British Government Warned Over Kaspersky Russian Anti-Virus Software – UK Government agencies will avoid using antivirus software made by firms with links to Russia amid national security concerns. [sky]

‘Doesn’t Make Sense’: Incredulity As Trump’s Lawyer Seeks To Take Blame For Flynn Tweet – Legal experts have voiced their surprise and concern after an attorney for Donald Trump sought to take the blame for a tweet sent from the president’s personal account that could signal he took part in the obstruction of justice. [guardian]

Trump Tries To Hide Plans And Calls From John Kelly – White House chief of staff John Kelly’s celebrated efforts to corral his notoriously undisciplined boss may not be 100 percent effective, according to an unsurprising new report. [nym]

The U.S. And South Korea Kick Off Their Largest Ever Military Drills Amid Threats From North Korea – South Korea and the United States launched their largest-ever joint aerial drills on Monday, officials said, a week after North Korea said it had tested its most advanced missile as part of a weapons program that has raised global tensions. [time]

It’s Up To MultiChoice To Probe Corruption Claims – Naspers – Naspers on Friday said that what it termed a “persistent baiting of Naspers to intervene in the affairs of MultiChoice” was caused, in part, by a desire to “force MultiChoice to take the news channel ANN7 off the air”. [n24]

U.K. Reverend Sparks Outrage After Telling Christians To Pray For Prince George, 4, To Be Gay – An Anglican minister has sparked outrage after calling for Christians to pray for Prince George, who is four years old, to grow up to be gay, in order to advance the cause of gay rights in the Church. [time]

South Africa’s Coffee Capsules Crisis Is Over – Many of us like to start our day with a quality cup of coffee, and it doesn’t come more convenient than the coffee capsule. So why the hell are they so hard to come by? [here]

The Best 20 Songs Turning 20 In 2018 – The big hit songs of 1998 still bump out of the speakers in 2018. That’s how classic the tunes were 20 years ago. [mash]

Rickie Fowler Hits 61 To Win Hero World Challenge As Tiger Woods Impresses – Rickie Fowler hit a stunning 11-under-par 61 to win the Hero World Challenge after Tiger Woods capped his return from injury with a solid final round. [bbc]

Funniest Local Review Of The iPhone X Thus Far – I’m currently rolling with the iPhone X (256GB). I want you to know that. I feel compelled to tell you, and to tell you why it’s a game changer. [here]

Harry ‘Wanted A Celebrity Wife’ – Prince told friend ‘only someone already in the public eye would be able to handle relationship with a senior royal’ BEFORE he met Meghan. [dm]

Tomb Of Jesus Almost 1000 Years Older Than Thought, Experts Say – New tests have found the ancient tomb believed to have once held Jesus’s body is almost 1000 years older than experts thought. [9news]

Here Are Five Boardrooms In Cape Town’s CBD That You Can Book Right Now – It’s cool that you’re a freelancer, and you have your favourite coffee shop all nailed down, but what about hosting a proper meeting? Let’s look at five CBD options. [here]

SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy Will Carry A Tesla Roadster On Its First Trip Toward Mars – On Friday night, SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk clarified muddled reports about launch plans for SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy, part of his plan to get humans to Mars. According to Musk, it will launch for the first time in early 2018, and the cargo will include Musk’s own Tesla Roadster. [fort]

Queen Elizabeth Has A Fortune Worth Over $500 Million – Here’s where the royal family got their riches. [busins]

‘The Crown’: Royals Biographer Sorts Out Fact And Fiction – The royals biographer extraordinaire talks about what’s true and imagined on the Netflix series, about which royal he’d like to be, and whether the queen watches the show. [beast]

Barack Obama Appears To Zing Donald Trump With Twitter Followers Boast – “I actually have more than other people who use it more often.” [huff]

Prince Harry And Meghan Markle Want Wedding Cake Made From Banana, Source Claims – Thirteen months ago, Meghan Markle’s cryptic Instagram post of two bananas “cuddling” signalled the start of her whirlwind romance with Prince Harry. [tele]

The Feds Want Martin Shkreli’s One-Of-A-Kind Wu Tang Album – In a motion filed this week, federal prosecutors asked a judge to force Martin Shkreli to hand over the one-of-kind Wu Tang album Once Upon a Time in Shaolin. [verge]

It’s Official: There’s Now A Street Named After Rihanna – The Barbados street celebrated its new moniker on Thursday. Yes, Rihanna herself was in attendance and, because she has never half-assed a single thing in her life, she delivered a speech and contributed her own statement for a commemorative plaque. [mash]

Pablo Escobar Was Gunned Down 24 Years Ago – Here are 3 theories about who took the Medellin kingpin’s life. [busins]

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