Horse-Trading And Compromises – Cyril’s New Cabinet – With a strong nod to financial discipline and continuity, President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday night named Tito Mboweni Finance Minister, while Pravin Gordhan retained Public Enterprises. Much was made of the trimming of ministries to 28 from 36, in ‘a capable, efficient and ethical government’, but the slim-down wasn’t that significant given the 34 deputy ministers who remained. The new executive is a curious mix, revealed after days’ of unprecedented delay — and the outcome of behind-the-scenes haggling. [dmav]

New Zealand ‘Wellbeing’ Budget Promises Billions To Care For Most Vulnerable – Widespread praise for ‘world-first’ budget tackling mental illness, family violence and child poverty. [guardian]

U.S. Fighter Jets And Missiles Are In China’s Rare-Earth Firing Line – China’s grip on the global market for rare-earth metals gives it the ability to target American weaponry in its trade war with the U.S. [bloom]

John Cleese Criticised For Saying London Is ‘No Longer An English City’ – London Mayor Sadiq Khan has criticised John Cleese after the Fawlty Towers legend said the capital was “not really an English city any more”. [bbc] Alright, Basil…

African Governments Should Brace Themselves For A “Prime Minister Boris” – The next prime minister will therefore be of significant interest to Africa. The early bookmakers’ favorite to take over from May is Boris Johnson. Johnson is the most colorful of all the Conservative party candidates and probably in any UK party. But he comes with a lot of baggage—especially when it comes to Africa. [qz]

The New Ferrari SF90 Stradale Is A 986bhp Hybrid Supercarn – “When you buy a Ferrari, you pay for the engine and I’ll give you the rest of the car for free.” It’s one of Enzo Ferrari’s most famous proclamations, but the new SF90 Stradale stress-tests the idea of what constitutes a Ferrari ‘engine’ to the max. [topgear]

Pokemon Sleep Is Pokemon Go But For Bedtime – The Pokemon Company has dreamed up Pokemon Sleep. Tsunekazu Ishihara, CEO of the Pokemon Company, said Tuesday that Pokemon Sleep will “turn sleeping into entertainment,” much in the same way that Pokemon Go turned walking into entertainment. [cnet]

Apple Just Released A New iPod Touch For The First Time Since 2015 – Apple on Tuesday released a new version of the iPod touch that runs on the company’s A10 Fusion processor, the same chip that powers iPhone 7. The new music player starts at $200 in the US, making it the least expensive iOS device Apple currently sells, and is available to purchase starting Tuesday. [busins]

Laptop Infected With 6 Of History’s Most Dangerous Viruses Just Sold For $1.3 Million – You wouldn’t ordinarily want to seek out a computer with viruses installed, but that’s exactly what the winner of a US$1.345 million auction just did – picking up a laptop crammed with the deadliest malware of our time in return for their cash. [scial] Please stop being so silly.

Pete Doherty Challenges Liam Gallagher To A Boxing Match: “He Needs A Slap” – The Libertines and former Oasis frontmen made headlines back in 2017 when Doherty spoke on losing his Babyshambles and solo touring bassist Drew McConnell to Gallagher’s live band. [nme]

Ashton Kutcher ‘Freaking Out’ After Date Found Slain, Los Angeles Court Told – Actor Ashton Kutcher told a Los Angeles jury on Wednesday that he was “freaking out” after learning that a young woman was found dead in Hollywood the day after he called at her home for a date. [reuters]

Miss India Contest: Why Do All The Finalists ‘Look The Same’? – It is the contest that kick-started Bollywood superstar Priyanka Chopra’s career, so it is unsurprising that this year’s Miss India finalists have such wide smiles in their publicity shots. [bbc]

Three Vegetarian Recipes That Your Meat-Loving Friends Will Still Enjoy – These healthy, meat-free comfort foods are so good that your more carnivorous-minded friends will still be kept happy. [here]

Why ‘The Last Watch’ Is A Better Ending Than The ‘Game Of Thrones’ Finale – The core reason the final season of Game of Thrones was so polarizing was because the megahit fantasy series had what every television showrunner dreams of — an audience that truly cares about the show. In the course of its airtime Thrones united disparate peoples under the same banner of loving the world of Westeros and its many, many characters, so when its final round of storytelling failed to live up to fan expectations, the disappointment felt personal. [mash]

Joaquin Phoenix And Rooney Mara Are Doing Karate Together And Possibly Engaged – Joaquin Phoenix and Rooney Mara reportedly found love in a broken place (playing Jesus and Mary on the Mary Magdalene set), and now that they know each other in the biblical sense, they are taking their relationship to the next level: karate classes. Soon they might even combine these martial arts with some marital ones if you know what I mean (yes, you do). [cut]

What’s Behind The Spice Girls’ Sound Problems? – If you believe everything you read, the sound at the Spice Girls’ recent comeback shows has been zig-ah-zig-awful. [bbc]

Leonardo DiCaprio And Orlando Bloom Attend Formula E Film Premiere – Hollywood stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Orlando Bloom graced the red carpet at Cannes Film Festival last week for the world premiere of a stunning new film about Formula E. [cnn]

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