One Of Europe’s Most Wanted Fugitives Arrested In Germany After Decades On The Run – Klette was a member of the disbanded Red Army Faction, whose violent campaign left 34 people dead and hundreds more injured. Police have been hunting her, and two colleagues, for years. [sky]
Two Boys Aged 11 And 12 Arrested After ‘Several’ Animals Killed At London College – Pair were arrested on suspicion of animal cruelty and burglary. [independent]
Births In Japan Hit Record Low As Government Warns Crisis At ‘Critical State’ – Birthrate continues to fall as young people increasingly reluctant to have children due to bleak job prospects, cost of living and work culture. [guardian]
Lenovo Just Unveiled The World’s First Transparent Laptop – The see-through ThinkBook is, unfortunately, only a concept at this stage. [robbreport]
‘Road House’ Screenwriter Sues Amazon—Claims AI Replicated Actors’ Voices During Strike – The screenwriter of the original “Road House” movie sued Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios and parent company Amazon on Tuesday, accusing the tech giant of copyright infringement and violating agreements with the Screen Actors Guild by using AI to simulate actors’ voices in the 2024 reboot of “Road House.” [forbes]
The Cities Stripping Out Concrete For Earth And Plants – From Australia to Ontario, cities are taking up unnecessary stretches of concrete and asphalt, allowing nature to take hold in their place. [bbc]
The Longest Living People In The World All Abide by the ‘Power 9’ Rule – Here’s how to structure your days, so that you’re setting yourself up for a long and healthy life. [gq]
Ramaphosa Nominates Mandisa Maya As Chief Justice, Replacing Zondo – Dumisani Zondi appointed deputy president of the Supreme Court of Appeal. [timeslive]
Pattie Boyd, Eric Clapton and George Harrison ‘Love Triangle’ Letters Up For Auction – Mementoes from the personal collection of British photographer and model Pattie Boyd, who inspired a raft of famous songs by former husbands George Harrison and Eric Clapton, are going under the hammer. [cnn]
‘Summer Was Scary’: Amazon Fined For Not Giving Workers Enough Shade, Water – Workers were made to take heat breaks under a plane wing and couldn’t sit down, according to three OSHA citations. [vice]
Six People Arrested In Connection With AKA Murder – Police Minister Bheki Cele has announced that six men – some of whom were recently arrested in eSwatini – have been arrested in connection with the murder of South African rapper, AKA, who was shot dead outside a Florida Road restaurant in February last year. [timeslive]
‘It Was Like An Action Movie’: Wife’s Blow-By-Blow Account Of 2-hour Bloody Hostage Drama – A woman has recalled how she watched her husband allegedly open fire on police officers and her friend. [news24]
Gauteng Public Hospitals Phones Cut Off For Unpaid Bills – A total of 83 clinics and 32 public hospitals have had their phones cut off due to the Health Department’s failure to pay the phone bills. [sapeople]