Champion's League semi-final marred by violent rampage

[Daily Maverick] Wednesday, 25 April 2018 “I don't know much about being a millionaire, but I'll bet I'd be darling at it.” Dorothy Parker Story of the Day [Secretary to Parliament splurged millions ‘extravagantly’ on travel and luxuries]( By Marianne Merten International and local travel totalling almost R4-million in two-and-a-half years secured by iffy means. Blue lights used unlawfully, while even using Parliament’s cars for the occasional school run. Getting Parliament to pay for attending funerals, weddings and a fashion show, together with one’s better half. Unqualified personnel hired into management. While You Were Sleeping [Champion's League semi marred by serious assault]( One suspect has been arrested in the wake of a serious attack on a Liverpool supporter. A group of Roma hooligans are believed to have side-stepped police and entered a Liverpool supporter's area near Anfield. Sporting hammers, belts and other weapons, the Roma supporters appeared on CCTV footage to have seriously harmed one victim. If it was any consolation, Liverpool utterly thrashed Roma 5-2 in response. [Cambridge Analytica insists it is no 'Bond villain']( Marketing analytics firm Cambridge Analytica has insisted it did no wrong, and that it was "no Bond villain". CA's spokesperson denied the use of Facebook users' data to manipulate the 2016 American election or for pushing pro-Brexit communications. The company also completely denies possessing an orbital laser beam, a Persian cat and a giant tank full of sharks. [Colombian drug lord faces charges in New York]( Daniel "Don Mario" Rendon Herrera, one of Colombia's most powerful drug cartel leaders, has appeared in a New York court on drug trafficking charges. Herrera, a former paramilitary member, pleaded not guilty to the charges. Don Mario was believed to have headed a massive cocaine smuggling enterprise, as well as being responsible for the assassination of victims in North and South America. [Ramaphosa must fire Supra today, or else - ANC]( Discontented ANC members in the North West have given President Cyril Ramaphosa until today to fire Supra Mahumapelo or face a major shut-down. The ultimatum came from ANC North West members, student leaders and chiefs of a business forum in the province. Mahumapelo's list of friends, it seems, grows ever thinner. Picture of the Day By Leila Dougan NPA (National Prosecuting Authority) boss Shaun Abrahams photographed during a session with the Portfolio Committee on Justice and Correctional Services in Parliament on Tuesday 24 April 2018. In Numbers 48% The reduced cost of movement of Jellyfish compared to other ocean-going animals. Facts of the Day Today is ANZAC Day. It is also World Malaria Day. The state of Utah still carries out executions by firing squad. 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