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Death Toll Climbs To Five After Margate Pounded By Devastating Storm-Force Winds, Floods – Images of sunken roads, huge trees blocking streets and fallen buildings were emerging from Margate in Ray Nkonyeni Municipality in KwaZulu-Natal since the weekend. Damage assessments are underway after heavy downpours and gale-force winds killed five people. [dm]
Double Tragedy: Two Boys Drown In Centurion After One Pupil Tried To Save The Other – One of the boys who drowned in a discipline camp in Centurion was trying to rescue a schoolmate who jumped into the river, said the Gauteng Department of Education. [news24]
The Bitcoin Halving Is Coming — What It Means – A Bitcoin halving is expected to take place on 20 April, marking the fourth time it has occurred since the cryptocurrency’s first block was mined in 2009. [mybroadband]
The Invisible Seafaring Industry That Keeps The Internet Afloat – The global internet relies on 800,000 miles of undersea cables that are constantly breaking — this is the story of the 22 aging ships that fix them. [theverge]
“His Head Keeps Dropping Down”: Donald Trump Fell Asleep During Day One Of His Hush Money Trial – “His chin just hit his chest, then his head shot back up.” [vanityfair]
Copenhagen Stock Exchange Engulfed By Huge Fire – A massive fire has broken out and engulfed the old stock exchange in Copenhagen, Denmark. [bbc]
What Melania Did When News Broke About Trump’s Alleged Affair With Stormy Daniels – CNN’s Randi Kaye looks back at former first lady Melania Trump’s behavior in the days that followed the revelation that former President Donald Trump allegedly instructed longtime fixer Michael Cohen to arrange a hush money payment in 2016 to Stormy Daniels to cover up his affair. [cnn]
Everything You Need To Know About The 2024 Met Gala – Fashion designers and their muses, art enthusiasts, and some of the world’s most influential celebrities will all gather at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City in three weeks for fashion’s biggest night: the Met Gala. [time]
This Billionaire’s Tuscan Resort Isn’t Just The Talk Of The Town—It Is The Town – How one of the world’s wealthiest families breathed new like into Castelfalfi, a dying village turned modern resort. [robbreport]
Exporting Citrus From SA May Soon Become Unaffordable – The South African citrus industry says compliance with EU regulations will become difficult to achieve and the citrus industry won’t be able to afford exports. [sapeople]
Paris 2024 Olympics: Everything You Need To Know As Flame Lighting Ceremony Starts Final Countdown To Games – Paris will host the Olympics and Paralympics this summer, with thousands of athletes and millions of tourists expected to descend on the French capital. Here’s everything you need to know – from the grand plans for the opening ceremony to whether bedbugs are still an issue. [sky]
Siri’s Glow-Up – Apple Could Be Bringing AI To iPhones Soon – Apple is widely expected to unveil new AI features for the iPhone this year at its Worldwide Developers Conference on 10 June, which could be added to everything from Siri search to the Messages app. [2ov]
Rishi Sunak Forces Through Vote For Total Ban On Smoking For Those Born After 2009 – Business secretary Kemi Badenoch was among those who defied the prime minister’s call for his cabinet to back the plan. [sky]
Obsessed With Murder: How The Creator Of The Talented Mr Ripley Came Close To Committing The Crime Herself – Patricia Highsmith was so enamoured with Tom Ripley – currently being played by Andrew Scott in the Netflix adaptation – that she’d sign letters using his name and describe murder as a ‘kind of making love’. [independent]
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