Jewels Worth €4.5m Seized In Armed Heist At Paris’s Ritz hotel – Terrified guests hide in kitchen as masked men wielding axes and knives make off with valuables from display cases. [guardian]

Trump Sidesteps Question On Mueller Interview – President Trump declined on Wednesday to commit to being interviewed by Robert S. Mueller III, the special counsel investigating whether his campaign colluded with Russia to sway the 2016 election, backing off his statement last year that he would be willing to talk to Mr. Mueller under oath. [nyt]

Donald Trump Says US Could ‘Go Back’ Into Paris Climate Agreement – The President says he feels ‘very strongly about the environment’ [ind]

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Ethiopia Bans Foreign Adoptions – Ethiopia has banned the adoption of children by foreigners amid concerns they face abuse and neglect abroad. [bbc]

Nigerian Facebook User Posts Graphic Photos Of Female Circumcision – A Nigerian man has caused outrage after he posted graphic pictures on Facebook showing children apparently being circumcised. [cnn]

5 Scandals That Have Recently Rocked The City Of Cape Town – Senior officials within the City of Cape Town’s leadership, especially Mayor Patricia de Lille, have been through a rough five months with shocking allegations exposing deeply fractured relationships among them. [n24]

Mike’s Kitchen Gateway Into SA, Africa For US Investment Company – South African family restaurant chain Mike’s Kitchen has been bought by US-based NRD Capital. [f24]

MH370: Malaysia To Pay US Firm Up To $70 Million In Search For Missing Plane – The Malaysian Government has signed an agreement to pay a US seabed exploration firm up to $70 million if it finds the missing Malaysia Airlines aircraft MH370 within 90 days of embarking on a new search in the Southern Indian Ocean. [abc]

Graphic Design Startup Canva Just Hit $1 Billion – Canva is Australia’s first unicorn of 2018, after raising $40 million (AUD$50.9 million) to push the design startup’s value over $1 billion. [mash]

Kodak Shares Have More Than Tripled Since Company Announced Its New Cryptocurrency ‘KodakCoin’ – One day after the 130-year-old industrial company announced plans for its own cryptocurrency, shares rose 57 percent. On Tuesday, they more than doubled. [cnbc]

In North Korea, The App Store Is An Actual Store – In true Orwellian fashion, North Korea’s tightly controlled intranet is called “kwangmyong,” or, loosely, “light.” Its rays are said to shine on fewer than 200 websites run by the government, according to the AP, and it’s the only “web” that most citizens can surf, although the top-tier of the country’s leadership can access the actual internet. [qz]

Greta Gerwig Finally Denounces Woody Allen. Will Hollywood Follow Her Lead? – The ‘Lady Bird’ director took personal responsibility for appearing in one of the alleged abuser’s films and “increasing another woman’s pain.” Will others follow suit? [beast]

Man With Severely Injured Penis Sought Over Rape Of Pregnant Woman – Health institutions have been asked to be on the lookout for a man with a severely injured penis after a pregnant woman he had raped, in full view of her 5-year-old son, bit his genitals. [n24]

Meghan Markle Deletes All Social Media – Ditching her old life, Meghan shuts down her social media presence entirely, just in time for the internet to try and decipher hidden messages in her jewelry choices. [beast]

Forbes’ Six Simple Steps To Sorting Out Your Financial Future – 2018 just might be the year to organise your finances once and for all, so here are the experts with a few simple steps to get you moving in the right direction. [here]

New York Times Cancels Event With James Franco After Recent Misconduct Allegations – The New York Times has canceled a public event with James Franco days after the Golden Globe winner was accused of sexual misconduct. [time]

A Day In The Life Of The Richest Person Ever – CEO and founder of the online retail behemoth Amazon, Jeff Bezos has just been named the wealthiest person in history. Here’s what he gets up to on the daily. [here]

The Cruel Reason Michelle Williams Earned 0.07% Of Mark Wahlberg’s Pay For ‘All The Money In The World’ Reshoots – File this one under “no good deed goes unpunished.” [forbes]

‘Our Baby-In-Chief’: Robert De Niro Unloads On Donald Trump In Profanity-Laced Tirade – Actor ​Robert De Niro called US President Donald Trump “our baby-in-chief” during an awards show tirade on Wednesday, and that is about the only printable insult hurled by Trump’s frequent critic. [smh]

Silicon Valley Gets The First Trailer For Its Fifth Season – Silicon Valley, HBO’s comedy series about startup culture, has just received a new trailer for the show’s upcoming fifth season. [verge]

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So These Guys Are Apparently The Top SA Winery Of The Past 10 Years – You’ve tasted Chocolate Block, right? Of course you have, somake sure you arrive at every dinner party with a bottle of the best. [boekenhout]

How Can You Leave Your Dog At Home While You Go To Work? – You say he’s part of the family – yet you’d never leave your human child at home, alone, for the whole day. Drop that little rascal off at Proud Hounds and see the joy in his eyes! [proudhounds]

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