Prince George And Princess Charlotte’s School Hit By Coronavirus Fears As Four Pupils Are Isolated – A group of children at Prince George and Princess Charlotte’s school are in self-isolation, amid fears they may have caught the deadly coronavirus. [metro]

Coronavirus Cases Surge To 400 In Italy – The number of coronavirus cases in Italy has jumped to 400, amid international efforts to contain the spread of the deadly outbreak. [bbc]

Coronavirus Outbreak Spreads To Every Continent Bar Antarctica – The deadly infection has now reached every continent besides Antarctica. [sky]

Coronavirus Threatens Cancellation Of Tokyo Olympics – Organisers will monitor situation with World Health Organization before making final decision. [ft]

Obama Asks TV Stations To Stop Anti-Biden Ads In His Voice – Former President Barack Obama asked TV stations on Wednesday to stop airing ads featuring his voice over on-screen attacks on former Vice President Joe Biden. [mav]

Trump Campaign Sues New York Times For Libel Over Russia Story – Donald Trump’s re-election campaign said on Wednesday it had filed a libel suit against the New York Times accusing the newspaper of intentionally publishing a false opinion article related to Russian interference in the 2016 US election. [guardian]

‘Just Call Me Harry’, Prince Tells Tourism Conference In Edinburgh – The Duke of Sussex asked for delegates at a tourism conference in Edinburgh to address him simply as Harry. [bbc]

Everything You Need To Know About Budget 2020 – In 18 Graphs – Finance Minister Tito Mboweni’s national budget proposes sharp cuts to the civil servant wage bill, while taxpayers emerged largely unscathed. [busins]

LOL! Twitter In Stitches About Gwede Mantashe’s Reaction To Spirits Price Hike – Mineral resources and energy minister Gwede Mantashe’s hilarious reaction to the price increase for spirits as it was announced during the budget speech has social media in stitches. [tlive]

Love It Or Hate It, Marmite Is Having A Massive Foodie Moment – The divisive spread is no longer just a toast topping. Now leading chefs are adding it to everything from scallops to pasta. [guardian]

Harvey Weinstein Jail Officials ‘Fear Jeffrey Epstein Incident’ Amid Rikers Island Stint – Officials at the jail where Harvey Weinstein is expected to await sentencing, reportedly fear they’ll be faced with a Jeffrey Epstein type of situation. [metro]

Pope Francis Asks Followers To Give Up Trolling For Lent – “People insult each other as if they were saying ‘Good Day.’” [verge]

SA Bankers: We Don’t See The Logic Behind A Commercial State Bank – Representatives of SA’s banking and financial services industry say they are finding it difficult to understand government’s rationale behind establishing a commercial state bank. [f24]

Facebook To Ban Coronavirus ‘Cure’ Ads – Facebook will no longer permit ads that promise a cure for the Covid-19 coronavirus, Business Insider reported Wednesday. [mash]

Apple’s iPhone XR Was Most Popular Smartphone In 2019 Based On Shipment Estimates – The iPhone XR was the world’s most popular smartphone in 2019, with Apple outshipping all other smartphone models, according to new data shared today by research firm Omdia. [macrum]

Start-Up Uses Robots To Make Pizza – Fails Miserably – Pizza-making robots might sound like a cool idea, but one tech company found out the hard way that theory and practice don’t always align. [here]

As Covid-19 Spreads, Amazon Tries To Curb Mask Price Gouging – Sellers report receiving messages from the company that their face masks are too expensive, while users on Amazon’s forum debate the ethics of raising prices during emergencies. [wired] 

Meghan Markle’s Reported Plan To “Rise Above Jealousy And Pettiness” – According to a friend, last week’s letter about Meghan and Harry’s future really did spring from their hurt feelings. [vanfair]

Party Prince No More: Where Were Andrew’s Siblings For His 60th Birthday Bash? – Charles, Anne and Edward were all conspicuously absent. Which possibly says less about his party planning and more about the preceding 60 years. [guardian]

Kate Upton Puts Her Bombshell Curves On Show – In bright bikini while sunbathing on a yacht. [dm]

‘People Don’t Get It’: Inside The World Of Hyper-Realistic Baby Doll Collecting – A subculture of lifelike baby dolls is thriving on social media – despite enthusiasts being dismissed as grown women playing mommy. [guardian]

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