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The Wuhan Files – Leaked documents reveal China’s mishandling of the early stages of Covid-19. [cnn]

A Year After Wuhan Alarm, China Seeks To Change Covid Origin Story – Reports in state media signal an intensifying propaganda effort to place the birth of the virus in other countries. [guardian]

Eastern Cape Again Accounts For More Than Half Of SA’s New Infections – Since Sunday, 58 deaths have been confirmed. Of these, 32 were in the Eastern Cape (55%), 15 were in the Western Cape, five in the Free State and three each in Gauteng and KZN. [timeslive]

Trump Presidency’s Final Days: ‘In His Mind, He Will Not Have Lost’ – Trump continues to claim victory. Yet backstage at the White House, people see things the way they are. They know their days in the West Wing are numbered. [bbc]

Kim Jong Un May Have Already Received Unapproved Coronavirus Vaccine – Several other “high-ranking officials within the Kim family and leadership network” were believed to have received a vaccine from China sometime in the last two or three weeks. [businsider]

Free Ice Lollies For Everyone As 2oceansvibe Declares Summer Open – If you thought we had experienced everything ‘unprecedented’ that could be experienced in a year, this may well push you over the edge. For the first time ever, 2oceansvibe is declaring summer open by default. [here]

Escobar Man’s ‘Narcos’-Styled Life – How a Cuban drug lord ran a global cartel from the safe haven of South Africa. [dailymav]

Absa Hit By Data Breach – Absa has suffered a data breach affecting a number of its clients, exposing their personal information to external parties. [mybb]

The Eton Paradox: How Britain’s Most Elite School Went Woke – With a headmaster trying to modernise and a teacher dismissed for a controversial lecture, the historic institution is at a crossroads. [telegraph]

Elon Musk Wanted To Call His New Tequila ‘Teslaquila’ But Mexico Said No – And we got Tesla Tequila instead. [verge]

20 Days Of Fantasy And Failure: Inside Trump’s Quest To Overturn The Election – The facts were indisputable: President Trump had lost, but he was, in the telling of one close adviser, like “Mad King George, muttering, ‘I won. I won. I won.’ ” [washpost]

Mysterious Monolith Found In Romania – Days After A Similar One Vanished In Utah – People have speculated whether the monoliths are linked as they bear a close resemblance to each other. [skynews]

Five Pearls Of Wisdom From Marie Kondo’s New Online Course – Marie Kondo has released a new online tutorial that will take you by the hand and guide you through the decluttering process. [here]

Oligarch’s Son Says He Was Given A $40M London Apartment For His 19th Birthday – Now Temur Akhmedov’s mother is taking her son to court, claiming the apartment was a ruse by her ex-husband to shelter assets following divorce settlement. [dbeast]

The Bleak Future Of Western Province Rugby – The oldest rugby union in the country is at a crossroads, with its future uncertain because of Covid-19 and the decisions made by its controversial president. [newframe]

Benni’s Brother Bust With R8.7m Buttons – Benni McCarthy’s older brother was arrested with a moerse R8.7 million worth of mandrax last Friday. [dailyvoice]

Everything You Already Forgot About 2020 – Aliens, coronavirus porn, 5G conspiracies, “Imagine,” and other stuff you immediately wiped from your brain. [vice]

George Clooney: ‘Having Amal In My Life Changed Everything For Me’ – “And then we had these two knuckleheads,” speaking of his three-year-old twins, Alexander and Ella. “It is very fulfilling and something I wasn’t at all… didn’t see coming.” [channel24]

Kate Moss, 46, Shows Off Her Age-Defying Beauty – In a stunning shoot as she graces the cover of British Vogue 28 YEARS after her debut with the magazine. [dmail]

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