South Africa’s Acting Ambassador To Sudan Accused In Assassination And Murder Plot – The acting ambassador’s husband allegedly hired hitmen to kill the embassy’s intelligence officer — and to murder two local women as ‘training’. [mav]

Black Man Led On Rope By Texas Police On Horseback Sues For $1m – A Black man who was led by a rope by two white officers on horseback has sued a south-east Texas city and its police department for $1m, saying he suffered humiliation and fear during his arrest. [guardian]

Protesters Topple Statues Of Abraham Lincoln And Theodore Roosevelt In Portland – Protesters in Portland, Oregon, pulled down statues of Abraham Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt on Sunday evening and vandalized some businesses, police said. [cnn]

Trump Says He Is COVID-19 ‘Immune’ As He Prepares For Rallies – Donald Trump set to return to US election campaign trail as some national polls show Joe Biden with a double-digit lead. [alja]

Facebook Bans Holocaust Denial, Reversing Earlier Policy – Facebook is banning all content that “denies or distorts the Holocaust,” in a policy reversal that comes after increased pressure from critics. [npr]

Police Break Up 300-Strong ‘Gang Rivalry’ Gathering In Cape Town, 6 Arrested – Six people were arrested after a 300-strong “gang rivalry” gathering in Macassar, east of Cape Town, police said on Monday. [n24]

Australians Sign Kevin Rudd’s Call For Inquiry Into Murdoch Influence – More than 100,000 people have signed a petition by former Australian PM Kevin Rudd calling for an inquiry into Rupert Murdoch’s media dominance in Australia. [bbc]

Parktown Boys Principal Fired Over Schoolboy Enock Mpianzi’s Death – The Gauteng education department has issued the Parktown Boys’ High School principal with a notice of dismissal relating to the death of Enock Mpianzi. [tlive]

Bangladesh to Allow Death Penalty For Rape Convictions – Ministers approved an amendment that would permit capital punishment for the crime after a series of assaults led to widespread calls to tackle what many say is a systemic problem. [nyt]

New Rules Proposed For ‘Junk Food’ And Alcohol In South Africa – The Department of Communications and Digital Technologies has proposed stricter regulations around the advertising of alcohol and unhealthy food in South Africa. [btech]

Johnson & Johnson Just Paused Its Covid Vaccine Trial After An ‘Unexplained Illness’ – Johnson & Johnson said Monday that it had temporarily halted its coronavirus vaccine trials after a participant experienced an unexplained illness, the second major setback to hit a late-stage test of a coronavirus immunization. [busins]

The Lakers’ Winding Path Ends With A Championship – The Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Miami Heat in six games to take home the franchise’s 17th championship. It was the fourth title for LeBron James. [nyt]

Lewis Hamilton Hits Back At ‘Older Drivers’ After Record Achievement – Lewis Hamilton has delivered what appears to be a stinging riposte to Sir Jackie Stewart by dismissing negativity surrounding his achievements from former drivers. [guardian]

Carlo Acutis: Italian Teenager Could Be First Millennial Saint – An Italian teenager who used the internet to spread his faith is on a path to becoming the Catholic Church’s first millennial saint. [bbc]

The Wild History Behind Why Gin Is Flavoured With Juniper Berries – Flavouring gin with juniper berries was a decision more than 2 000 years in the making, and not without a few interesting theories thrown into the mix. [here]

Romance In Store: Outjie’s Proposal To His High School Sweetheart At Clicks Goes Viral [Video] – Love was in the air at the Clicks store in Vangate Mall on Thursday when customers and staff witnessed a marriage proposal in the aisles. [dv]

The Crown’s Charles And Diana: ‘Hopefully People Won’t Hate Them Too Much’ – Now, as the big-budget drama enters the glamour of the 1980s, the era of Diana and Margaret Thatcher – two of the most talked about public figures of the century – things are about to get even more interesting. [sky]

Introducing: ‘The Content King’, The Man Who’s Listened To Every Podcast Ever – Why contemplate life or enjoy a moment of silence when you can binge watch a docu-series while reading the “New Yorker” and scrolling through Twitter? [vice]

‘They Were Very Much Still Together – Now The Marriage Is Probably Over!’ – Dominic West’s wife is ‘shocked, heartbroken and devastated’ as pictures emerge of him in a passionate embrace with Lily James. [dm]

Jonah Hill And Gianna Santos Break Up One Year After Engagement – It’s over for 22 Jump Street actor Jonah Hill and fiancée Gianna Santos, who have ended their engagement of one year. [eol]

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