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Thailand Issues New Charges Against Fugitive Red Bull Heir – The Bangkok South Criminal Court on Tuesday approved an arrest warrant for Vorayuth Yoovidhya, grandson of the creator of Red Bull. [cnn]

SA Records 1 567 New Covid-19 Cases, 149 Deaths In Past 24 Hours – Health minister Dr Zweli Mkhize said there are now 613,017 confirmed cases across the country. [timeslive]

Xenophobia O’Clock, Once Again In South Africa – This time the unpleasantness is underwritten by a sophisticated Twitter campaign, backed in turn by the atrophying muscle of Iqbal Survé’s Independent Media Group. [dailymav]

Face Masks In Schools: Boris Johnson Performs U-Turn On Advice – The government announces the policy shift for England after Scottish pupils were told to wear face coverings in corridors. [sky]

French Minister Defends ‘Precious’ Right To Sunbathe Topless – Gendarmes’ request for topless sunbathers to cover up on south coast prompts outcry. [guardian]

SA Will Have A Zero-Alcohol Driving Limit By December, Mbalula Pledges – Draft legislation which will prohibit South Africans from consuming any alcohol before driving should be in place by December. [businsidersa]

Jacob Blake: Wisconsin Black Man ‘Will Need Miracle’ To Walk Again – Jacob Blake, 29, was shot several times opening the door of his car in Kenosha. At least one of the bullets went through his spinal cord, lawyers said. [bbc]

American Airlines Will Cut 19,000 Jobs In October As Coronavirus Decimates Travel Industry – American was one of ten airlines that received a cumulative $25 billion bailout as part of the $2.2 trillion CARES Act. [forbes]

5 Takeaways From The Second Night Of The Republican National Convention – With the exception of first lady Melania Trump, not a single speaker referenced the massive death toll of Americans in the past six months. [huffpost]

Cape Town Will Appeal ‘Dangerous’ Land Ruling, Says Dan Plato – He said on Tuesday the City would appeal a high court ruling barring it from removing land invaders from public land as it set a dangerous legal precedent that would undermine property rights. [iol]

Good News: Africa Is Declared Free Of Wild Polio – Polio is a virus that attacks the nervous system, usually of children. It is highly infectious and usually spread through contaminated water. [mg]

How The Satanic Temple Could Bring Abortion Rights To The Supreme Court – By using the same religious liberty argument as Hobby Lobby, The Satanic Temple is trying to have its members exempted from state abortion laws. [rollingstone]

Lamborghini Is Launching A Superboat – And It’s Just As Fast And Flashy As You’d Hope – Its launch follows similar tie-ups from Lexus, Mercedes and Aston Martin, but this new boat is set to be one of the speediest around. [telegraph]

Netflix In One Second – Behold, The Fastest Internet Ever – We’ll all be glad to see the back of buffering for good, but a connection fast enough to download the entire Netflix library in one second is next-level stuff. [here]

Messi Drops Bombshell Transfer Exit Request On Beleaguered Barcelona – The 33-year-old has sent a fax to Barcelona communicating his intention to leave behind the club he’s played at for 20 years. [goal]

Manchester United’s Harry Maguire Found Guilty Of Assault – English footballer handed a suspended 21-month sentence after his arrest on the Greek island of Mykonos. [aljazeera]

Jamie Lynn Spears Named As Sister Britney Spears’ Trustee – Jamie Lynn Spears is set to play a more significant role in her sister Britney Spears’ conservatorship, new court records show. [newsau]

Tom Cruise Shares Fun Video Of Himself Touring London In A Taxi – He sneaks into a busy cinema to watch the movie Tenet. [dmail]

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