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Morning Headlines
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Tuesday Morning Spice
12 Jul 2011 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Prince Albert And Charlene Spent Honeymoon In Separate Hotels – Prince Albert of Monaco and his bride spent their honeymoon in separate hotels ten miles apart, it has been claimed. The 53-year-old billionaire and his 33-year-old wife of just over a week have cut short their trip to South Africa so he can take a […]
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Monday Morning Spice
11 Jul 2011 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Kate & Wills Punish Hollywood – The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge continued their whirlwind tour of Los Angeles with a star-studded BAFTA gala on Saturday night. From Nicole Kidman to Jennifer Lopez, everyone was there. William also played polo and scored. Four times. Quite mean.. [dailybeast] US Musician Claims Freshlyground Stole His Song – […]
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Friday Morning Spice
08 Jul 2011 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Rupert Murdoch shortly after the news broke Rupert Murdoch Closes News Of The World – News Corp’s Rupert Murdoch has spent years clashing with unions, rivals and governments. Now the scandal at one of his London newspapers is threatening to become the biggest crisis of the 80-year-old’s career. News Corp. said yesterday it would close the […]
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Thursday Morning Spice
07 Jul 2011 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Shell Fracking Ads Banned – Anglo-Dutch energy giant Shell was ordered on Wednesday to withdraw claims about controversial shale gas drilling in an advertisement carried in several South African newspapers. The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) said the company had made claims that were unsubstantiated and likely to mislead, in a complaint brought by a lobby group […]
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Wednesday Morning Spice
06 Jul 2011 by Seth Rotherham / 1 Comment
Monkey Steals Camera And Takes Pics Of Himself – A macaque monkey in Indonesia took a camera from a wildlife photographer before snapping himself in a variety of poses. David Slater, 46, said: “They were quite mischievous jumping all over my equipment, and it looked like they were already posing for the camera when one […]
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Tuesday Morning Spice
05 Jul 2011 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Strauss-Kahn To Make Slander Claim Against Another Accuser – Lawyers for Dominique Strauss-Kahn say they will file a slander complaint against a writer who accuses the former IMF head of sexually assaulting her in 2002. Tristane Banon, 31, says she plans to file a criminal complaint Tuesday accusing Strauss-Kahn of trying to rape her in […]
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Monday Morning Spice
04 Jul 2011 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Charlene Wittstock and Prince Albert of Monaco’s Royal Wedding – South African swimmer Charlene Wittstock married Prince Albert of Monaco this weekend, in a wedding shrouded in controversy – as only the Grimaldis can. Full photo gallery available. [popyacollar] Djokovic Crowned King Of Wimbledon – In an encounter which lasted nearly two and a half […]
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Friday Morning Spice
01 Jul 2011 by Seth Rotherham / 1 Comment
Man Grabs French President Before Being Tackled [Video] – A man grabbed French President Nicolas Sarkozy by his shoulder and pulled him up against a barricade Thursday before being tackled by security officers. The incident came as Sarkozy visited the town of Brax in southwest France. Television footage showed the man being wrestled to the ground by […]
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Thursday Morning Spice
30 Jun 2011 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
MySpace Sold To Ad Network For $35 Million – The day that the web has been buzzing about has finally come: MySpace has been sold, to an advertising network called Specific Media for a mere $35 million. Rupert Murdoch originally bought it in 2005 for $580 million. Skinny loss. [mashable] Federer Knocked Out Of Wimbledon […]
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Wednesday Morning Spice
29 Jun 2011 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Monaco Insists Charlene Is Not A Runaway Bride – Monaco’s palace went into P.R. overdrive on Tuesday, squelching rumors that princess-to-be Charlene Wittstock had turned into a runaway bride. French newspaper L’express printed a story last week claiming that Wittstock tried to flee the country and head home to South Africa. [huffpo] Google Launches Facebook […]
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Tuesday Morning Spice
28 Jun 2011 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Philip Morris To Sue Australia – Tobacco giant Philip Morris is threatening to sue the Australian government for possibly billions of dollars over its plan to be the first country to introduce plain, brand-less packaging for cigarettes. [reuters] Naspers Profits Up 13% – Africa’s largest media company Naspers yesterday announced an 18% rise in revenue to […]
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Monday Morning Spice
27 Jun 2011 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
David Cameron’s Local Tory Chairman Dead In Glastonbury Toilet – David Cameron said he was “devastated” to hear of the death of Christopher Shale, his constituency chairman, who apparently committed suicide in a portable toilet at Glastonbury Festival. [telegraph] New York Biggest State To Legalise Gay Marriage – Lawmakers voted late Friday to legalize same-sex […]
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Friday Morning Spice
24 Jun 2011 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Michelle Obama Grabs Bite To Eat In Woodstock – During her whirlwind tour of South Africa, US First Lady Michelle Obama, who is in the country with her mother and two daughters, stopped by to eat salad and drink lemonade and ice tea at the popular deli and restaurant The Kitchen, situated in Sir Lowry Road […]
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Thursday Morning Spice
23 Jun 2011 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Head Of Wimbledon Has A Go At Grunting Women – In an interview with The Daily Telegraph, Ian Ritchie admitted tournament officials were becoming increasingly uneasy about the practice. As the Championships celebrate its 125th anniversary this year Mr Ritchie, the chief executive of the All England Lawn and Tennis Club (AELTC), said fans were […]
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Wednesday Morning Spice
22 Jun 2011 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Michelle Obama Visits Madiba – United States First Lady Michelle Obama met South Africa’s first black president, Nelson Mandela, at his home Tuesday in a rare visit with the ageing icon whose legacy frames much of her journey here. [mail&guardian] Facebook To Launch Music Dashboard – Facebook is reportedly working on a music dashboard, according […]
