Stranded Suez Container Ship Reported Freed – Boat refloated: Huge container ship blocking Suez Canal for a week now reported to be freed. [bbc]

World Should Be ‘Completely Back To Normal’ By 2022-End, Says Bill Gates – The world should be back to normal by the end of 2022 thanks to Covid-19 vaccines, Bill Gates said in an interview for Polish newspaper Gazeta Wyborcza and television broadcaster TVN24. [bustod]

Moz Attacks: Large Group Reportedly Evacuated By Boat, While Govt ‘Begins Tracing Trapped South Africans’ – More than 1 200 people – among them South Africans, who have been trapped amid a bloody siege in Palma – have been evacuated by boat from northern Mozambique on Sunday, a source close to the situation told Netwerk24. [n24]

Father Of SA Man Killed In Palma Attack ’Hid With His Body In Bushes Until Morning’ – Dozens of people were killed in an attack on the northern Mozambique town of Palma this week, a spokesman for the country’s defence and security forces said, including seven people when a convoy of cars was ambushed in an escape attempt. [iol]

Johnson Urges Caution As England Takes First Big Step Out Of Lockdown – Outdoor group socialising allowed from Monday but ad campaign stresses Covid risks of indoor meeting. [guardian]

Back To The Future As Taxman Decides The Device In Your Hand Is A ‘Telephone’ – According to Samsung, the thing is “a machine for the reception, conversion and transmission or regeneration of voice, images or other data”. But… [tlive]

South Africans Are Snapping Up These Used Cars First – According to the latest AutoTrader Bi-Annual Car Industry Report, certain models are proving very popular with used car buyers. [here]

Bahrain GP Battle Between Lewis Hamilton And Max Verstappen Prelude To Classic Year – The 2021 Formula 1 season started with a race to showcase the sport at its very best. [bbc]

Is Thailand’s Full Moon Party Over For Good? – It’s approaching sundown on a full moon Saturday, but revelry is in short supply in Haad Rin, home of Koh Phangan’s legendary Full Moon Party. [cnn]

Slack Blocks Public DM ‘Invite Messages’ After Backlash – Concerns over the potential harassment of individuals prompted Slack to swiftly change how its new direct messages feature works. [compw]

Uber Offers Green Option For London Customers Who Want Electric Cars – The ride-sharing app firm says its Uber Green option in central London will “encourage riders to take action on climate change”. [sky]

Netflix Planning To Launch 40 Anime Shows In 2021 – The company made the announcement at Tokyo’s AnimeJapan 2021 Expo. [verge]

The UK’s New £50 Note Celebrates Alan Turing With Lots Of Geeky Easter Eggs – Before the foundation of AI, Turing posed the question ‘Can machines think?’ [verge]

Rock And Stroll Star: Pete Doherty, 42, Looks Barely Recognisable – As he saunters in the sunshine on dog walk with his lover and bandmate Katia De Vidas in France. [dm]

How Millie Bobby Brown Used Her Superpowers – The Stranger Things star is still in her teens, but has moved beyond new kid on the block to be a Hollywood power broker. [guardian]

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