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Cliff Happy With ‘Nuclear Weapon’ Mpofu – Gareth Cliff said he thought that Dali Mpofu, who is representing him during his urgent application to halt auditions for Idols SA, was “like a nuclear weapon” after proceedings wrapped up in the South-Gauteng High Court on Tuesday afternoon. [tlive]

M-Net Defence Compares Gareth Cliff To Pistorius – Say He Is A Poster Boy For Racism – As events unfold in the South Gauteng High Court today one thing is becoming clear – as you can see from this picture, Gareth doesn’t like being compared to Oscar. [read]

Cliff’s Fate Set For Friday – With only a few days left until the 2016 season of Idols kicks off, fired judge Gareth Cliff will have to wait a while longer to hear whether he will return to his position on the show. [ewn]

Italy Covers Up Naked Statues For Iran President Hassan Rouhani’s Visit – Italy has covered up ancient nude statues ahead of Iranian president Hassan Rouhani’s official visit to Rome. [ind]

Donald Trump Abruptly Withdraws From Fox News Debate With Party Rivals – US Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump has abruptly withdrawn from a debate with party rivals out of anger at host Fox News. [abc]

Bleak Outlook As SA Faces Ratings Downgrade – Ratings agency Standard and Poor’s says South Africans are headed for a tough year. [enca]

Brace For Interest Rate Hike, Warn Economists – The South African Reserve Bank’s monetary policy committee will announce its decision on any changes to the interest rate on Thursday. [mg]

Zille Claims She Has Proof Of ANC Contract Meddling For Cash – Western Cape Premier Helen Zille says the province has found a letter signed by Beaufort West Mayor Truman Prince, which proves he was asking to be able to select which construction companies would build a particular project, so that those companies could help fund the ANC’s election campaign. [ewn]

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Apple Forecasts First Sales Drop Since 2003 On iPhone Slowdown – Apple Inc. is forecasting a sales decline for the first time in more than a decade, adding to evidence that the market for smartphones is becoming saturated and that expansion in China is no longer enough to maintain the company’s unprecedented run of growth. [bloom]

South Korea Sues Volkswagen Executive Over Emission-Cheating – South Korea said Wednesday it was filing a criminal complaint against a senior Volkswagen AG executive — the second such suit in a week — over the firm’s emission-cheating scandal. [dm]

De Beers Sells $540m Worth Of Diamonds In First Of Sale Of The Year – DE Beers, the world’s largest producer of rough diamonds by value, said it sold $540m worth of diamonds in its first of sale of the year, more than doubling the value of the sales achieved in the final sale of last year. [bdl]

Upmarket CPT / JHB Restaurants – 2 For 1 Specials – No Tacky Vouchers Required – We all have a certain degree of pride, and no one wants to be the person who whips out that tatty voucher at bill time. You really are doing it wrong. [read]

Donald Trump Defends Vladimir Putin Over Alexander Litvinenko Murder – The US Republican front-runner wades into the Litvinenko case to claim that “many people say it wasn’t Putin” [tele]

Russia: UK ‘Could Be Sued’ Over Litvinenko Blame – Sergei Lavrov reacts angrily to a Sky News question asking about the finding that two Russian agents murdered the spy in the UK. [sky]

F1 Drivers Call For Closed Cockpits By 2017 – Grand Prix drivers want Formula 1 chiefs to introduce a ‘halo’ closed cockpit design by 2017 at the latest. [ms]

Will The Olympics Finally Embrace Trans Athletes? – The International Olympic Committee will no longer require transgender athletes to undergo gender-reassignment surgery. [db]

Novak Djokovic And Roger Federer To Meet In Australian Open Semifinals – Novak Djokovic has never lost in the semifinals of the Australian Open. But after beating No. 7 Kei Nishikori 6-3, 6-2, 6-4, Djokovic has a daunting semifinal match against Roger Federer ahead. [nyt]

Man Arrested After Saying He Wanted To Join Oregon Militia To Kill Federal Agents [Video] – Video shows Joseph Stetson refusing to hand over his gun, and he threatened to murder police as he was being arrested for driving under the influence. [guardian]

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‘Life Coaches’ Ran $20M Ponzi Scheme – A married couple who ran a successful life-coaching business engaged in fraud, theft, and racketeering, a new lawsuit alleges. [db]

Justin Bieber And Kendall Jenner Strip Down To Their Underwear For New Calvin Klein Spring Ad Campaign – But it wasn’t just the popstrel who is starring in the advert as Kendall Jenner also shared images from her shoot that same day. [dm]

This 1957 Ferrari Could Fetch $34 Million At Auction – And It’s Worth Every Penny – 1950s Ferraris are worth a lot of money these days and, for the most part, the amount they fetch at auctions is quite puzzling. That’s because, though undeniably beautiful, none is particularly enrapturing. They’re cool, but not $30 million cool. [mash]

James Deen Won 2 ‘Porn Oscars’ Amid Sexual Assault Allegations – In November, adult actress Stoya accused fellow porn star and former boyfriend James Deen of rape. In the days following Stoya’s initial allegation, more women came forward with similar stories. To date, a total of 12 women have accused Deen of some form of sexual misconduct. [huff]

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