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Second night of violence in Charlotte

A protester has been shot dead by another civilian during a second night of unrest in Charlotte, North Carolina. Protests erupted in the US city after the fatal shooting of Keith Lamont Scott, 43, by police. Read More

Media targeted at Wits, NMMU protests

Protesting students at the aforementioned universities are venting their frustrations on the media. Despite Wits and NMMU student leaders’ demand that the revolution not be televised, there were simultaneous pleas for journalists to act as a buffer between police and the students. Brick sponges, then. Read More

Rocket attack in Iraq possibly chemical

A rocket fired by ISIL forces at US troops may well have contained a chemical payload. The rocket fragments showed signs of mustard gas, while earlier an airstrike in Mosul targeted a suspected Daesh chemical facility. Read More

Zuckerberg donates billions

Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, pledged $3 billion over the next decade to eradicate or combat all diseases worldwide. The first $600 million portion would be used to establish a ‘Biohub’ in San Francisco. From there, eradicating, or at least minimising and managing, serious disease and illness would be the next step. Read More

In Numbers

97%

Facts of the Day

Today in 1991 saw the Dead Sea Scrolls being made available to the public for the first time in history.

The NFL’s Minnesota Vikings stadium costs more than a NASA mission to Pluto.

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