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Brace For Lots More Load Shedding Eskom Breakdowns Hit Alarming Levels – Eskom’s generating plant breakdowns took out a stratospheric 15 921 megawatts (MW) on Saturday at 06:30, the highest level yet, which means an astonishing 40% of its coal fleet of around 40 000 MW was offline. [moneyweb]

Airbnb Offers Free Emergency Housing For People Displaced By Australian Bushfires – Thousands of people in Australia are being urged to flee their homes as bushfires ravage huge swaths of the country. [mash]

Jeremy Clarkson Says God Didn’t Want People To Live In Australia – Jeremy Clarkson has written a column in which he says that God is embarrassed by Australia “because he has decided to set fire to it”. [tele]

Harvey Weinstein Addresses His Pending Criminal Trial – The highly-anticipated rape trial against Weinstein begins Monday. The former film producer answered eight questions from CNN via email. [cnn]

Prince Andrew’s Friend Ghislaine Maxwell, The Former Lover Of Paedophile Financier Jeffrey Epstein – Is under 24-hour guard by former US Navy Seals amid fears for her life. [dm]

Ethical Vegan ‘Sacked For His Beliefs’ Wins Case At Employment Tribunal – An ethical vegan who alleges he was sacked because of his views on animal products has won a landmark case at an employment tribunal. [sky]

Former Google Exec: Company Put Profits Over Human Rights – Ross LaJeunesse wrote in a blistering essay that the company “had never intended to incorporate human rights principles into its business and product decisions.” [beast]

Sacha Baron Cohen Takes Aim at “Naive, Misguided” Mark Zuckerberg at Golden Globes – Sacha Baron Cohen continued his attacks on social media on Sunday night at the Golden Globes, where he took a shot at Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg. [hollyrep]

Beatrice’s Wedding Will Not Be Broadcast On BBC After Andrew Scandal – The broadcaster revealed on Saturday it will offer ‘news coverage of the wedding across our services’, rather than a live link that replaces normal programming. [metro]

Harvey Weinstein Rape Trial To Begin In New York – The former movie producer is accused of sexual assault against two women, charges he denies. [sky]

Royal Family Releases Rare New Portrait Of Queen And 3 Future Kings – Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Charles, Prince William and Prince George appear in the picture that marks “the start of a new decade.” [huff]

Rod Stewart Charged With Simple Battery After ‘Punching Security Guard’ At Children’s Party – The Winter Wonderland singer was on holiday with his family in Palm Beach, Florida, to ring in the New Year, when things are thought to have turned sour. [metro]

Novak Djokovic Would Consider Australian Open Delay To Avoid Bushfire Smoke – President of the ATP Player Council says organisers may have to consider delaying the start of the Australian Open if Melbourne’s air quality continues to be affected by bushfires. [guardian]

Real Estate Tycoon Robert Durst Admits Writing Note Giving Location Of Body, Lawyer Says – Real estate tycoon Robert Durst is indeed the author of the anonymous note that alerted police to the location of the body of a close friend he is accused of killing almost 20 years ago, according to his attorney. [cnn]

Girls Do Porn Has To Pay Millions In Damages For Coercing Women Into Porn – The owners of Girls Do Porn, who lied about how the videos were going to be shared, have to pay 22 women more than $12.7 million. [vice]

World’s Luckiest Man Somehow Manages To Avoid SUV Skidding Off Icy Road – A tow truck driver working on a disabled vehicle was nearly wiped out as a passing SUV skidded across an icy road in Alaska last week. [huff]

These Were Some Of The Most Exciting South African Inventions Over The Past Decade – From inventing the dolosse that guard coastlines to pioneering the first heart transplant, South Africa has a long and proud history of invention and innovation. [busins]

The Best Elton John Songs of All Time – Between the release of his 1970 debut and 1975’s Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy, Elton John basically owned the pop charts. [rollsto]

‘Frozen II’ Is Now The Highest Grossing Animated Movie Of All Time – Disney has continued its domination of the 2019 box office into 2020. On Sunday, “Frozen II” became the highest-grossing animated film of all time. [cnbc]

Jennifer Aniston Wears Chunky Diamond Ring On Her Engagement Finger At Golden Globes After Holiday With Director Will Speck – She’s one of the most beloved stars of both the small and silver screens, and she’s nominated Sunday for her fourth Golden Globe. [dm] Sorry, Will who?

Tom Hanks’ Golden Globe Speech Made Absolutely Everyone Cry – Tom Hanks may have been the one with the cold, but anyone watching his acceptance speech for the Cecil B. DeMille award at the 77th Golden Globes would be hard pressed to stay away from their tissue box. [mash]

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