Scandal-Hit Bell Pottinger On Brink Of Collapse – Bell Pottinger could fall into administration as early as next week, staff have been told, as the fallout from a divisive campaign it ran in South Africa accused of stoking racial tensions threatens to force the City PR firm under. [tele]

In Court – The Guptas’ Last-Ditch Attempt To Keep Their Companies’ Accounts With Bank Of Baroda – The Pretoria High Court is set for a major showdown on Friday morning when 20 companies connected to the country’s most powerful family take on their lone banker to avoid commercial impotence. [mav]

Mexico Earthquake: Magnitude 8 Shock Prompts Tsunami Warnings – A magnitude 8 earthquake off the coast of Mexico has sparked tsunami fears for much of Central America. [newsau]

Court Rejects Trump Administration On Travel Ban Exemptions – Grandparents, cousins of Americans get reprieve, as do many refugees. [pol]

Trump Renews The Threat Of U.S. Military Action Against North Korea – President Donald Trump reiterated Thursday that military action is “certainly” an option against North Korea, as his administration tentatively concurred with the pariah nation’s claim to have tested a hydrogen bomb. [time]

U.S. Wants Shkreli Jailed After Offer Of Clinton Hair Bounty – Martin Shkreli may have gone too far posting a $5,000 bounty on Facebook for someone to “grab” hair from former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. [bloom]

Richard Branson Reveals ‘Traumatic’ Hurricane Imra Has ‘Completely And Utterly Devastated’ Necker Island – After taking shelter from monster storm in wine cellar. [sun]

News Site Founder On How He Got $4m From Rupert Murdoch – Jack Rivlin was hungover and had glitter on his face when he walked in to a meeting with the media mogul. He walked out with a $4m investment. [guardian]

Prince George Unfazed As He Arrives For First Day Of School – Prince George arrived for his first day of school with his father Prince William on Thursday, but illness prevented his mother from joining them. [cnn]

Google Drive Goes Down And Social Media Erupts With Worldwide Office Chaos – Google Drive went offline on Thursday afternoon leaving millions of businesses unable to function. [tele]

Some Of Our Pizza-Eating Habits Would Make Italians Cringe In Horror – Just like with everything else in life, there are the do’s and don’ts regarding the etiquette of chomping on pizza. You could be making some Italians very angry. [here]

Game of Thrones Season 7 Was Pirated Over One Billion Times – Game of Thrones may be coming off its biggest year ever in the ratings, but it looks like the HBO mega-hit also set records for piracy. [time]

Someone Hacked Selena Gomez’s Instagram And Posted Justin Bieber’s Dick Pics – It’s since been shut down, but not before posting a grainy paparazzi shot of Justin Bieber’s Lil Justin for her 126 million fans to see. [babe]

The Five Most Expensive Sunglasses In The World – They might not be the most stylish shades ever, but the world’s priciest sunglasses sure do have some fancy touches to ramp up the prices. R5 million, anyone? [here]

33 Photos Of Facebook’s Rise From A Harvard Dorm Room To World Domination – Facebook is a classic Silicon Valley success story: It’s gone from an idea hatched in a Harvard dorm to one of the most powerful and influential companies in the world. [busins]

The Home Landline Is Dead – Here’s Your Proof – Other than your parents’ place, when last did you hear a landline ring at someone’s house? The landline is pushing up daisies, friends. [here]

New App Earns You Money When You Pay Your Friends – It’s never been easier than this: Download, enter the Promo code, and start making money. [here]

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