Brits (South Africa): Watching the two little lion cubs boisterously play with each other at a conservation centre outside of capital Pretoria, it’s hard to see anything out of the ordinary. But these cubs are unique. “These are the first ever lion cubs to be born by means of artificial insemination,” announced the University of Pretoria. Lions are extinct in 26 African countries and numbers in the wild have plummeted 43 per cent over the last two decades, with roughly only 20,000 left. AFP
Legendary blues guitarist Otis Rush dies at 84
Chicago: Legendary Chicago blues guitarist Otis Rush, whose passionate, jazz-influenced sound influenced generations of musicians, has died. He was 84. Rush was a key architect of the Chicago “West Side Sound” in the 1950s and 1960s. He won a Grammy for Best Traditional Blues Recording in 1999 for “Any Place I’m Going”. Rush was inducted into the Blues Foundation Hall of Fame in 1984. AP
British ministers’ numbers leaked in app flaw
London: Phone numbers and other personal details of senior ministers from Britain’s Conservative Party were made public by an app security flaw on Saturday. Several top MPs reportedly received nuisance calls after their profiles were accessed on the official mobile application for the annual party conference, which kicks off this weekend. Former foreign secretary Boris Johnson had his profile picture briefly swapped for pornography and his job title changed to a profane insult. The opposition Labour Party said the blunder showed the ruling party could not be trusted in matters of security. AFP
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