US: A Second Wave Of COVID-19 Is Emerging As States Reopen – A fresh onslaught of the novel coronavirus is bringing challenges for residents and the economy in pockets across the U.S. [fortune]

Winston Churchill Monument And Cenotaph Boarded Up As More Statues Removed – Churchill’s statue in Parliament Square was boarded up overnight for its own protection. [sky]

New Zealand To Relax Borders For Essential Workers – And US America’s Cup Team – With no active Covid-19 cases, NZ to open borders to certain migrants but the move will also help team American Magic for March 2021 competition. [guardian]

Tennessee Just Voted to Keep A Racist Statue Of A KKK ‘Grand Wizard’ – The bust of the Ku Klux Klan “Grand Wizard” will stay right in its place in the Tennessee state Capitol, after lawmakers thumbed their nose at the trend in an 11-5 committee vote this week. [vice]

Walmart Will Stop Locking Up Beauty Products For Black Consumers – Walmart will stop locking up black beauty and hair care products in glass anti-theft cases in the wake of criticism that the practice was discriminatory. [fortune] Wow

Ramaphosa Refers Liquor Bill Back To Parliament, Wants Input From Traditional Leaders – President Cyril Ramaphosa has referred legislation impacting the production of traditional beer (umqombothi) back to Parliament, saying it should first be considered by the National House of Traditional Leaders. [n24]

Here Is South Africa’s Updated School Calendar For 2020 – Including The New Terms And School Holidays – The Department of Basic Education has published a new school calendar for the 2020 academic year. [btech]

Tinder Backlash Over Black Lives Matter Ban – Tinder says it will no longer ban people using the app to promote the Black Lives Matter movement. [bbc]

The Bonfire Of JK Rowling And The Day Her Starlets Turned On Her – As her former proteges join the backlash currently engulfing the author, Peter Stanford explores what’s really behind their great betrayal. [tele]

Zara’s Parent Company To Invest $3 Billion In E-Commerce—And Expanding Physical Stores – Inditex SA plans to invest 2.7 billion euros ($3 billion) to boost e-commerce operations of chains like Zara and Bershka and expand store space to gain an edge on rivals as the pandemic snarls the clothing-retail industry. [fortune]

Irish Government Contacts UAE Over Crime Boss Role In Fury-Joshua Bout – The Irish government has contacted the United Arab Emirates over the involvement of an Irish crime boss in the proposed heavyweight title fight between Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua. [guardian]

Government Is Working On A Plan To Re-Open South Africa’s Cinemas – In a new set of regulations, which were gazetted on Thursday, government says it is currently working with cinemas on the re-opening of movie theatres. [busins]

50,000-Year Old Lake In India Just Turned Pink And Experts Don’t Know Exactly Why – That was the question on people’s minds across India after Lonar Lake in the state of Maharashtra suddenly changed hues in recent days. [cnn]

Guiltless Pleasure – These Mixers Have Just Five Calories A Pop – We’re all looking for ways to stay healthy without compromising on the quality or taste of what we eat, and the same is true for what we drink. [here]

The Best TV Shows Of 2020, So Far – Our 10 favorites from the first half of the year, from heartwarming teen comedy to a chilling alternate history. [vanfair]

How Sydney Became Australia’s Cocaine Capital – The fact you can sail a yacht in a straight line from Colombia to Sydney is just one part of the story. [vice]

Classic ‘Germans’ Episode Of Fawlty Towers Is Latest British Programme To Be Taken Off-Air – After Little Britain, Ant & Dec and Gavin and Stacey were dragged into a race row. [dm]

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