Biden Promises Help To U.S. Workers Hit By Pandemic, Trump Hints At 2024 Run – President-elect Joe Biden on Wednesday promised a group of workers hit by the raging COVID-19 pandemic that more aid would be on the way, while President Donald Trump hinted he may be ready to begin planning another run for the White House in 2024. [reuters]

Potential “Bribery-For-Pardon” Scheme Under Investigation By The US Justice Department – The Justice Department is investigating a bribery scheme that directed money to the White House or used political contributions in exchange for a presidential pardon. [cbs]

UK Approves Use Of Pfizer’s Coronavirus Vaccine – Rollout From Tuesday – The government has secured 40 million doses of the vaccine, a quarter of which are expected in the UK by the end of the year. [sky]

Tourists Flock To Four Seasons Total Landscaping After Giuliani Debacle – Selfies abound and company rakes in $1.3m in sales following press conference that become symbol of incompetence. [guardian]

For Japanese Princess, Fairy-Tale Wedding May Be Distant Prospect – Crown Prince Akishino said he approved of his daughter’s marriage to a commoner but noted that the public may be opposed, dimming prospects for an official ceremony. [nyt]

Sunday Times Top Brands Names SA’s Favourite Beer – The Sunday Times Top Brands survey is regarded as the leading barometer of consumer sentiment towards brands in the country. [here]

New Alcohol Restrictions For South Africa Will Devastate Parts Of The Economy – The Democratic Alliance (DA) has warned that further restrictions on the sale of alcohol in coronavirus hotspots could have a serious impact on parts of the economy. [btech]

4 173 New Cases Detected As SA’s Covid-19 Caseload Inches Closer To 800 000 – For the first time in weeks, South Africa has recorded an increase of over 4000 new Covid-19 cases. [iol]

Saga Over Ramaphosa No-Confidence Vote Continues With Last-Minute Court Battle – Just hours before President Cyril Ramaphosa is set to face a vote of no confidence in parliament on Thursday, the saga will play out in the Cape Town high court. [tlive]

TikTok Has Accidentally Recreated The Most Annoying Part Of Twitter With Its ‘Stitch’ Function – In September, TikTok rolled out a new feature on the app called “Stitch,” which allows users to tag their own responses to videos from other users. [busins]

DStv Launches Streaming Service – With No Dish Or Decoder Required – DStv has launched a standalone streaming service where customers can subscribe and watch all channels via the DStv app, without a decoder or satellite connection. [btech]

Humanity Is Waging War On Nature, Says UN Secretary General – António Guterres lists human-inflicted wounds on natural world in stark message. [guardian]

Everyone In An Austrian Town Is Guaranteed A Job And R28,000 Minimum Salary For Three Years – The coronavirus pandemic has devastated even the wealthiest economies. From February to May, around 38 million people filed for unemployment insurance in the 20 of the world’s richest countries. [busins]

Mick Schumacher To Race For Haas In 2021 As Famous Surname Returns To F1 Grid – The Schumacher name will make a racing return to Formula 1 in 2021, after Haas signed Mick Schumacher – son of seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher – on a multi-year deal. [f1]

Gamers Will Dig This New Super Mario Sneaker Line – Level up your wardrobe with ‘Super Mario’ sneakers and apparel, celebrating the plumber’s 35th year in the world of gaming. [here]

Can Trump Pre-Pardon His Children? Each day brings new reporting about how President Donald Trump might creatively stretch and bend his expansive pardon power not just to protect himself but also to shield his children and his closest associates from future legal problems — all moves that would test the spirit of the power and legal precedent. [cnn]

World Islands Dubai Developer To Start Handover Of Units In December – The developer behind one of the biggest projects on The World islands development off the coast of Dubai is set to start handing over units to investors in December, it was announced on Monday. [an]

Madonna Shares’ Beautiful’ Clip With All 6 Of Her Kids – And They’re All Grown Up! – Madonna has taken to social media to share a clip of her children following Thanksgiving in the US. [ch24]

12 Years Of Smuggling Women And Selling Their Babies Only Got This Guy 6 Years In Prison – Paul Petersen organized the pregnant women’s flights into Arkansas, Arizona, or Utah, where they’d stay with other pregnant Marshallese women at a home he financed. [vice]

U.N. Reclassifies Cannabis As A Less Dangerous Drug – A United Nations commission voted to remove marijuana for medical use from a list of the most risky narcotics, such as heroin. [nyt]

Kelly Clarkson And Brandon Blackstock’s Messy Divorce: Everything We Know – Kelly Clarkson’s split from Brandon Blackstock is providing the singer with a lot of material for her next album as the pair battle it out in court. [usm]

David Beckham, 45, Is Digitally Aged To Look 70-Years-Old – As he calls for action to help prevent deaths caused by Malaria in haunting new campaign. [dm]

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