‘Juno’ And ‘Umbrella Academy’ Actor Elliot Page Comes Out As Transgender In Heartfelt Letter – “Juno” Oscar nominee and “The Umbrella Academy” star Elliot Page, formerly known as Ellen Page, has come out as transgender in a heartfelt post published to his social media pages. [indie]

Ruling On Hormone Treatment For Trans Kids Branded ‘Shameful And Unforgivable’ – The High Court in London ruled that under-16s are unlikely to be able to consent to puberty blockers, a reversible treatment for some trans children. [vice]

Trump Presidency’s Final Days: ‘In His Mind, He Will Not Have Lost’ – As the Trump White House reaches its final days, an eerie quiet has descended on the premises as attempts to challenge the election result founder in the courts. [bbc]

Russia Detains Suspect In Killings Of 26 Elderly Women – Russian authorities have detained a man suspected of murdering dozens of elderly women in the republic of Tatarstan and nearby regions nearly a decade ago. [mostim]

Lewis Hamilton ‘Gutted’ Coronavirus Means He Will Miss Sakhir Grand Prix – The British driver won the Bahrain Grand Prix on Sunday but started experiencing “mild symptoms” on Monday. [sky]

China Passes Export-Control Law Following U.S. Moves – China passed a law restricting exports of controlled items, allowing the government to act against countries that abuse export controls in a way that harm’s China’s interests, state media said. [reuters]

Bitcoin Price Hits All-Time High Of Almost $20,000 – The price of bitcoin has hit an all-time-high of almost $20,000 three years after the cryptocurrency last spiked to that level. [guardian]

Beware The Latest SA Post Office Scam – Trying to figure out how much customs duties and import fees you owe on a package can be a minefield, so naturally, the scam artists have pounced. [here]

Foreigners Piled Into South African Bonds Last Month – Here’s Why – For the first time in months, foreign investors have been keen buyers of South African bonds in November. They bought R13 billion in local bonds more than they sold last month. [busins]

Argentine Prosecutors Investigating Potential Gross Negligence In Diego Maradona’s Death – Prosecutors investigating the death of Diego Maradona say the lack of adequate medical supervision provided following surgery for a subdural hematoma was “absolutely negligent,” a judicial investigator involved in the case told the country’s official news Agency Telam on Monday. [cnn]

Unilever Is Experimenting With A 4-Day Workweek – Starting next week, employees of consumer goods multinational Unilever in New Zealand will work four days a week—and be paid for five—in a yearlong trial, the company said on Tuesday. [fortune]

“BTS Bill,” To Let Pop Stars Put Off Military Service, Sails Through South Korean Legislature – South Korean lawmakers passed a bill on Tuesday that will likely give major pop stars the ability to postpone their mandatory national military service, reversing course on a previous government ruling that has threatened to deprive the nation of its biggest cultural export: the boyband BTS. [cbs]

Shell Faces Dutch Court As Climate Change Activists Demand End To Emissions – Environmental activists took Royal Dutch Shell to court on Tuesday, demanding the energy firm drastically reduce the production of oil and gas to limit its effects on climate change. [reuters]

Zim Businessman Takes On Sars Over R600m In Confiscated Gold Coins – Zimbabwean businessman Frank Buyanga Sadiqi is taking the SA Revenue Service (Sars) to court, claiming it confiscated Kruger gold coins worth an estimated R600m, personal jewellery, watches and cellphones from him. [tlive]

Nick Cave Accuses BBC Of ‘Mutilating’ Fairytale Of New York – The Pogues and Kirsty MacColl song, to be played in a censored version on some BBC radio stations, will be ‘stripped of its value’, says Cave. [bbc]

Rare 9-Legged Octopus Found Off Coast In Northeastern Japan – According to Takuzo Abe, a researcher at Minamisanriku Nature Center, octopuses generally have the ability to regenerate legs that are cut off, and this one likely added another in the process of closing a wound on a leg. [main]

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Mimosas, G&Ts, Fishbowls: The Sober-Curious Movement Is Gathering Steam – Instead of battling back-to-back hangovers this holiday season, here’s a great way to mix things up with some vintage mocktails. [here]

Stockholm Mother Arrested ‘After Keeping Son For Decades In Flat’ – Swedish police have arrested an elderly woman suspected of having kept her son confined to their flat in a Stockholm suburb for up to three decades. [bbc]

Mega-Telescope Makes ‘Google Maps Of The Universe’ By Finding A Million New Galaxies In Two Weeks – A mega telescope has helped create a “Google Maps of the Universe” – uncovering more than a million previously unknown galaxies. [sun]

Checkmate! The Chess Business Is Suddenly Booming – November sales are three times last year’s levels, one chess store owner said. [nbc]

Celebs Mingle Without Masks At Birthday Party For Lil Wayne’s Daughter – Several celebrities attended a birthday bash for actress Reginae Carter on Sunday night at an Atlanta nightclub. [cnn]

Dr. Dre Has Just Three Days To Reveal How Much He Earns And Exactly How He Splashes The Cash – Or face $100k fine, as divorce battle with estranged wife Nicole Young rages on. [dm]

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