Facebook Will Pay Moderators $52 Million Settlement For Psychological Harm – Facebook has agreed to pay $52 million to its content moderators as compensation for mental health issues caused by their work. [mash]

Unpacking The Rationality Of South Africa’s Lockdown Regulations – How many regulations actually stand up to the ‘test of rationality’ which Trevor Manuel suggested this week was being failed? [mav]

Coronavirus May Never Go Away, World Health Organization Warns – The coronavirus “may never go away”, the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned. [bbc]

French Daily Coronavirus Death Toll Tumbles To 83 – France’s daily death toll from the new coronavirus dropped on Wednesday to 83 from 348 the day before, bringing the total number of dead there to 27,074 and putting it just behind Spain in terms of overall fatalities from the disease. [reuters]

New 100% Accurate COVID-19 Antibody Test Approved For Use In UK – Boris Johnson has previously called antibody testing a “game-changer” as it may reveal how many people have had COVID-19. [sky]

Expect More Cases Of Strange Coronavirus Syndrome In Kids, Doctors Warn – Parents, hospitals and clinics should expect to see more cases of a mystifying condition that seems to be affecting children after a bout with Covid-19, doctors said Wednesday. [cnn]

Uber’s Grubhub Play: A Desperate Bid To Save A Business Everyone Hates – Uber UBER ’s takeover bid for Grubhub GRUB  offers the potential for the rideshare giant to become the dominant player in food delivery, the latest consolidation play in a business hated by both consumers and businesses alike. [forbes]

Expert Advice On Saving Money During Lockdown – Many South Africans need to start changing their relationship with money, if we’re going to make it out of this pandemic financially sound. [here]

Japan Suicides Decline As Covid-19 Lockdown Causes Shift In Stress Factors – April’s 20% drop compared with a year earlier may be the result of delays to start of school year, less commuting and more time with family. [guardian]

‘This Has Touched Us All’ – Covid-19 Tragedy Hits Bo-Kaap Again – “It’s quite a different, and sad, Ramadan,” said Shafwaan Laubscher after the announcement that fellow Bo-Kaap resident Mogamat Cassiem Harris had died after contracting Covid-19. [n24]

Donald Trump Extends Huawei Ban Through May 2021 – Huawei is still in trouble with the White House. [verge]

Mary-Kate Olsen Files For Divorce From Husband Olivier Sarkozy – It’s reportedly over for Mary-Kate Olsen and her husband of five years, French finance banker, Olivier Sarkozy. [bazaar]

French Serial-Killer Expert Admits Serial Lies, Including Murder Of Imaginary Wife – Stéphane Bourgoin, whose books about murderers have sold millions, says he invented much of his experience, including training with FBI. [guardian]

Formula 1: Ferrari To Sign Carlos Sainz As Daniel Ricciardo Set For McLaren – Carlos Sainz is poised to replace Sebastian Vettel at Ferrari with Daniel Ricciardo set to take the Spaniard’s seat at McLaren. [bbc]

Home, Sweet, Home? – COVID-19 is fueling a boom in the doomsday bunker market, thanks to some dubious marketing claims. [verge]

The Faded Beauty Of Abandoned Cars Across Europe And The US – Dieter Klein has travelled to remote corners of Europe and the US to find and photograph abandoned cars. [bbc]

I’m Too Vain To Be A Heroin Addict’ – Noel Gallagher says he has NEVER used the ‘dirty’ drug… after admitting he took cocaine every night for four years. [dm]

Ellen DeGeneres Is Trying to Navigate Rumors That She’s Mean, Thought It Was ‘Just Sour Grapes’ – Ellen DeGeneres ends every episode of her talk show with, “Be kind to one another,” but she has been hit with a number of allegations in recent weeks that she is mean to staffers, guests and other people behind-the-scenes. [usm]

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