Blind Mystic Baba Vanga Says The End Times Will Commence In 2025 – Baba Vanga, also known as Vangeliya Pandeva Gushterova, was a blind Bulgarian clairvoyant widely known for her alleged powers of precognition. [nypost]
SIU Boss On Death Threats, Rampant Graft, And Bent Officials Milking Billions From ‘Broken System’ – Special Investigating Unit head Andy Mothibi laid bare the gravity of South Africa’s state procurement corruption blight. [news24]
Food Safety Scandal Rocks China As Report Claims Cooking Oil Carried In Same Trucks As Fuel – Public outrage is mounting in China over allegations that a major state-owned food company has been cutting costs by using the same tankers to carry fuel and cooking oil – without cleaning them in between. [cnn]
Cape Storm: Mayor Urges Residents To Remain Indoors, Avoid Unnecessary Travel As Storm Intensifies – As heavy rains and gale-force winds continue to batter Cape Town, Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has urged residents across the metropole to travel as little as possible and remain indoors as the storm continues. [iol]
Ex-Red Hot Chili Peppers Guitarist Sued For Wrongful Death In Alleged Fatal Collision – Josh Klinghoffer, who is touring with Pearl Jam, is being sued after allegedly hitting and killing a pedestrian in a crash in Alhambra earlier this year. [guardian]
NASA Astronauts Stuck On ISS Say They Feel ‘Confident’ Boeing’s Starliner Can Bring Them Home – Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams were orginally to return to Earth on June 14. [abc]
Jim Carrey Sends His Collection Of Art And Modern Design To Auction – The sale at Bonhams L.A. spans artworks, design objects, and photography. [artnet]