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Facebook Blocks Users In Australia From Finding Or Sharing News – The announcement is a response to proposed legislation in Australia that would force tech platforms to pay news publishers for content. [cnn]

‘A Milestone For South Africans’ – President Ramaphosa Gets Vaccinated – Ramaphosa and Health Minister Zweli Mkhize joined healthcare workers in Khayelitsha to be among the first in the country to receive the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. [ewn]

It’s A Dog-Eat-Dog World In Office Rentals As Vacancies Keep Rising – The high vacancies that were already becoming a problem before Covid-19, corporates that are undecided about what to do with their space, and falling rental levels are creating a headache. [fin24]

Texas Weather: Deaths Mount As Winter Storm Leaves Millions Without Power – There have been widespread blackouts in Texas, where the energy grid was overwhelmed by a surge in demand. [bbc]

Duduzile Zuma Stands Firm: ‘We Are Not Afraid Of Cowards, The Gate Is Open’ – Jacob Zuma’s daughter Duduzile has vowed to stand by her father amid his defiance of  a constitutional court ruling that he appear before the state capture inquiry. [timeslive]

Prince Philip: Duke Of Edinburgh Admitted To Hospital ‘As A Precaution’ After Feeling Unwell – A Buckingham Palace spokesperson said the 99-year-old is “expected to remain in hospital for a few days of observation and rest”. [sky]

Government’s Spectacular Cigarette Ban Fail – Billions of rands lost, and hardly anyone quit smoking. [bustech]

Rush Limbaugh, Right-Wing Radio Host Who Trafficked in Bigotry And Cruelty, Dead At 70 – Conservative host who referred to feminists as “feminazis” and called AIDS “the Rock Hudson disease” had been battling lung cancer. [rollingstone]

The Comet That Killed the Dinosaurs: New Theory On Origin Of The Chicxulub Impactor – It was tens of miles wide and forever changed history when it crashed into Earth about 66 million years ago. [scitech]

Handforth Parish Council Has Met Again – And There Was More Chaos – No Jackie Weaver, but plenty of drama – and more than 3,000 people watching live. [huffpost]

Cold Brew Coffee Will Change How You Get Your Caffeine Fix – Summer is heading into the home stretch, and if you still haven’t discovered the joy of a cold brew coffee, you have some explaining to do. [here]

Stanley Kubrick’s Daughter Is A Far-Right Proud Boys And QAnon Fanatic – In recent months, Kubrick’s daughter Vivian has tweeted anti-Semitic memes, joked about the murder of AOC, cheered on the Proud Boys, and promoted QAnon conspiracies. [dbeast]

Faf Du Plessis Calls Time On Test Career –  It was an unsurprising move, but it severed the final tie to South Africa’s brilliant Test team that held the World Championship mace in 2012. [dailymav]

Fans Could Push Lions To Move SA Tour Down Under – The blueprint for hosting the tour in Australia is expected to be considered by the Lions board in detail for the first time at a meeting on Thursday. [citizen]

Adam Sandler And Shooter McGavin Dust Off Golf Skills To Mark Happy Gilmore’s 25th Anniversary – Two of golf’s biggest rivals have been trading blows to mark the anniversary of one of the sport’s most successful movies of all-time. [skysports]

The New Rules Of Society Romance… According To Gillian, Peter And Jemima – Love triangles, high-profile exes and tight-lipped smiles are all part of dating life for the celebrity aristocracy. [tele]

DJ Fresh Slammed For Calling Rape Accuser A ‘Pathological Liar’ – He claimed that a relative of the woman accusing him of drugging and raping her back in 2011, told him that the woman was a pathological liar. [iol]

Demi Lovato Has ‘Brain Damage’ After Suffering 3 Strokes And A Heart Attack Following Overdose – YouTube premiered the trailer for Demi Lovato: Dancing with the Devil, a documentary about her near-fatal 2018 drug overdose. [people]

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