New York Airport Workers Go On Strike Over Ebola – LaGuardia Airport employees responsible for cleaning airplanes and bathrooms staged a walkout this week, saying they’re not being adequately protected against the Ebola virus. [gawk]
DStv Ditches 7th Heaven Over Paedophile Actor – CBS Drama (134) on MultiChoice’s DStv is removing the family drama 7th Heaven from its schedule following the self-confession of actor Stephen Collins who played pastor Eric Camden in the show, that he molested various underage girls. [ch24]
Ebola Is ‘Entrenched And Accelerating’ In West Africa – The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that Ebola is now entrenched in the capital cities of all three worst-affected countries and is accelerating in almost all settings. [bbc]
Ebola Crisis: Disease May Already Be In Britain As Man Dies On Business Trip – The death of a businessman in Macedonia from suspected Ebola has led to fears that the disease may already be in Britain. [tele]
General: Expect ‘Mass Migration’ To U.S. If Ebola Comes To Central America – The Pentagon’s top commander in South America has warned that if Ebola surfaces in Central America or the Caribbean, there will be a stampede of people heading north across the Rio Grande to the U.S. to escape the disease. [time]
Shrien Dewani: R10 000 In Anni’s Bag – Shrien Dewani will say there was R10 000 in his wife’s handbag before it was snatched in an apparent hijacking in 2010, the British man’s lawyer told the Western Cape High Court. [citpr]
Dewani Trial Delayed Due To Stomach Aches – British businessman Shrien Dewani’s trial on a charge of murdering his wife Anni was postponed on Thursday after both he and his alleged accomplice complained of stomach problems. [n24]
North Korea Leader Kim Is Still In Charge, Has Leg Injury – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is in firm control of his government but has hurt his leg, a source with access to the secretive North’s leadership said, playing down speculation over the 31-year-old’s health and grip on power. [reuters]
Tonight’s Euromillions Superdraw Is Sitting On R1.8 Billion – It’s not every day the superdraw rolls over. Well this one has and the new jackpot prize is R1.8 billion (EUR 128 million). The draw is TODAY. Get tickets [here]
King Mswati To Pay Girls R200 A Month To Remain Virgins In Bid To Fight HIV – Virgins in Swaziland are being offered close to R200 a month to abstain from sex, it has been reported. [tlive]
Nigerian President Threatens to Sue Content Farm Over ‘Libelous’ Listicle – With Ebola more or less handled in Nigeria, President Goodluck Jonathan has put his focus back on the things that really matter to him. No, not defeating Boko Haram — his own personal reputation in the most trivial dark corners of the internet. [nymag]
Baby Bling! Kanye West Designing Mini Diamond Wedding Ring For North West – With her Hermes bags, designer threads and front-row fashion appearances, North West is shaping up to be one spoilt celeb toddler… and her father Kanye West is about to take it to the next level. [celeb]
81 Million People Listened To The U2 Album Apple Gave Away – About 5% of the iTunes users who received the album downloaded it fully, and about 16% at least played a single song. [time]
Juarez Cartel Leader Vicente Carrillo Fuentes Arrested In Mexico – Vicente Carrillo Fuentes, the leader of the deadly Juarez drug cartel for whom the FBI had offered a $5 million reward, was arrested Wednesday night without incident, Mexican authorities said Thursday. [nbc]
‘The Fappening’ Yields A Fake Kim Kardashian Sex Tape – While the celebrity nude hacking melee seems to be dying down, a sex tape allegedly featuring reality star Kim Kardashian has leaked online. Have no fear, it’s a fake. [beast]
George Clooney Snaps Up £10 Million Manor House In Sonning, Berkshire – George Clooney and his new wife, the London-based human rights lawyer Amal Alamuddin, appear to have settled for their marital home on the River Thames in Berkshire. [tele]
Ryan Gosling And Eva Mendes Name Baby Girl – Ryan Gosling and Eva Mendes have finally named their new daughter — Esmeralda Amada Gosling. [newsau]
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