Facebook’s $100 Billion-Plus Rout Is The Biggest Loss In Stock Market History – Facebook on Thursday posted the largest one-day loss in market value by any company in U.S. stock market history after releasing a disastrous quarterly report. [cnbc]

Michael Cohen Sent Up Flares, But Trump Never Came To Help – About a month before Michael Cohen released his recording of a sensitive conversation he had with Donald Trump, the President’s longtime attorney and adviser was agonizing over the silent treatment he was getting from his former boss. [cnn]

North Korea Hands Over Remains Of US Soldiers Killed In Korean War – Donald Trump hail regime’s actions as military plane picks up remains of unknown number of soldiers. [guardian]

CNN Reporter Banned: Fox Joins Outcry After Exclusion From White House Event – Fox News stands ‘in strong solidarity’ after Kaitlan Collins excluded from meeting of Donald Trump and Jean-Claude Juncker. [guardian]

Facebook Shares Plunge By A Fifth After Growth Warning – More than $110bn was wiped off the value of Facebook shares on Thursday after the social network warned of slowing user and sales growth, shocking investors into rethinking the company’s financial prospects amid wider concerns over data privacy. [ft]

Amazon Delivers Record Quarterly Profit – Amazon has reported record quarterly profits helped by a rise in online sales and demand for its cloud services. [bbc]

Pakistan Election: Imran Khan Claims Victory Amid Rigging Claims – Former cricketer Imran Khan has claimed victory in Pakistan’s election, amid accusations of vote rigging by rivals. [bbc]

Ramaphosa To Putin: Weak Economy Means SA Can’t Sign Nuclear Deal Yet – Russian President Vladimir Putin raised the issue of a nuclear power deal at a private meeting with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa in Johannesburg on Thursday, but his host said Pretoria could not sign such a deal for now, Ramaphosa’s spokeswoman said. [mw]

Jacob Zuma Back In The Dock On Corruption Charges – Former president Jacob Zuma is expected to appear in the KwaZulu-Natal High Court in Pietermaritzburg on Friday, hot on the heels of the National Prosecuting Authority’s (NPA) decision to turn down representations from his co-accused, French arms company Thint (Thales), on why it should not be prosecuted. [n24]

Naspers CEO Considers Listing Some Businesses To Reduce Size – Naspers wants to list some of its business outside South Africa, but is committed to retaining a primary listing on the JSE. [mw]

UK Doctors Given Green Light To Prescribe Cannabis – British doctors will legally be able to prescribe medicinal cannabis, the government announced Thursday following a review but insisted it was not a first step towards legalising recreational use. [cha]

Emmanuel Macron Is Forced To Deny Claims That Bodyguard He Fired Was His Lover After It Took Two Months To Sack Him – Critics claimed Alexandre Benalla was still living in his official residence even after being suspended. [sun]

‘Mission: Impossible – Fallout’ Targets $50 Million-Plus Opening – Paramount’s “Mission: Impossible – Fallout” looks to easily win the weekend, where the franchise’s sixth installment is eyeing a North American debut between $50 million and $65 million. [variety]

Topiarist Woken Up By ‘Vicious Drunks’ Trying To Have Sex With His ‘Lady Hedge’ – A topiarist has complained that drunks keep having sex with his ornate “privet lady” hedge. [tele]

The Handmaid’s Tale Rape Scene Joseph Fiennes Refused To Do – The Handmaid’s Tale star Joseph Fiennes refused to shoot a rape scene for the show’s second season, because “it just didn’t track” for him. [stuff]

Millie Bobby Brown Is Already an Icon For Her Generation – Nearly two years ago, at the British Academy of Film and Television Arts tea in Los Angeles, Millie Bobby Brown, who was then only 12, was the sensation of the party. [wmag]

Luxury Lineage: A Brief History Of The Ferrari 250 GTO – Any time A Ferrari 250 GTO comes up for auction it’s an event. Not only is it one of the most lusted-after sports cars in history, it’s also one of the rarest. [forbes]

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