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Cosatu To Strike On Thursday Over State Of Economy – Cosatu has called for a strike this week, saying the government is oblivious to the many challenges facing workers, the poor, and the unemployed. [iol]
Is NYC Really Doomed? Flawed Rent And Tax Forecasts Fester Wild ‘Apocalypse’ Predictions – Do you want to believe that New York City is in an “urban doom cycle”? It’s easy if you just ignore indisputable facts. [nypost]
Robert De Niro Says He’s ‘Deeply Distressed’ After The Death Of Teenage Grandson Leandro – Leandro De Niro Rodriguez’s mother, who is the actor’s daughter Drena De Niro, confirmed Leandro had died in a heartbreaking Instagram post Sunday night. [people]
Porsche Is Making An Electric Speedboat With Tech From Its Macan EV – The zero-emission day cruiser will be made in partnership with Austrian yacht maker Frauscher. [robbreport]
Barbie Movie Gets Vietnam Ban Over South China Sea Map – Vietnam has banned the upcoming Barbie film over a scene featuring a map depicting contested Chinese territorial claims in the South China Sea. [bbc]
Nick Kyrgios Told ‘Don’t Come Back’ To Wimbledon – Kyrgios has been told not to return to Wimbledon after his last-minute withdrawal from the tournament. The Australian tennis star withdrew from the 2023 competition the day before his first-round match against Belgian David Goffin. [ladbible]
Titan Sub Victims Spent Final Moments Listening To Music In Darkness, Report Reveals – The victims of the disaster were reportedly told not to drink coffee on the morning of the fateful dive and were asked to load their favourite songs to be played on a Bluetooth speaker – although the chief executive of the firm that owned the vessel banned country music. [sky]
Former Bain SA Head Implicated In SARS Capture Now Top Exec At European Company – Four and a half years after Vittorio Massone, the former head of Bain in South Africa, left the country in the midst of an inquiry, claiming ill health, he has rebuilt a life for himself abroad as the head of a division at an Italian car distribution company. [news24]
‘Just Not Worth It Anymore’: Stock Theft Forcing Free State Farmers To Sell Their Livestock – Free State farmers turn to tech to curb stock theft after police support proves unreliable. [citizen]
66-Year-Old Man Cycles UK To Raise Funds For Dementia South Africa – Stewart Romanis and friend Steven Bolton are cycling from Lands End, England to John o Groats, Scotland to raise R25,000 for Dementia South Africa; they have almost hit their target! [goodthingsguy]
Richard Branson Flies With Budget African Carrier – Last week famous British entrepreneur Richard Branson flew into neighbouring Zimbabwe, not by private jet or in first class. Branson arrived in Zimbabwe’s capital Harare with budget airline Fastjet on 30 June. [sapeople]
Israeli Forces Launch Biggest Military Operation In West Bank’s Jenin Since 2002 – Israeli forces launched what a military source said is its largest military operation in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin in more than 20 years, killing at least nine people and injuring about 100 others, according to Palestinian officials. [cnn]
Critics Shred Latest Indiana Jones As Nostalgic Flop That ‘Debases The Legacy’ Of The Franchise – Reviewers slammed the latest film for featuring the iconic hero as a ‘broken, helpless old man’ cowering while his ‘patronising goddaughter takes the lead’. [fox]
Instagram’s Threads App To Launch 6 July As users Leave Elon Musk’s Twitter – Interface of Meta’s app appears similar to Twitter, whose tweet viewing restrictions have driven users to join rival platforms BlueSky and Mastodon. [guardian]
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