April 22, 2020 | 3:37pm | Updated April 22, 2020 | 4:26pm Martin Shkreli put a ring on it. The 37-year-old disgraced Pharma Bro has a fiancée, his attorneys said Wednesday in a compassionate release request to spring Shkreli from a minimum-security prison in Pennsylvania. Shkreli is asking to spend the remainder of his seven-year…
Martin ShkreliGetty ImagesNotorious "pharma bro" Martin Shkreli on Wednesday asked to be released from prison for the remainder of his seven-year criminal sentence so that he can both work on developing a coronavirus treatment and avoid contracting a potentially fatal case of Covid-19 himself.Shkreli, who has about 41 months remaining on that sentence for securities…
Kataza the baboon. Facebook / Baboon Matters The City of Cape Town has asked the public not to feed a baboon that has relocated to Tokai. The baboon, known as Kataza or SK11, is slowly being integrated into the Tokai troop. Video footage, however, shows humans feeding Kataza. The City of Cape Town has requested that Kataza…
As SA Rugby moves to determine which franchises will go to Europe in future, Rassie Erasmus has noted several potential benefits for the local game should that route be followed.The national director of rugby believes the high world rankings of Wales, Ireland and Scotland mean PRO Rugby is competitive and that fans will eventually identify…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…