France To Reopen Cafes, Bars And Restaurants – France’s PM Edouard Philippe has announced the reopening of bars and restaurants nationally, although Paris will need careful monitoring despite no longer being a virus hotspot. [bbc]

Trump Signs Executive Order To Narrow Protections For Social Media Platforms – Move comes amid president’s feud with Twitter after it fact-checked him for the first time. [guardian]

Zuckerberg, Dorsey Spar Over Twitter’s Flagging Of Trump’s Tweets – “We have a different policy than, I think, Twitter on this,” the Facebook CEO told Fox News. [politico]

UK: Groups Of Six Can Meet In Gardens As Boris Johnson Announces Lockdown Changes – Boris Johnson says people will be allowed to meet in gardens and other private outdoor spaces – but must still distance properly. [sky]

What Lockdown Means For The SA Post Office – Regulations around operations at the SA Post Office have been relaxed, meaning many of its core services can now resume. [here]

Jeffrey Epstein’s Suicide Watch ‘Companion’ Says The Pedophile Financier Wasn’t Depressed In Jail – But killed himself because he knew his life ‘was over’, despite swirling murder conspiracy theories. [dm]

High Court Ruling Favours Release Of ‘Palace Papers’ On Whitlam Dismissal – The High Court has ruled that hundreds of letters between the Queen and former governor-general Sir John Kerr before the dismissal of the Whitlam government are public records, paving the way for the release of the potentially explosive documents. [smh]

SA: The Rules For Lockdown Worship Ban Live Hymns – And Touching Is Entirely Out – There will be no singing of hymns under Alert Level 3, rules for places of worship published on Thursday night say. [busins]

North Koreans Accused Of Laundering $2.5 Billion For Nuclear Program – The Justice Department unsealed an indictment accusing nearly three dozen people of using shell companies to launder billions through the global financial system. [nyt]

Cape Town’s Number 1 Homemade Dinner Delivery Service Doubling In Size Every Week – Café du Cap’s online delivery service is doubling in size every week. With everything from Cottage Pie and Vegan Burritos, to Roast Chicken and Beef Bourguignon, it’s east to see why. [Get Menu]

F1 News: First Two Weekends In August Reserved By F1 For Silverstone Races – Formula 1 is reserving the first two weekends of August for races at Silverstone if UK government quarantine restrictions allow personnel to travel freely at that time. [autospo]

Japan Is Asking Theme Park Visitors To Avoid Screaming On Roller Coasters – Thrill-seekers out there know there’s nothing better than letting out that first big, loud scream on a roller coaster. [travleis]

This Electric Aircraft Could Jump Start The Future Of Flight – A Seattle company sends the largest zero-emissions airplane yet on its first flight. [cnet]

Death Of 14-Year-Old Iranian Girl In So-Called ‘Honor Killing’ Sparks Outrage – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has called for new protections for women after a 14-year-old girl was allegedly murdered by her father in a so-called “honor killing,” sparking outrage in the country. [cnn]

Backlash After YouTubers Give Up Adopted Son – A couple who documented on a popular YouTube channel their life with an autistic toddler adopted from China are facing a backlash after they revealed he had been placed with another family. [bbc]

SA: All Domestic Workers Can Return To Work On Monday – Subject To ‘Protocols’ – All domestic workers will be allowed to go back to work during Alert Level 3, cooperative governance and traditional affairs minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma confirmed on Thursday. [busins]

David Attenborough Has New Book And Movie On The Way – Now he’s going to chronicle what he’s learned and share his hopes for our future in a new book. He says it will serve as his “witness statement.” And it will also serve as a companion to his upcoming Netflix special. [nerd]

Ai Weiwei Creates 10,000 Masks In Aid Of Coronavirus Charities – Humanitarian groups to receive artist’s eBay income from masks bearing sunflower seeds – or a middle finger. [guardian]

Tiny Drone Packs One Hell Of A Punch – The Tiny Whoop Nano packs some power into its tiny frame, and the competitive price point has made it a popular option. [here]

How Will We Party Post-Pandemic? – In nightclubs around the world, once-crowded dance floors have remained empty for months. If you need reminding, clubbing is close contact activity: People share drinks, hug, kiss and generally invade each others personal space until the early hours of the morning. [cnn]

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