Mexico’s President Is Considering Raffling Off The Presidential Jet – For Only $25 Per Ticket – Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador announced the latest in a series of desperate ideas Friday to sell off his predecessor’s official jet, which he says is too luxurious for a country where half the people live in poverty. [time]

Kim Jong-Un Fires North Korean Foreign Minister, Says Report – North Korean news says the unconfirmed move is part of a major reshuffle, raising speculation there may be a review of Pyongyang’s nuclear policy [buslive]

China’s Coronavirus Outbreak: Everything We Know About The Deadly New Virus – A novel virus has infected almost 200 people and caused three deaths. Here’s everything we know about the mysterious new disease. [cnet]

China Moves To Phase Out Single-Use Plastics – Plastic bags to be banned in all major cities by end of 2020, says state planner. [guardian]

Bumper Festive Season And Cash Sales Boost For Foschini Group Record Black Friday Trade Also Reported – TFG posted a positive trading update on the JSE on Friday, saying it experienced solid November/December trading, including “a record high” Black Friday for the group. [mw]

Government To Sell Properties On Cape Town’s Waterfront To Fund SAA – The Ramaphosa administration is accelerating the sale of government assets to fund its cash-strapped airline and other distressed state-owned companies. [btech] It’s like selling jewellery to fund a drug habit. 

Isabel Dos Santos: Africa’s Richest Woman ‘Ripped Off Angola’ – Leaked documents reveal how Africa’s richest woman made her fortune through exploiting her own country, and corruption. [bbc]

22 Photos Of Princess Diana That May Show Why Prince Harry Has Chosen A More Private Life – “My deepest fear is history repeating itself. I’ve seen what happens when someone I love is commoditized to the point that they are no longer treated or seen as a real person.” [buzz]

Just 162 Billionaires Have The Same Wealth As Half Of Humanity – “Extreme wealth is a sign of a failing economic system,” says a new Oxfam report on global inequality. [huff]

Thomas Markle Says Meghan And Harry Are Turning Royal Family ‘Into Walmart With A Crown On It’ – Thomas Markle has said Harry and Meghan are turning the royal family “into a Walmart with a crown on it” over their decision to break away from the monarchy.  [evestan] Old Thomas – totally resigned to never seeing his daughter again.

Our Favourite Two-For-One Burger Special In Cape Town – Whenever I see a two-for-one special, I’m torn between wanting to eat both myself and taking along a partner in crime. [here]

A Very Stable Genius Review: Dysfunction And Disaster At The Court Of King Donald – Carol Leonnig and Philip Rucker, Pulitzer-winning Washington Post reporters, have produced a vital and alarming read. [guardian]

At Least 75 ‘Highly Dangerous’ Inmates Escape Paraguay Prison Via Tunnel – At least 75 “highly dangerous” inmates — many of them members of a notorious Brazilian gang — escaped from a Paraguayan prison on Sunday through a tunnel they dug, authorities said. [nyp]

Video: Australian Open: World No 229 Elliot Benchetrit Asks Ball-Girl To Peel His Banana – Before umpire tells the Frenchman off. [dm]

Saracens To Be Relegated Over Salary Cap Breach – European and English champions Saracens are to be relegated at the end of the season due to breaching the salary cap, Premiership Rugby announced on Saturday, as the club apologised for their role in the crisis. [s24]

Friendly Emails From Harvey Weinstein’s Accusers Do Not Make Them Liars – Weinstein’s lawyer will likely try to use these messages to discredit the accusers. But contacting an abuser is common survivor behavior. [huff]

Disney Culls ‘Fox’ From 20th Century Fox In Rebrand – Disney executives have cut the word “Fox” from their 20th Century Fox film studio in an apparent bid to distance it from operations of the previous owner, Rupert Murdoch. [bbc]

SA Education: From Compulsory Pre-School To New Subjects – These are the planned changes coming to schools. [btech]

Keen To Try A Diet That Actually Works? Read This – Now that the holiday season is over, it’s time to get happy, healthy, and looking good with a diet that actually works. [here]

Painting Found Stashed In Wall Of Italian Museum Confirmed To Be Stolen Klimt – Experts authenticate century-old artwork which went missing in February 1997 while the gallery was closed for work. [toi]

Robert De Niro Condemns Trump’s ‘Abuse Of Power’ In Passionate SAG Awards Speech – The “Irishman” star talked about the “dire situation” our country is in, calling out the president without mentioning his name in his Life Achievement Award speech. [huff]

Jennifer Aniston Reacts To Brad Pitt’s Joke About Not Getting ‘On With His Wife’ At SAG Awards – The actor joked about how his character in Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood was a guy who “doesn’t get on with his wife” [people]

Hank Azaria Says He Will No Longer Voice Apu, 3 Years After ‘The Simpsons’ Character Came Under Scrutiny – After 30 years as a controversial Indian-American character on “The Simpsons,” Hank Azaria has announced he will no longer voice the thickly accented Apu Nahasapeemapetilon. [cnn]

Hollywood’s UFO Stories Are Becoming Way More Realistic – The Pentagon admits UFOs are real. So Hollywood is making a flurry of movies and TV shows about how we should look for them. [vice]

Bella Hadid Wows In A Plunging Corset Dress While Sister Gigi flaunts Her Honed Legs – As supermodels dazzle at Jacquemus Menswear PFW show. [dm]

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