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Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 Vaccine Gets Full FDA Approval In The United States – The approval is expected to boost confidence in the shot and is likely to open the door to more vaccine mandates among employers and businesses. [mybb]
Trump’s Border Wall Torn Apart by Arizona Monsoon Rains – Record monsoon rains have blown floodgates off their hinges as Trump’s border wall breaks down. [gizmodo]
NPA rejects Zuma Doctors’ Reasons For Missing Deadline To Hand Over Report On Fitness To Stand Trial – Zuma’s military doctors have failed to meet a 20 August court deadline to hand over their report on his fitness to stand trial for corruption. [news24]
Taliban Warns There Will Be ‘Consequences’ If Biden Delays Withdrawal Of US Troops – Taliban spokesperson Dr Suhail Shaheen said: “It’s a red line. President Biden announced that on 31 August they would withdraw all their military forces. [sky]
SA Records 7,600 New Covid-19 Cases, With A Third Of Them In KZN – This was followed by Western Cape (21%, or 1,634 cases) and the Eastern Cape (17%, or 1,286 cases). [timeslive]
The Record Holder For Tallest Living Man In The US Dies At 38 – He was born with pituitary gigantism, according to a TV segment he did on “The Dr. Oz Show” in 2010. [cnn]
Internal Probe Clears Officer Who Shot Capitol Rioter Ashli Babbitt – The lieutenant shot and killed Babbitt when she tried to climb through broken glass into the Speaker’s Lobby outside the House chamber. [huffpost]
He Was Kim Jong Un’s Party Pal. Now He Rots In A Chinese Prison – Michael Spavor was the life of the party, always greeting me like an old friend. Now, he’s a pawn in a dangerous diplomatic game. [dbeast]
Sex Workers Made OnlyFans Valuable — Then It Sold Them Out – Pressure from payment processors is leaving OnlyFans creators with nowhere to turn. [verge]
Most Popular Facebook Link In US Spread Vaccine Doubt – The piece – updated after a report said there was no proven link to the vaccine – was popular with vaccine sceptics. [bbc]
NSPCA Inspection Uncovers Carcasses At Captive Lion Facility – The NSPCA noted that there is a reasonable concern to believe that the lion carcasses found did not die from natural causes. [getaway]
Scientist Captures First-Ever Footage Of A Tortoise Committing Grisly Murder – A giant tortoise swallowed a baby bird whole in the Seychelles Islands, revealing an extremely rare example of predation in these animals. [vice]
Sweet Redemption For The Ship That Blocked The Suez Canal – Five months after the Ever Given container ship blocking the Suez Canal became the most popular meme on the internet, it returned for a shot at sweet, sweet redemption. [here]
Rugby Championship To Continue In Queensland – SANZAAR has confirmed that the Rugby Championship has been saved after a period of uncertainty and the eight remaining matches will all be played in Queensland. [iol]
Proteas Coach Mark Boucher Apologises For ‘Racist Taunts’ – Boucher’s future as the national team coach is increasingly questioned by each passing day after the coach was adversely mentioned in disturbing testimony at CSA’s transformation hearing. [timeslive]
NASA Postpones ISS Spacewalk Due To Astronaut’s Medical Issue – “The spacewalk is not time-sensitive and crew members are continuing to move forward with other station work and activities,” NASA said. [cnet]
How The World’s Most Famous Trunk Maker Inspired An ‘Epic’ Video Game – Louis Vuitton hopes that its new virtual world will win over Gen-Z spenders. [telegraph]
Nicole Scherzinger Posts Video Working Out In A Bikini – Who needs workout gear? Nicole Scherzinger certainly doesn’t, posting a racy video of herself in a bikini during a gym session. [newsau]
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