Malawi Court Sets Bushiris Free – Fraud accused and self-proclaimed prophet Shepherd Bushiri and his wife Mary were released from custody in Malawi on Thursday, Malawi media reported. [iol]

Trump Targets Vote Certification In Late Bid To Block Biden – Getting nowhere in the courts, President Donald Trump’s scattershot effort to overturn President-elect Joe Biden’s victory is shifting toward obscure election boards that certify the vote as Trump and his allies seek to upend the electoral process, sow chaos and perpetuate unsubstantiated doubts about the count. [ap]

Georgia Confirms Biden Victory And Finds No Widespread Fraud After Statewide Audit – Georgia has finished its statewide audit of the razor-thin presidential race, confirming that President-elect Joe Biden defeated President Donald Trump, according to a news release from the Secretary of State’s office. [cnn]

One Death From Covid Every 17 Seconds In Europe, WHO Says – Dr Hans Kluge fears for national health systems but says stricter rules are showing promise. [guardian]

Air France-KLM Prepares COVID-19 Vaccine Airlift – Air France-KLM is among airlines gearing up for the challenge of transporting millions of doses of temperature-sensitive COVID-19 vaccines in the midst of a travel slump. [mav]

St Stithians Launches Online High School – In response to the call for new ways to provide world-class education, St Stithians College is launching an online high school. [here]

The Mother Daughter Pilots Forging A Path For Female Aviators – When Donna Garrett was growing up in the greater Los Angeles area, it didn’t seem strange that her mom worked as an airline pilot. Because her dad had the same profession, captaining an airplane seemed like a normal thing to do. [cnn]

Bobby Brown Jr., Son Of Singer Bobby Brown, Dies In Los Angeles – Brown Jr. was found dead at a residence in Encino around 2 p.m. Wednesday, and foul play is not suspected, police said. [nbc]

Top South African Banks Split On Dividends After Investec Payout – Investec Group surprised with a first-half dividend even as regulators urge banks to conserve cash amid the coronavirus pandemic and after a larger South Africa rival warned shareholders not to expect anything for 2020. [btech]

James Stunt Admits He Was So Rich He Did Not Have A Front Door Key For His Own £10M Home – Stunt’s security guard, Justinas Ivaskevicius, is on trial at Southwark Crown Court accused of stealing a diamond ring valued at £515,000. [tele]

Quarter Of People May Already Be Immune To Coronavirus – Even Though Many Have Never Been Infected – PHE researchers believe people with high levels of T-cells likely to have picked up immunity from coronaviruses like common cold. [tele]

Elon Musk Could Become World’s Second Richest Person As Tesla Stocks Surge – Elon Musk’s wealth has jumped $90 billion this year. He is already threatening Bill Gates who sits at number two on the list of world’s richest persons. [ht]

BuzzFeed Strikes Deal To Buy HuffPost From Verizon Media – BuzzFeed is buying HuffPost from Verizon, The Wall Street Journal first reported on Thursday. [busins]

Conor McGregor Comes Out Of Retirement – Again – To Fight Dustin Poirier – Not for the first time, Conor McGregor has decided his UFC career is not over after all and will return to the octagon to face Dustin Poirier on 23 January. [guardian]

Tiger Woods And Son Charlie To Compete Together At Next Month’s PNC Championship – Tiger Woods and son Charlie will play together in next month’s PNC Championship, according to the PGA Tour. [cnn]

Gary Player’s Final Master’s Trophy Is Up For Auction – And At R1.3m, It’s Still Going Relatively Cheaply – Trophies won by South African golfing legend Gary Player are currently up for auction on a US memorabilia auction website. [busins]

The Incredible True Story Behind Dolly Parton’s ‘9 to 5’ – The new doc “9to5: The Story of a Movement” examines the real-life 9to5 movement of women office workers that inspired the iconic Jane Fonda, Dolly Parton, and Lily Tomlin film. [beast]

Google Maps Now Shows How Crowded Your Train Or Bus Is In Real-Time – Being one of dozens of human sardines in a packed train or bus is bad enough at the best of times — and this is certainly not the best of times. [mash]

People Are Dying After Joining A ‘Pro-Choice’ Suicide Forum. How Much Is the Site To Blame? – Loss survivors are demanding an end to the site, and provoking a conversation about how little we know about the internet and suicide risk. [vice]

Jennifer Aniston, 51, Shows Off Her Jaw-Dropping Physique – In a crop top and leggings for Vital Proteins’ sporty new campaign shoot. [dm]

Flashback: Bob Dylan Sings An Impromptu ‘Yesterday’ With George Harrison In 1970 – Weeks after the world learned that the Beatles were done, Harrison and Dylan met up in New York for an epic day of jamming. [rollsto]

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