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 that is fighting a bid by Shell to explore for gas deposits. [mail&guardian]
Facebook Shows What Skype Chat Looks Like – On Wednesday, Facebook announced its long-rumored partnership with Skype to bring video chat to the world’s most popular social networking site. Video chat is just one of the new features Facebook introduced as part of its Facebook Chat overhaul. [mashable]
Malema Labels The US ‘Bloodthirsty Imperialists’ – Yawn. ANC Youth League President Julius Malema has labelled the United States as “blood thirsty imperialist” for bombing Libya with its NATO allies. He was speaking at a protest by hundreds of Numsa members at the US Embassy in Pretoria. Not that the US will ever know – much like U2 not being aware of Steve Hofmeyr’s rants. [timeslive]
Helen Zille To Co-Host 2oceansvibe Radio Morning Show – Premier of the Western Cape will be in studio this morning from 08h00 to 09h00 to co-host the ‘Morning Meeting’ on 2oceansvibe Radio. Listeners can tune in, as always, online or via their mobile phones and in their cars. One-click instructions at.. [2oceansviberadio]
Noel Gallagher Reveals Details Of Two Solo Albums – Oasis mastermind Noel Gallagher has announced that he will be self-releasing his first solo album, Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds, through his Sour Mash label on October 17th in Britain and November 8th in the United States. [rollingstone]
Carla Bruni Baby Bump – Carla Bruni, was reluctant to confirm her pregnancy when quizzed a few months ago – but these pictures leave little room for doubt. The French First Lady – who is said to be six months into her pregnancy – showed off an unmistakable baby bump on holiday with husband Nicolas Sarkozy. [vogue]
Qatar Heat Could Change World Cup Game Format – Beavon said that when FIFA’s inspection team evaluating the World Cup bids for 2022 visited Qatar in September last year, the external temperature was 44 Celsius – very similar to the external conditions there will be at the World Cup. “During those conditions we had to demonstrate to them that we could create a comfortable, open-air environment, using zero carbon technologies in the stadiums. [reuters]
Zuma Kept Royals Waiting For Two Hours – President Jacob Zuma kept the Prince and Princess of Monaco waiting for almost two hours at King’s House in Morningside on Wednesday where a banquet dinner was awaiting the distinguished guests. With Zuma late, the guests had to wait in another room before the motorcade of BMWs could make its way to the residence to receive them. [news24]
Paris Hilton Is Tapping ‘The Hangover’ Director – Paris Hilton may as well have a revolving door in her house! The socialite, who broke up with boyfriend of a year Cy Waits last month, is already engaging in major PDAs with a new man. Sources say Hilton, 30, was getting very cozy with The Hangover director Todd Phillips this past weekend. [ivillage]
Terrorists Plan To Implant Bombs Inside The Body – Airlines are being warned by the government that terrorists are considering surgically hiding bombs inside humans to evade airport security. As a result, travelers may find themselves subjected to more scrutiny when flying in the heart of summer vacation season. Wonderful – so no liquids and now a possible C-section as we go through security? [washpo]
PyeongChang Wins 2018 Winter Olympics Bid – The long battle for the Winter Olympics is over. PyeongChang won the right to host the 2018 Games after winning the majority votes on Wednesday at a International Olympic Committee session in Durban, South Africa. For the third time, the Gangwon Province city, up against Munich of Germany and Annecy of France, was bidding to host the Winter Olympics. [asiaone]
Thief Steals Picasso Sketch From San Francisco Gallery – The well-dressed man in dark glasses didn’t attract a second glance when he walked into a gallery near Union Square on Tuesday. And soon he was gone, after grabbing a drawing by Pablo Picasso that was being offered for more than $200,000, and vanishing in a waiting taxicab, San Francisco police said. [sfgate]
Murdoch Tabloid Hacking Dead War Vet Family’s Phones – The Daily Telegraph has learnt that the personal details of the families of servicemen who died on the front line have been found in the files of Glenn Mulcaire, the private detective working for the Sunday tabloid News Of The World. The disclosure that grieving relatives of war dead were targets for the newspaper prompted anger among military charities, who said it was a “disgusting and indefensible assault on privacy”. [telegraph]
Huffington Post Launches UK Edition – The Huffington Post launched a British edition on Wednesday, in the first expansion outside North America for its news and opinion website. The site, www.huffingtonpost.co.uk, has enlisted high-profile contributors from the world of politics and entertainment, including former British Prime Minister Tony Blair and comedian Ricky Gervais. [news24]
Google Makes Facebook Look Socially Awkward – In what appeared to be a hasty response to the launch of Google’s rival social-networking product, called Google+, Mr. Zuckerberg on Wednesday unveiled Facebook’s new video-chatting feature. He called it “super awesome.” Too bad Google made the same feature available in 2008. Indeed, Facebook suddenly looks vulnerable. This could be bad news for investors who have recently paid top dollar for stock in Facebook in private sales. [wallstreetjournal]
Cape Royale Hotel “30 Days Of Giveaways” Underway – Cape Royale Luxury Hotel and Spa is offering all Facebook members a chance to win prizes in their daily giveaways. Prizes include spa treatments and products, dinners, accommodation and even a helicopter flip! In order to enter the competition all you have to do is “like” their Facebook page and see what our daily competition entails. [facebook]
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