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While you were sleeping: 19 May 2016

EgyptAir flight disappears off radar, US scientists clear genetically-engineered food, and Netball soars in Australia.
John Stupart
By John Stupart
19 May
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"Great anger and violence can never build a nation."

– Nelson Mandela

 

Story of the Day

TRAINSPOTTER: In dark times, we must lean towards the light 

Things are bad, and getting worse. But we are not sunk yet. It’s time for South Africa to begin to define itself anew. By RICHARD POPLAK.
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While you were sleeping

EgyptAir flight disappears

An EgyptAir flight headed from Paris to Cairo has disappeared off all radar. Although little further information is available, flight MS804, with 59 passengers and 10 crew on board, left Paris at 23h09 and vanished from radar just after entering Egyptian airspace, the airline said in a tweet. Read more

Chibok girl reunited with family

The first rescued Chibok girl, Amina Ali, has been reunited with her mother. Vigilantes returned Ali to her mother, Binta, after discovering her wandering near a suspected Boko Haram camp. Another man, suspected to be a Boko Haram member, was apprehended in the process and is about to have a really bad week. Read more

US study clears genetically engineered food

The US National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine has issued a 388 page report arguing that genetically engineered (GE) food poses no more harm than its regular counterpart. Moreover, the study used an analysis of over 1,000 bodies of research that indicated there may even be a greater health benefit in GE foods. Read more

Netball in Australia gets serious

Netball Australia has announced the creation of a new national league for the country's most popular female sport. Moreover, netball games would be aired on television, with major matches getting prime time spots. Read more

In Numbers

4

The number of times the average single male changes his sheets per year.

Facts of the Day

Today in 1943 the landing date for D-Day was decided upon by Winston Churchill and Franklin D. Roosevelt. It would eventually be delayed by more than a month due to poor weather.

Fact of the day: In the original Jungle Book (the book), Kaa is actually a friend of Mowgli's. Instead of being portrayed as a villain, he is actually a friend, saving Mowgli's life twice.

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