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Italian Prosecutor In Mafia ‘Maxi-Trial’ Says He Won’t Be Intimidated – Nicola Gratteri is overseeing the prosecution of more than 350 people with alleged links to the Mafia in Calabria, southern Italy. [sky]

755 Deaths Recorded In 24 Hours, As SA’s Total Covid-19 Fatalities Pass 34,000 – Mkhize also reported that 13,105 new cases were identified since the release of Monday’s figures, taking the national number of confirmed infections to 1,259,748. [timeslive]

How Much Longer Will Adjusted Level 3 Lockdown Last? – Cogta Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma cannot give certainty on how long regulations will last. [news24]

Investigation Into Capitol Attack Is Unprecedented In Scope, Justice Department Says – While the FBI has opened more than 160 case files in the six days since, officials acknowledged Tuesday that the evidence gathered so far “is just the tip of the iceberg.” [cnn]

Impeachment: Republicans Begin To Turn On Trump – A race by Democrats to remove President Donald Trump from office is gathering momentum as some of his fellow Republicans begin to break ranks. [bbc]

2021: South Africa’s Last Chance Saloon – This is a pivotal year for South Africa. Much will depend on decisions in four areas — vaccines, booze ban, lockdown and national executive decision-making. [dailymav]

Investors Must Take Note Of This Important SA Tax Change – South Africa made an important tax change as of January 1, 2021, that you may not be aware of. [here]

Trump Officials Try To Keep Away From The ‘Violent Toddler’ – Members of Trump’s Cabinet are pushing their personal political agendas, while some of his political aides are just trying to keep him from blowing up the country—again. [dbeast]

Queen’s Cousin Faces Jail After Admitting Sexual Assault – Simon Bowes-Lyon said he was ‘greatly ashamed’ after sexually assaulting a woman at Glamis Castle, the Queen Mother’s childhood home. [telegraph]

Compulsory Wearing Of Masks ‘Invalid’, ‘Unconstitutional’, Says LFN In Court – ‘There hasn’t been a proper assessment of the mask-wearing and the minister has not given out a section 83 application.’ [citizen]

“Black Box” From Indonesian Jet That Went Down With 62 On Board Recovered From Ocean Floor – TV stations on Tuesday showed divers on an inflatable vessel with a large white container containing the data recorder. [cbs]

Foreign Visitors Face Ban From Amsterdam’s Cannabis Cafes – Proposals would allow only Dutch residents to enter city’s 166 marijuana-selling coffee shops. [guardian]

Go On, Treat Yourself To Cape Town’s Finest Two-For-One Burger Special – You’ll have to wait until next Tuesday for the chance to get in on Cape Town’s tastiest burger special. [here]

“Absolute Rubbish”: Langer Goes In To Bat For Paine And Smith – Australia coach Justin Langer gave under-fire skipper Tim Paine his “100 percent” support and blasted criticism of Steve Smith as “absolute rubbish”. [ewn]

Tiger Woods’ Agent Denounces New HBO Documentary As ‘Salacious’ And An ‘Incomplete Portrait’ – The three-hour documentary features multiple people who were close to Woods at one time but have since fallen out of his circle. [golfdigest]

‘QAnon Shaman’ Jake Angeli Will Be Fed Organic Diet While He’s In Custody For Capitol Riot – Angeli’s mother, Martha Chansley, told ABC 15 that if her son doesn’t eat organic food he will “get physically sick.” [kxan]

Chuck Norris Denies Being At U.S. Capitol For Insurrection – The 80-year-old action star’s manager said a man who attended the riot resembles Norris, but “Chuck is much more handsome.” [huffpost]

Rob Lowe Says He Spotted Prince Harry In California Neighbourhood Sporting Long Hair And Ponytail – Rob Lowe has revealed he spotted “the Loch Ness Monster” Prince Harry. [newsau]

Kylie Jenner Puts On An Eye-Popping Display – Wears revealing brown bikini as she plugs skincare line. [dmail]

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