The Warring Conmen At The Heart Of A €5bn Carbon Credit Scam – Emissions trading was supposed to save the planet. But fraudsters quickly learned how to rip the system off, making themselves spectacularly rich. Then some of the major players started turning on each other. [guardian]
NYSE Glitch Sparks Volatility In Berkshire Hathaway And Dozens Of Stocks – Trading in at least 60 stocks is halted due to volatility as Berkshire Hathaway shares plunge 99.97%. [aljazeera]
Storm That Wreaked Havoc In KZN Was ‘Likely A tornado’ – The storm that hit parts of KZN on Monday was most likely a tornado, according to a South Africa Weather Service forecaster. [news24]
Rare Skull Of An Extinct, Massive ‘Thunder Bird’ Discovered In Australia – The last of the mihirungs went extinct around 45,000 years ago. The only skull, found in 1913, was incomplete and badly damaged, raising questions about the giant bird’s face, habits and ancestry. [cnn]
Biden Lays Into Trump Over Convictions And Says He Now Poses A Greater Threat Than In 2016 – President Joe Biden laid into his predecessor and likely opponent in November’s election, Donald Trump, for being convicted by a Manhattan jury on 34 felony counts related to hush money payments, saying Monday night that “this campaign has entered uncharted territory.” [ap]
Kanye West Sued For Sexual Harassment, Wrongful Termination By Former Assistant – The influencer was offered $1 million for the job. The only condition was that she would be available to the “Heartless” crooner 24 hours a day, seven days a week — which she accepted. [pagesix]
Convicted Paedophiles Could Soon Be Ordered To Undergo Surgical Castration In US – Judges in the US state can already order someone convicted of child sex crimes to undergo chemical castration – but the surgical method is a much more invasive procedure. [sky]
