Downing Of MH370 ‘Almost Certainly Murder-Suicide’, Says Ex-Australian PM – Tony Abbott says the “very top levels” of the Malaysian government believe the still-missing jet was crashed on purpose. [sky]

South Africa’s Land-Policy Plans A Disaster For Economy, Says US Secretary Of State – The policy proposal is an example of centralised planning that has failed in other African states like Zimbabwe, Tanzania and Ethiopia, Mike Pompeo said. [fin24]

Trump Offered WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange A Pardon If He Covered Up Russian Hacking Of Democrats – Russian agents hacked emails from the Democratic National Committee and the campaign chairman for Hillary Clinton in 2016. [cnbc]

Trump’s Choice For Intel Chief Leaves Officials ‘Blindsided’ – Richard Grennell, a Trump loyalist, does not have any direct experience in the intelligence field—a fact that triggered alarm bells for some. [dbeast]

Hanau Shooting: Eight Dead After Two Attacks In Germany – An unknown number of gunmen killed three people at the first shisha bar, Midnight, before driving to the Arena Bar & Cafe and shooting dead another five victims. [bbc]

Let’s Talk About Those Single-Use Coffee Pods – That hard plastic pod you popped into your machine this morning is going to take roughly 300 years to degrade. [here]

SpaceX Will Launch Private Citizens Into Orbit – SpaceX is planning to send up to four private citizens into space to take a trip around Earth sometime at the end of 2021 or in early 2022. [verge]

How The Coronavirus Can Kill People – The mounting toll of coronavirus deaths raises a basic question: How does the new virus make people sick, and why does it kill some of them? [washpost]

We Just Learnt How Little Money Burger King Is Making In SA – Burger King’s South African owner has found a buyer for the struggling chain – in which it is selling all of its shares, despite earlier plans to hold on to a smaller stake. [businsider]

Cape Town Is Ready To Leave Eskom And Load Shedding Behind – The City of Cape Town is looking to buy energy from independent power producers (IPPs) so that it can become less reliant on Eskom. [bustech]

Scientists Stuck Cameras On 30 Antarctic Whales And Captured This Wild Footage – Using suction cups, marine biologists recently attached 30 cameras to minke whales swimming through icy Antarctic waters. [mashable]

Simple Ingredient Could Change The Future Of Ocean-Going Ships – The shipping industry is finding creative ways to swap out the old ways of doing things for new, greener options. [here]

Lionel Messi Admits He Sees ‘Weird Things Happening’ At Barcelona – A Spanish radio station claimed the La Liga champions hired a social media firm to criticise key figures associated with the club in a bid to protect the reputation of the president. [guardian]

Caroline Flack’s Family Release Unpublished Instagram Post As Inquest Opens – “My future was swept from under my feet”: Caroline Flack’s family release unpublished message she wrote days before she died. [sky]

Steven Spielberg’s Daughter Reveals She Is A Porn Star – Mikaela Spielberg, the daughter of legendary film director Steven Spielberg, announced on Wednesday that she will be starring in her own solo porn videos. [dbeast]

Ben Affleck Explains Why He Lied About His Back Tattoo Being Fake – The “Way Back” star opened up to The New York Times about why he’d felt compelled to hide the truth. [huffpost]

Kendall Jenner Goes Topless And Covers Her Modesty With Her Hands – For provocative ‘wax bust’ fashion shoot. [dmail]

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