Zuma To Go On Trial For Corruption – South Africa’s former President Jacob Zuma is due in court on corruption charges related to a $2.5bn arms deal in the 1990s. [bbc]

Trade Dispute Escalates As Trump Threatens $100 Billion More In China Tariffs – President Donald Trump on Thursday directed U.S. trade officials to identify tariffs on $100 billion more Chinese imports, upping the ante in an already high-stakes trade confrontation between the world’s two largest economies. [reuters]

1988 Shell Confidential Report “The Greenhouse Effect” – This 1988 Shell report, discovered by Jelmer Mommers of De Correspondent, shines light on what the company knew about climate science, its own role in driving global CO2 emissions, the range of potential political and social responses to a warming world. [climfi]

Mueller Probe Tracking Down Trump Business Partners, With Cohen A Focus Of Queries – Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigators this week questioned an associate of the Trump Organization who was involved in overseas deals with President Donald Trump’s company in recent years. [mcc]

Facebook Investigated By Information Commissioner In Political Data Probe – Facebook is being investigated by the Information Commissioner along with 30 other organisations over claims that voters’ data may have been used illegally for political purposes. [tele]

London Violence: Five more Hurt In Attacks Around City – Five more teenagers have been injured in stabbings in London as the spate of violent crime in the capital continues. [bbc]

Guptas Granted Extension For Tax Deadline – The seven-day extension is the fourth postponement of officials’ meeting with the brothers, who failed to appear on previous occasions. [huff]

Bollywood Star Gets 5 Years For Poaching – Khan was found guilty of violating the country’s wildlife law in a case of poaching a blackbuck, an endangered species of antelope. [ewn]

Surfing Holidays: The World’s Best Hotels – With surfing to debut in the 2020 Olympics, and its rise in popularity as a wellness activity, the sport is on the worldwide radar. Here are some incredible places to stay to chase those big, bad waves, from beginner waves in , to perfect barrels in Indonesia. [tele]

There’s A Whole Meme Community That Doesn’t Think Mark Zuckerberg Is Human – There’s a whole subreddit poking fun at Mark Zuckerberg’s supposed power complex. [mash]

Twitter Bans 270,000 Accounts For Promoting Terrorism – In its latest transparency report, the social media company claims that there are fewer terrorists using it for propaganda. [sky]

Pam Golding’s Grandson Leads SA’s Hockey Team At The Commonwealth Games – Three days after his grandmother Pam Golding passed away, Tim Drummond, who captains the South African men’s hockey team, scored a goal in the Commonwealth Games against Scotland. [busins]

Today’s Odd News Story Involves Seagulls, Pepperoni, And A 17-Year Hotel Ban – Way back in the day, Alfred Hitchcock’s ‘The Birds’ was a horror movie hit. Now imagine those birds were seagulls, and they were coming for your meat. [here]

Photo Of Meghan Markle’s Dad Could Offer A Big Clue About The Royal Wedding – Thomas Markle, father of Meghan Markle and the soon-to-be father-in-law of Prince Harry, leads a relatively low-key life in Rosarito, Mexico. [huff]

‘Once We’re Dead, We’re Dead’: Dolce And Gabbana Say Label Will Die With Them – Founders say they don’t want ‘a Japanese designer to start designing Dolce & Gabbana’ and reveal they’ve refused offers for the brand. [guardian]

How Much It Costs To Bribe Your Way Out Of A Traffic Fine In South Africa – Corruption Watch has released its annual report for 2017, revealing how corruption has impacted South Africa over the last year. [btech]

The Unsolved Mystery Of Who Owns Sherlock Holmes’s Original £130 Million Home – In a city of storied buildings, the home of the fictional detective is as famous as they come. [qz]

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