The 48th annual Farnborough International Airshow promises to be a special one because a version of Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo – a two-pilot, six-passenger craft capable of sub-orbital travel – is scheduled to make its European debut at the show.

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NBC and Google are planning for the Olympic games to be the largest-ever online offering of a sporting event. The aim is for the games to have 3 500 hours of live streaming footage. Google and NBC are staging “war games” in at least three countries to prepare for the possibility of hacker attacks or hardware malfunction.

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According to a policy brief published by the SA Institute of Race Relations, the ANC’s power is in decline and the demise of the party is now “inevitable”. The observations are based on evidence that “points overwhelmingly in [that] direction.” Click through for the full scoop.

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Madeleine McCann disappeared when her family went on holiday to Portugal in 2007. Her body has never been found, and her parents are clinging to the belief that she is still alive. This hasn’t stopped a South African man from his mission to find her grave – which he claims he’s just done.

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Who would have guessed this? Either way, this is rad: over the past decade, Jozi’s commercial property values have outperformed those of London and New York, despite global economic uncertainties, and SA’s sluggish growth.

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From the New York Times to News24, 2oceansvibe gives you the headlines that matter.

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During an Easter radio interview, comedian Nik Rabinowitz upset some listeners with his jokes. Highlights included referring to a “queer Jesus for the gay community” and a “pastor who had a potato stuck up his backside.” This morning the Broadcasting Complaints Commission of South Africa (BCCSA) found complaints accusing these statements as “blasphemous” to be not valid.

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Durban is soon to set itself apart from other South African cities as a leader on the tourism front. A US hospitality group is planning a fleet of six see-through tourist submarines, underwater restaurants and nightclubs, and a 17 000-seat amphitheatre for live music performances on the KwaZulu-Natal coast.

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How this has taken so long to happen is beyond comprehension, but by all accounts, when the International Football Association Board (IFAB) meet today, goal-line technology is set to get the go-ahead.

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Didier Lombard, the former chief executive of France Telecom, has been indicted by a court in Paris following allegations that he led a “corporate culture of bullying and harassment” which may have lead to more than 30 suicides.

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A Japanese parliamentary panel has said in a report that the crisis at the Fukushima nuclear plant was “a profoundly man-made disaster”, and that the disaster “could and should have been foreseen and prevented”. The report also blamed cultural conventions and a reluctance to question authority.

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This morning it was reported that President Jacob Zuma has said that farm attacks in the country are not racially motivated. While it may appear that attacks taking place on the farms of white commercial farmers are racially motivated, this was not the case. These crimes should be “viewed within the context of our country’s high crime statistics.”

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In news that is not very positive for Middle-East peace prospects, IRINN, the state broadcaster in Iran has broadcasted images of ballistic missiles being tested that it claims could easily reach US military bases in the region.

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Local Playboy model, Yolandi Malherbe has attracted a storm of comments and ‘likes’ on social network site Facebook, following her latest photograph posted on her page. The photo was to show-off her new Playboy necklace, but it wasn’t the necklace that caused the comment frenzy.

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Pandas have been on the endangered species list for some time now, so to promote their plight 108 performing pandas took to the streets of London to entertain commuters and passers-by. Click through for the video.

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Police are currently on the hunt for a group of thieves that have made of with a box containing about 70 grenades. The grenades were stolen from a delivery bakkie in Hammanskraal near Pretoria. The explosives were being transported from Cape Town.

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If you weren’t aware of just how prolific Chinese investment is in Africa, wait until you see these startling images of what’s going on in Angola.

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As you’ll recall, Yasser Arafat died in a Paris hospital in 2004 from a “mystery illness.” A new investigation has now revealed that a urine stain on Arafat’s underwear had traces of Polonium-210 – a highly radioactive substance. His wife now wants to exhume his body to investigate the test results.

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Incredibly, the US National Ocean Service of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) had to issue a statement in the last week confirming the non-existence of mermaids after Animal Planet aired “Mermaids: The Body Found” and a whole bunch of Americans thought it was real.

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Lauren Luke, a YouTube personality made famous by offering viewers insightful make-up tips and tutorials, shocked her followers with her latest video in which she appeared bruised and beat-up, the results of domestic abuse. In the video she showed viewers how to effectively hide evidence of a “jealous type of partner.” Click through for the video.

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There is nothing worse than being tagged in a Facebook photo that you don’t want to be tagged in. You know, that time at the bar, after tequila number 7, hanging off your mate Jeff? Turns out it wasn’t just a mass upload.

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Have you ever heard of Doug Pitt? No, we didn’t think so. But we’ll give Doug this: he’s the second most famous Pitt in his family. Unlike his famous brother, Brad, Doug Pitt has never been the star of anything. So, Virgin Mobile have decided to make things fairer in the Pitt family. This is Doug’s first non-celebrity endorsement deal. Doug has quite a vibe going on.

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Yesterday at Wimbledon, Serbian player Viktor Troicki had the unfortunate task of having to take on his fellow countryman, Novak Djokovic. Things did not go too well. Suddenly a fan shouted from the crowd: “Go to his backhand, Viktor!” He did, and actually won that point!

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Are you a ‘Belieber?’ Justin Bieber lovers will be over the moon to hear that the award-winning chart-topping pop star is coming to South Africa. 2oceansvibe News picked up a tweet saying that he had “just agreed to routing for Europe, Russia, Middle East, Asia, Australia, NZ, South America and South Africa BELIEVE TOUR dates.”

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On Tuesday, the FDA approved the first ever over-the-counter, at-home test for HIV. The test will offer customers complete privacy and could be on shelves in the States as soon as October.

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This weekend, as part the ceremony of exchange of the national flag in Brasíla, Brazil’s capital, two Mirage 2000 jets performed a very low altitude flyover. So low in fact that their supersonic boom shattered almost all of the windows of the Supreme Court and Congressional buildings! Click through for the awesome video.

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Hipsters take note, there is a new smartphone personal assistant on its way: Google Now. It’s a search-centric, voice-powered digital assistant for the upcoming version of Android that launches mid-July.

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Here at 2oceansVibe we’re rather fond of “Eastbound and Down”. We cried big tears when we heard it was to be no more, but fear not! Kenny Powers is set to return to HBO for a fourth season of the comedy series. Why? Because he’s Kenny fucking Powers, that’s why.

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Dozens of men were protesting in Hillbrow, Johannesburg this morning – chanting slogans such as “say no to men abuse.” They claim that they are doing this in a bid to seek protection from their abusive wives, who beat them at home on regular occasions.

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