Aston Martin: F1 Billionaire Owner Leads Rescue Deal – Struggling luxury UK carmaker Aston Martin has announced plans to raise emergency funding worth £500m. [bbc]

JSC Must Act Now And Remove Judge Hlophe – The time for pious legalistic platitudes has passed — if ever there was one. The problem created by Judge John Hlophe has to be confronted once and for all. [dmav]

Brexit: Boris Johnson Sets Out Vision Of UK-EU Trade Deal – Boris Johnson is to set out his vision for a trade deal with the European Union, saying there is “no need” for the UK to follow Brussels’ rules. [bbc]

Police Shoot Dead Man After ‘Terror-Related’ Stabbing In London – Three people wounded, one in life-threatening condition, after stabbing incident in the UK capital, police say. [alja]

Crush During Rush For ‘Blessed Oil’ At Tanzania Church Service Leaves 20 Dead – Five children among those killed as worshippers raced to get anointed by pastor. [guardian]

Tourism Industry Hit Hard As Chinese Tourists Stay Home – “All tours inbound from China that have been booked with me were all canceled — I lost 15 tours for February,” 77-year-old Egerton, who has been running Koala Blue Tours in Queensland, Australia for the past 25 years, tells CNN Travel. [cnn]

Cocktail Of Flu, HIV Drugs Appears To Help Fight Coronavirus: Thai Doctors – Thai doctors have seen success in treating severe cases of the new coronavirus with combination of medications for flu and HIV, with initial results showing vast improvement 48 hours after applying the treatment, they said on Sunday. [tlive]

French Plane Brings More Than 250 Foreign Nationals From Epidemic-Hit Wuhan To France – More than 250 people from 30 countries arrived in France on Sunday after being flown out of the Chinese city of Wuhan, the centre of an outbreak of a coronavirus, French officials said. [dmav]

Jeff Bezos Added Billions To His Fortune Last Week – The Amazon founder and CEO added around $8 billion to his fortune Friday, as the company’s stock jumped up more than 7% to close above $2,000, compared to the previous day’s close at $1,870. [cnn] Noice!

Important Changes To How SA Expats Will Be Taxed From March – The so-called ‘Expat Tax’ changes have been looming large in the distance for a while now, but the time for implementation has almost arrived. [here]

Zuckerberg: Facebook’s ‘New Approach’ Is ‘Going To Piss Off A Lot Of People‘ – Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg said that the social media giant will continue to support free expression and encrypted content on its platform in a new interview. [hill]

Stephen King Axes Facebook Over Misinformation – Legendary author slams the “flood of false information” Facebook allows in its political advertising. [cnet]

Prince Andrew Called His ‘Victim’ Virginia Roberts ‘A Very Sick Girl’ – Duke made insensitive remark just days after she told of her abuse at hands of Royal’s paedophile friend Jeffrey Epstein. [dmail]

Al Pacino Falls On Red Carpet Ahead Of Awards Ceremony – Al Pacino had a dramatic fall on the red carpet at the 2020 Baftas in London as he represented his film The Irishman. [metro]

The Best Red Carpet Fashion At The BAFTAs 2020 — In Pictures – Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, took a stand for sustainable fashion on Sunday night, re-wearing a familiar Alexander McQueen gown to the 73rd annual British Academy Film Awards (BAFTAs). [cnn]

Planting 1 Trillion Trees Might Not Actually Be a Good Idea – The World Economic Forum’s plan to plant 1 trillion trees is backed by controversial science. [verge]

Joaquin Phoenix Urges People To ‘Go Vegan’ – The Baftas awards frontrunner joins protestors on Tower Bridge in London to campaign for a meat-free world. [guardian]

How The Chiefs Beat The 49ers To Win The Super Bowl – Kansas City’s Damien Williams scored on a short touchdown pass and a 38-yard run in the final minutes to deliver a long-awaited title. [nyt]

France Onslaught Leaves England Licking Their Wounds In Six Nations Opener – French rugby has had little to shout about in the Six Nations for the past decade but, as the clock ticked down on a chastening outcome for England, a totally different vibe was in evidence. [guardian]

2020 Australian Open Results: Novak Djokovic And Sofia Kenin Win Titles At The First Grand Slam Of The Year – The first of the four Grand Slams of the 2020 tennis season is in the books, with a new face and a tennis legend taking center stage at the Australian Open in Melbourne. [cbs]

Tom Hanks Mocked Over Tweet Celebrating Aston Villa’s Carabao Cup ‘Win’ – The Hollywood star and Aston Villa “fan” posted a message suggesting he thought the team had won the cup – weeks before the final. [sky]

Relative Found Of Extinct Galapagos Tortoise Species Made Famous By Lonesome George – A scientific expedition to the Galapagos Islands has discovered a tortoise with a “strong” genetic link to a presumed-extinct subspecies made famous by the popular Lonesome George, national park officials said Friday. [japtim]

‘That Is A Very, Very Silly Little Dress’ – Hugh Grant makes quip about Renee Zellweger’s BAFTAs gown as Bridget Jones co-stars share sweet backstage reunion. [dmail]

New Wellness Barbies Lead Children To The Gruesome Altar Of Self-Care – Finally, a toy to teach our youth to go to $25 yoga classes, stand in line at Sweetgreen, and not ask any bigger questions about why everyone is self-soothing so very much. [vice]

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