US Says N Korea Long-Range Missile Test ‘New Escalation Of Threat’ – Pyongyang claimed on Tuesday to have successfully tested an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) so in response the US and South Korea fired missiles in the South’s waters. [bbc]

Kim Jong-Un Says ICBM Is ‘Gift’ To ‘American Bastards’ On Independence Day – North Korea’s Academy of Defence Science claimed the test of marked the “final step” in creating a “confident and powerful nuclear state that can strike anywhere on Earth”. [telegraph]

I Knew Suna Was Sick When She Stopped Arguing Back – The 32-year-old’s death was due to a heart condition that may have been stress-related. Her body was discovered in her Johannesburg flat last Thursday morning. [news24]

Concept Of ‘White Monopoly Capital’ Rejected At ANC Policy Conference – ANC policy guru Joel Netshitenzhe confirmed that nine out of 11 commissions agreed it would be incorrect to label the “phenomenon of capital “as white monopoly capital. [timeslive]

Bell Pottinger must be livid. Speaking of which…

Bell Pottinger Faces Probe For Stoking Racial Tension In SA – An international public relations association has launched an investigation into allegations that UK spin machine Bell Pottinger promoted racial hatred in South Africa. [bdlive]

How CNN Found The Reddit User Behind The Trump Wrestling GIF – “One of my best friends is a homosexual and one of my best friends is Jewish and one of my best friends is Muslim.” [cnn]

Imizamo Yethu: Reblocking To Be Sped Up, Says Mayor – Residents blocked the Main and Victoria roads by chopping down trees, burning tyres and using house building starter kits from the City. [iol]

How The Karoo Inspired One Woman To Return To Her Roots – Ever wondered what you can do with a colour palette inspired by the Karoo? Well here’s one woman’s tale of creating local and lekker rugs. [here]

FBI Employees Wear ‘Comey Is My Homey’ Shirts To Family Day – Some FBI employees chose to honour former director James Comey by wearing “Comey is my homey” T-shirts to a Family Day event. [time]

Maths Solution Does Not Add Up – South Africans should resist the department’s attempt to make itself look better by sacrificing the education of the country’s youth. [bdlive]

This Is How You Buy The REAL Ralph Lauren Polo Shirts In South Africa – The Polo stores in SA having nothing to do with Ralph Lauren, and the embroidered pony goes the wrong way. If you’re happy with that, fine. But if you want the real deal. [here]

Why Women Of 40 And 50 Are The New ‘Ageless Generation’ – 96 per cent of 40-plus women don’t feel middle-aged at all. [telegraph]

New Zealand’s Possum War: ‘Barbaric’ Drowning Of Babies At School Fair Sparks Outcry – Rights group says widespread practice to kill pest species is desensitising children to acts of violence. [guardian]

Afriforum, Trade Solidarity Plan To Stop ‘Political Interference’ In Sport – The organisations say the political focus should be on the development of sport and not an ambush on equal opportunity. [ewn]

Why Celebrities Leave Twitter – Twitter has grown bleak. Celebrities leaving is evidence of that, and it’s contributing to the downfall of the platform. [mashable]

Cristiano Ronaldo And His Mini-Me Son Cuddle His Newborn Twins – Ronaldo introduced his newborns to their big brother Cristiano Ronaldo Jr on Tuesday, during their first family holiday together. [dmail]

Lily Collins, Julianne Moore And Claudia Schiffer Lead The Most Stylish Stars At Paris Couture Week – It’s couture week in Paris, which means a five-day long parade of beautiful people. [telegraph]

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