Snowden Can’t Leave Moscow – Edward Snowden is “under the care of the Russian authorities” and can’t leave Moscow’s international airport without their consent, Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa told The Associated Press Sunday in an interview telegraphing the slim and diminishing possibility that the National Security Agency leaker will end up in Ecuador. [associated]
New NSA Leaks Show How US Is Bugging Its European Allies – US intelligence services are spying on the European Union mission in New York and its embassy in Washington, according to the latest top secret US National Security Agency documents leaked by the whistleblower Edward Snowden. [guardian]
Obama ‘Deeply Humbled’ By Mandela Prison Visit – US President Barack Obama on Sunday visited the Robben Island prison where Nelson Mandela spent some of his darkest days in jail. [mail&guardian]
Anti-Morsi Protests Sweep Egypt – Hundreds of thousands of people have taken to the streets of Cairo and other cities across Egypt, demanding the resignation of President Mohamed Morsi amid sporadic violence that left several people dead. [aljazeera]
MTN, Vodacom After Neotel – Speculation is rife that Vodacom and MTN are jostling to buy out Neotel which is understood to be on the block. [news24]
Putin Signs Law Banning Gay ‘Propaganda’ – Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law fining people who “propagate” homosexuality to children, a day after dozens of people were detained following a gay-pride parade in St. Petersburg. [bloomberg]
Cirque Du Soleil Acrobat Dies In Performance Fall – A Paris-born performer in Cirque du Soleil’s Ka has died after a fall during a show in Las Vegas. Sarah Guyard-Guillot was pronounced dead late on Saturday night at a hospital after falling about 15m from the show’s stage. [theaus]
Winnie Mandela Blasts ‘Insensitive’ Zuma Madiba Visit – Nelson Mandela’s ex-wife strongly criticised on Sunday a visit paid by South African President Jacob Zuma in April to the ailing anti-apartheid icon, who is again critically ill in hospital. [timeslive]
British Grand Prix Blowouts Hit Lewis Hamilton And Spark Boycott Threat – Formula One is in crisis with one of its most experienced competitors, Felipe Massa, discussing the possibility of a drivers’ boycott after Sunday’s British Grand Prix was dominated by exploding rubber, with five drivers – including Britain’s Lewis Hamilton – experiencing serious tyre problems. [guardian]
UK Takes Step Toward ‘Three-Parent Babies’ – The United Kingdom took a step Friday toward being the first country in the world to allow a pioneering in vitro fertilization technique using DNA from three people that could prevent mitochondrial diseases but that also raises significant ethical issues. [cnn]
Senior Murdoch Lieutenant Richard Caseby Leaving After 24 Years – One of Rupert Murdoch’s most long-serving lieutenants, Richard Caseby, is understood to be leaving his job as the managing editor of The Sun and The Sunday Times newspapers. [telegraph]
Gary Player To Pose Nude – South African golf legend Gary Player, affectionately known as the Black Knight, is in pretty good shape for a 77-year-old, and in the upcoming issue of ESPN the Magazine, readers will get the chance to see exactly how fit he is. [sport24]
Alec Baldwin Apologizes After Homophobic Twitter Rant – Alec Baldwin has apologized after he used homophobic slurs to violently threaten a British reporter who said his wife Hilaria Thomas had tweeted about wedding presents and TV appearances during James Gandolfini’s funeral on Thursday. [foxnews]
Amazon AutoRip Gives MP3 Version With Every CD – Online retailer Amazon is stepping up the fight for music sales by giving UK shoppers a digital version when they buy a CD or vinyl record. [skynews]
Vine Withers as New Instagram Video Shares Take Lead on Twitter – It has been only about 10 days since video on Instagram debuted, and Twitter-owned competitor Vine is already losing ground. [mashable]
France’s Triumphant ‘Joan Of Arc’ Vows To Bring Back Franc And Destroy Euro – Marine Le Pen is spoiling for a fight. The leader of France’s Front National vows to smash the existing order of Europe and force the break-up of monetary union, if she wins the next election. [telegraph]
Stay Out Of The Limelight, Kate Tells Pippa Amid Concerns She Is Courting Controversy With Her High Public Profile – As the Duchess of Cambridge’s sister, she is guaranteed a place on every guest list in town. But Pippa Middleton has been quietly asked by Kate and Prince William to scale back her public appearances. [dailymail]
Jennifer Lopez Performs for Repressive Leader of Turkmenistan – Jennifer Lopez performed Saturday night for the president of Turkmenistan, a country Human Rights Watch describes as one of the most repressive in the world. According to the Guardian, J. Lo sang “Happy Birthday” to president Gurbanguly Berdymukhaedov during the performance after a last-minute request from the hosts. [rollingstone]
Lauryn Hill Rant: Singer Vents About Racism, Slavery And The IRS In Open Letter – Lauryn Hill took to her Tumblr page to rant about racism, slavery and the IRS in a lengthy open letter on June 28 — one day before she was set to begin serving three months in prison for tax evasion. Hill was sentenced in May for failing to pay taxes on approximately $1.8 million in earnings. [huffpo]
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MG Newsroom: Mandela And The Mystery Song, 13h00-14h00 – The MG Newsroom kicks off with an update on Nelson Mandela’s health. There’s high drama playing out in the Mandela household, with new court cases and seemingly tense family meetings, and they’ll talk to the M&G’s Phillip de Wet about what we can expect from South Africa’s most famous family in the coming week. One of the foreign media’s pet topics seems to be South Africa’s black people and what the country’s whites might face from them once Madiba dies. Mmanaledi will discuss these reports and why they come across as misplaced. Lastly, you’ll get a round-up of the week’s news and what to expect in the next seven days. [mgnewsroom]
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