Thailand: At Least Six Blasts Hit Two Cities Within Hours – At least six explosions hit two Thai cities in a span of about 12 hours, police officials told CNN. [cnn]
Gawker Preps For Bankruptcy Auction, Leading Bid Is $90M – Gawker Media is moving forward with its plans to sell itself, following approval of a bankruptcy auction next month. [forbes]
iPhone 7: See The Phone On 7 September – Reveal date for Apple’s next smartphone outed by top tipster – but fans will have to wait for a new MacBook Pro. [tw]
A Tennis Player May Have Been Intentionally Poisoned At This Year’s Wimbledon – We know that some sporting superstars weren’t keen on heading to Brazil in fear of the Zika virus, but is something nasty going on over at Wimbledon? [here]
DA’s Karoo Deals Force Out ANC In Four Municipalities – The ANC in the Western Cape has been dealt another blow after the DA clinched a deal to co-govern four municipalities. [tlive]
Trump Plans To Take A ‘Nice, Long Vacation’ If He Loses In November – If his presidential campaign doesn’t work out, Donald Trump has a backup plan — a long vacation. [lat]
Julian Assange To Be Questioned By Sweden Over Rape Claim, Ecuador Says – Ecuador and Sweden have agreed to allow Julian Assange to be questioned by Swedish prosecutors inside the Ecuadorean Embassy in London, in a possible breakthrough to a four-year impasse, Ecuador said on Thursday, but no date for the interview was announced. [nyt]
The Great Vegan Debate Just Stepped Up A Notch – Every parent hopes for a healthy child, but not everyone can agree on what they should be eating to get there. One woman in Italy is on a crusade. [here]
Cape Solar Shocker: Global Energy Firm Quits SA Over ‘Wavering’ Government – One of the world’s biggest solar technology companies is closing its Cape Town factory due to what it terms the government’s lack of commitment to green energy.[tlive]
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Russian Hackers Of DNC Said To Nab Secrets From NATO, Soros – Weeks before the Democratic convention was upended by 20,000 leaked e-mails released through WikiLeaks, another little-known website began posting the secrets of a top NATO general, billionaire George Soros’ philanthropy and a Chicago-based Clinton campaign volunteer. [bloom]
All Of The Top Republicans Voting For Hillary Clinton Instead Of Donald Trump – Big name Republicans are increasing ditching their party’s candidate and expressing their support of the Democratic nominee, Hillary Clinton. [beast]
Namibian Boxer Accused Of Sex Assault To Fight In Rio – A Namibian boxer arrested for alleged sexual assault at the Rio Olympics athletes village will fight as scheduled on Thursday, officials said. [f24]
Be A Hero – Tell Your Friend Who Takes Forever To Order Their Food About This – Every group has one, the person who takes forever to decide on what to order. Save that friendship before it’s too late and you lash out. [here]
Rio 2016: Fiji Storms To Sevens Gold, Claiming First-Ever Olympic Medal – Fiji has been crowned the first men’s rugby sevens Olympic champions after crushing Britain 43-7 in the final of the inaugural tournament, giving the Pacific island nation its first Games medal. [abc]
Michael Phelps Wins 22nd Gold Medal As U.S. Swimmers Break New Ground In Rio – The most decorated Olympian of all time wasn’t the only one to make history. [time]
Phelps Needs 1 More Gold To Tie, Um, SA! – The legend that is Michael Phelps has 22 Olympic gold medals to his name – one fewer than South Africa in their history. [s24]
Star Belgian Sailor Evi Van Acker Sick After Racing On Polluted Bay – A Belgian woman who won a 2012 bronze medal has become sick, the first Olympic competitor to fall ill after sailing the polluted waters of Guanabara Bay. [espn]
LeBron James Agrees To Three-Year, $100-Million Contract With Cavaliers – Fresh off leading Cleveland to an NBA title, the first for one of the city’s three professional sports teams in 52 years, James agreed Thursday to a three-year, $100 million contract with the Cavaliers, a person familiar with the contract told the Associated Press. [lat]
We Found Out Where All The Rockstars Will Be Jolling In Cape Town This Weekend – To party like a rockstar means living life on the edge, so where in Cape Town are the biggest jollers going to be breaking it down? [here]
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French Burkini Party Ban Sparks Political Storm – A ban on a women’s burkini event in Marseille has created a storm across the political spectrum about the lightening-rod issue of religious freedom in France. [f24]
Stronger Rand Makes Overseas Lottery Tickets So Much Cheaper – With the Dollar at 13.4 to the Rand, there’s never been a better time to buy lottery tickets online. Fact. [tickets]
Heads Up – Saturday’s Powerball Has Hit R1 Billion Prize Money – Get your tickets online from anywhere in the world and stand in line to become a Rand Billionaire on Saturday. Good luck [tickets]
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