afp]
SABMiller Taps Into Home Brew Market – Global beer brewer SABMiller Tuesday launched its first cassava-based beer in Mozambique, a move aimed at tapping into the lower end consumer. The cassava beer called Impala, after one of the most common antelope in the country, will be sold at 75% the cost of normal lager and target consumers that have traditionally drank home brewed alcohol. [foxbiz]
15 Hours Left Before New Billionaire Is Crowned – As of 09h30 this morning, there are officially 15 hours left for punters to buy tickets online to the historical US Powerball Lottery, which is sitting on a jackpot of $245 million. Tickets can be bought from anywhere in the world, online. In Rands, the jackpot comes to R2 billion. You could wake up tomorrow as a billionaire. [2ovlottos]
Cape Judge In Coma After Golf Accident – Western Cape High Court Deputy Judge President Jeanette Traverso is in a medically induced coma after she was hit by a golf cart, the Cape Argus reported on Tuesday. The cart was driven by an advocate at the Royal Cape Golf Club. [news24]
GarageBand Makes It’s Way To iPhone – Apple has updated its GarageBand for iOS app to support the iPhone and iPod touch. Apple released GarageBand for iPad back in March, coinciding with the launch of the iPad 2. GarageBand for iOS 1.1 [iTunes link] adds support for smaller devices as well as a few new features and tweaks. [mashable]
Switched At Birth, Then Meeting 12 Years Later – Two Russian families are united by a terrible event more than a decade ago. Their newborn daughters were accidentally mixed up in the maternity hospital and grew up with the “wrong” parents. For now the two girls say they do not want to swap parents. They are just glad to have found each other. [bbc]
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