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Tuesday Morning Spice
21 Jun 2011 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Breakdancing Gorilla Goes Viral – Nine-year-old Zola, one of eight Western lowland gorillas currently living at the Calgary Zoo in Canada, has become the latest Internet video star, thanks to a YouTube clip that shows him stomping and spinning, as if he were breakdancing. [dailymail] Michelle O’ Arrives In South Africa – US First Lady […]
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Monday Morning Spice
20 Jun 2011 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Surgeon Shits On David Cameron In Hospital [Video] – A senior surgeon interrupted a hospital visit by David Cameron and Nick Clegg to complain that the TV crews filming them were not observing strict hygiene rules.. David Nunn left the Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister stunned with his angry outburst during the walkabout at […]
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Friday Morning Spice
17 Jun 2011 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Vancouver Riot ‘Kiss Photograph’ Goes Viral – Lying in the street and seemingly locked in a kiss as chaos erupts around them, a young couple appear oblivious to the charging crowds and baton-wielding riot police. The photograph, taken amid Vancouver’s hockey riots, has been tweeted around the world. But the photographer who took it is still […]
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Wednesday Morning Spice
15 Jun 2011 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Maid Speaks Out For The First Time – When it was revealed that Arnold Schwarzenegger had a 13-year-old child with a trusted member of the family’s domestic staff, the world let out a collective gasp. The mother, housekeeper Mildred Baena, has since been in hiding and has now decided to set the record straight. [hellomagazine] […]
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Tuesday Morning Spice
14 Jun 2011 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Active Facebook Users In US & UK Declines – The United States lost nearly 6 million users, falling from 155.2 million at the start of May to 149.4 million at the end of it. This is the first time the country has lost users in the past year. Canada also fell significantly, by 1.52 million […]
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Monday Morning Spice
13 Jun 2011 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Netherlands To Ban The Only Reason You Went There In The First Place – The Netherlands plans to ban foreign visitors from pot shops in a move that opponents have labeled “tourism suicide.” Under the plan, the “coffee shops” that sell marijuana will become private clubs limited to adult Dutch citizens who have to show proof […]
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Friday Morning Spice
10 Jun 2011 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Happy Birthday, Prince Phillip! – The Queen’s husband, Prince Phillip, turns 90 today. We dig Phillip’s vibe, here at 2oceansvibe – in particular his long list of famous quotes an gaffes, which have kept us laughing our heads off for decades. Follow the link for 90 Prince Phillip quotes that will knock your socks off. […]
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Thursday Morning Spice
09 Jun 2011 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Barbie Is Destroying The Rainforests – Greenpeace said on Wednesday it had evidence that Barbie doll packaging comes from Indonesian rainforests, accusing toy manufacturers such as Mattel and Walt Disney Co of contributing to the country’s rapid deforestation. [reuters] Gaddafi Has An ‘Official Rape Policy’ – Investigators have evidence that Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi ordered […]
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Wednesday Morning Spice
08 Jun 2011 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Germany Is Officially The World’s Least Funny Country – Now an international poll appears to reinforce the humourless national stereotype after concluding that Germany is the least funny country in the world. More than 30,000 people in 15 countries were asked to rank the nations with the worst sense of humour and Germany came out on […]
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Tuesday Morning Spice
07 Jun 2011 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Apple Launches iCloud: Data In Forefront, Devices In Background – The long, strange trip that has been Apple’s implementation of cloud computing seems to have finally hit the road Monday with a full-throttled embrace of a paradigm one might not expect from a hardware manufacturer: Your computing life is merely enabled by the devices you […]
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Monday Morning Spice
06 Jun 2011 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
UN Declares Internet Access A Human Right – A United Nations report said Friday that disconnecting people from the internet is a human rights violation and against international law. The report railed against France and the United Kingdom, which have passed laws to remove accused copyright scofflaws from the internet. It also protested blocking internet access […]
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Friday Morning Spice
03 Jun 2011 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Groupon files for $750 million IPO – Groupon Inc. filed Thursday for a widely anticipated initial public offering in which the daily-deals service said it expects to raise as much as $750 million. The company said in its filing that it saw $644.7 million in revenue in the quarter that ended in March, compared with […]
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Thursday Morning Spice
02 Jun 2011 by Seth Rotherham / 1 Comment
Eight Million SA Cellphones To Be Switched Off – In November Cabinet approved a six-month extension of the deadline for operators to register their customers’ details including identity numbers and addresses. SA mobile operators MTN, Vodacom and Cell C now face the daunting prospect of switching off approximately eight million SIM cards at the end of […]
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Wednesday Morning Spice
01 Jun 2011 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Prince William Says FIFA Should Postpone Election – Prince William, who is president of the Football Association, last night dramatically intervened to back calls for football’s shamed governing body Fifa to postpone today’s presidential election in the wake of bribery allegations. He joined the organisation’s attempt to scupper the re-election of Sepp Blatter, the only candidate […]
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Tuesday Morning Spice
31 May 2011 by Seth Rotherham / 1 Comment
Silvio Berlusconi Sex Trial Resumes Today – Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi’s trial on charges of having sex with an under-age prostitute resumes a day after his centre-right coalition suffered a crushing defeat in local elections. Berlusconi himself will not attend today’s court hearing, where his lawyers are expected to challenge the court’s right to hear […]
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