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While you were sleeping: 20 June 2017
Fury over American prisoner death, UN steps into border dispute, and another van attack in Paris.
Tuesday, 20 June 2017
“Numbers constitute the only universal language.”
Nathanael West
STORY OF THE DAY
Scorpio: SA’s spy boss implicated in massive tender fraud at
By PAULI VAN WYK
The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) seems to be paralysed by systemic corruption. A recent investigation by National Treasury found that only 13 out of 216 contracts awarded between 2012 and 2015, all with a value exceeding R10-million, were above board. Sfiso Buthelezi, the former
US Student released from North Korea dies
Otto Warmbier, a 22-year-old American student sentenced to 15 years hard labour in North Korea for stealing a sign, has died. Released on 13 June, Warmbier had been transferred to the United States after suffering what seemed to be a coma. North Korean officials insist Warmbier contracted Botulism, but American doctors examining the student disagree. President Donald Trump slammed the “brutal regime” of North Korea.
UN steps into Djibouti-Eritrea dispute
The United Nations Security Council has urged a peaceful resolution to a flare up in the countries’ border dispute. Tensions rose after Djibouti accused Eritrea of moving troops following a Qatari peacekeeper withdrawal. With neither side playing nice about the situation at present, it might be up to the UN to put some more babysitting blue helmets in between them.
Paris van attacker killed in Champs-Elysees attack
The man responsible for driving a van packed with guns and a gas bottle into police at the Champs-Elysees has been killed in the attempt. The assailant, a known jihadist suspect on France’s security watchlist, had driven his van into the lead car of a police convoy on Monday. Although local metro stations were closed following the attack, French officials re-opened public transport near the Champs-Elysees after just two hours. Snafu for France’s fight against terrorism, then.
On Monday Nasa revealed the discovery of 10 new exoplanets. Possibly containing water and supporting life, the 10 planets were part of a large haul of several hundred new planets discovered by the Kepler mission team. Thus far a total of 50 such habitable planets
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FACTS OF THE DAY
Today in 1975 Jaws is released.
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