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How The World’s Top Trophy Hunters Are Killing Off Leopards – A new report documents unabated hunting despite leopard numbers plummeting across Africa. [dm]
Trump Sends Another 2,000 National Guards And 700 Marines To LA On Fourth Day Of Unrest – The Pentagon confirms Donald Trump is deploying another 2,000 National Guard troops and it is activating 700 Marines in the Los Angeles area to help the federal response to protests against immigration raids. [bbc]
Another Chinese Scientist — From Wuhan — Charged With Smuggling Illegal Biological Material Into US – A Chinese researcher allegedly tried to smuggle biological materials into the US from Wuhan and lied to the feds about the secretive scheme. [nypost]
Ghost Workers Thrive While Youth Struggle For Jobs, Parliament Warns – While unemployed graduates queue for opportunities, fake employees are drawing state salaries unchecked, and sometimes protected. [citizen]
Japan’s Annual Births Fall To Record Low As Population Emergency Deepens – The number of newborns in Japan is decreasing faster than projected, with the number of annual births falling to another record low last year, according to government data released Wednesday. [cnn]
SA Secures R26.5bn World Bank Infrastructure Loan – To support structural reforms aimed at boosting South Africa’s infrastructure. [moneyweb]
The Incredible Story Of One South African Industry Rising From The Ashes – For decades, the story of South Africa’s foray into pistachio farming was summarised as a significant, government-backed initiative that ultimately failed. [businesstech]
Air Du Cap Launches In Johannesburg With Instant Online Charter Booking Throughout Gauteng And KZN – Private air travel just got a whole lot more convenient, comfortable, and surprisingly affordable for Joburg residents. [2ov]
Toxic Truth? The Cookware Craze Redefining ‘Ceramic’ And ‘Non-Toxic’ – Designer brands such as Always Pan and Caraway are booming – but safety experts are raising questions. [guardian]
Judge Dismisses Justin Baldoni’s $400 Million Lawsuit Against Blake Lively And Ryan Reynolds – Lively’s attorneys call it “a total victory and a complete vindication” as one front in the war over It Ends With Us comes to an abrupt conclusion. [vanityfair]
BET Awards 2025: The Complete Winners List – See who took home trophies at the 25th BET Awards. [rollingstone]
iOS 26 Unveiled – Apple unveiled the latest update to its iPhone software — iOS 26 — during the keynote address at its Worldwide Developers Conference 2025. [mybroadband]
Two Runners Die During Comrades Marathon – More than 22,000 runners took part in the 98th Comrades Marathon on Sunday. But the excitement of the day turned to sadness when two runners died during the race. [scrolla]
Italian Yacht Builder Ferretti Is Involved In An Espionage Case – Authorities are looking into claims of spying at the company. [robbreport]
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