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Swedish Pop Rock Band Roxette To Perform In South Africa In 2025 – The group’s former singer Marie Fredriksson died in 2019 due to a brain tumour. For the upcoming tour the duo will be led by founder Per Gessle, who is accompanied by Swedish singer Lena Philipsson. [news24]
Boeing Calls Off Its First Astronaut Launch Because Of Valve Issue On Rocket – The two NASA test pilots had just strapped into Boeing’s Starliner capsule for a flight to the International Space Station when the countdown was halted, just two hours before the planned liftoff. [ap]
Hamas Accepts Gaza Truce Proposal As Israel Urges Rafah Evacuation – Hamas on Monday said it had accepted a proposal for a truce in the seven-month-old war in Gaza, after Israel told Palestinians in Rafah to evacuate ahead of a long-threatened invasion of the city. [iol]
Watch: Boat Capsizes During Training Race, Sends Crew Members Flying – The USA SailGP Team’s boat was damaged after flipping on its side during a training race in Bermuda. [cnn]
Australian Brothers And US tourist Who Went Missing On Surfing Trip In Mexico ‘Shot Dead By Thieves’ – Bodies found in a well near where the trio disappeared have now been formally identified by their families. [sky]
How Bad Are Ultraprocessed Foods, Really? – They’re clearly linked to poor health. But scientists are only beginning to understand why. [nytimes]
Jack Dorsey Leaves Board Of Fledgling Social Network Bluesky, Calls Elon Musk’s X ‘Freedom Technology’ – Jack Dorsey resigned from the board of his social networking startup, Bluesky — even as he gave an impromptu endorsement Elon Musk’s X, calling it “freedom technology”. [nypost]
International Bank Calls It Quits In South Africa – The French company, which has €415 billion (R8.2 trillion) in assets under management, was given permission to conduct business as a bank in South Africa by means of a branch in 2012, allowing it to offer corporate and investment banking services. [businesstech]
‘What Message Are You Sending’: DA Receives Backlash Over Its “Burning SA Flag” Election TV Ad – The Democratic Alliance (DA) is receiving backlash over its election TV advert of a South African flag burning ahead of the elections. [iol]
Better Siri Is Coming: What Apple’s Research Says About Its AI Plans – Apple hasn’t talked too much about AI so far — but it’s been working on stuff. A lot of stuff. [verge]
6 Signs You’re NOT As Good With Money As You Think – Think you’re good with money? You may want to read this first. [capetalk]
Spacey Unmasked Review: A Devastating Portrayal Of The Power Dynamics Of Fame – Kevin Spacey has already denounced Spacey Unmasked, Channel 4’s shocking investigation into claims of predatory behaviour by the Oscar-winning actor. [independent]
Gen Z Mostly Doesn’t Care If Influencers Are Actual Humans, New Study Shows – AI influencers could actually benefit brands looking to connect with Gen Z consumers. [mashable]
Painting Of Vagina By French Artist Gustave Courbet Sprayed With ‘MeToo’ Graffiti – French-Luxembourgish performance artist Deborah de Robertis says she organised the stunt, after which two people were arrested. [guardian]
