Edward Snowden’s One And Only NFT (So Far) Sold For A Bonkers $5 Million – Whistleblower Edward Snowden’s NFT just sold for over $5 million, or 2,224 Ethereum, at auction. Due do Ethereum’s price fluctuations, the value of  the purchase has been bouncing between $5.2 million and $5.5 million. [mash]

France Kidnapping: Girl Found With Mother Accused Of Ordering Abduction – An eight-year-old girl who was kidnapped in eastern France on Tuesday has been found with her mother in Switzerland, officials say. [bbc]

50% Of U.S. Adults Now Vaccinated—But Here Are The Countries Doing Even Better – The U.S. on Sunday surpassed the milestone of at least partially inoculating more than half of all adults against the coronavirus—the latest achievement in a rollout that while among the most successful in the world, is still beat by a handful of countries that have moved even more quickly to vaccinate their residents. [forbes]

The World’s Biggest Vaccine Producer Is Running Out Of Covid-19 Vaccines, As Second Wave Accelerates – In India, the world’s biggest vaccine producer, millions of people are waiting for Covid-19 vaccines amid a devastating second wave of infections. [cnn]

UK Scientists Launch Human Challenge Trial To Study Covid Reinfection – Researchers at the University of Oxford on Monday announced the launch of a human challenge trial to better understand what happens when people who have already contracted the coronavirus are infected for a second time. [cnbc]

Facebook Plans To Go After Clubhouse — And Podcasts — With A Suite Of New Audio Products – Announcements are coming on Monday, but some products won’t show up for a while. [vox]

Elephants Trample Suspected Poacher To Death In Kruger National Park – A suspected poacher was killed by elephants in the Kruger National Park on Saturday while he and two of his accomplices were fleeing from park rangers. [n24]

SA Pre-Owned Vehicle Company Continues To Make Waves – With the automotive industry having to react to cash-strapped consumers who are increasingly opting to buy used cars, highly innovative products are leading the way. [here]

Bitcoin Records Biggest One-Day Drop For Almost Two Months – Fall comes amid warnings over speculation by novice investors in cryptocurrencies such as dogecoin. [guardian]

Prince Harry ‘May Delay Return To LA To Stay For Queen’s Birthday This Week – After two hours of peace talks with brother William after Prince Philip’s funeral’, royal sources claim. [dm]

Ant Denies Report That It’s Exploring Ways For Ma To Sell Stake – Ant Group denied a report that the Chinese finance-technology company is exploring ways for founder Jack Ma to sell his stake and give up control as a means to ease pressure from the country’s regulators. [bloom]

Verstappen Wins Emilia Romagna GP, Hamilton Second – Max Verstappen kept his cool to claim a chaotic rain-hit Emilia Romagna Grand Prix on Sunday as seven-time Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton recovered from a rare mistake to sneak in second. [ss]

Australia Opens Travel Bubble With New Zealand – Tearful reunions filled Auckland airport on Monday as residents from Australia were able to travel freely to New Zealand for the first time in more than a year. [bbc]

Groom’s Mother Discovers Bride Is Biological Daughter During Chinese Wedding – A woman in China gained so much more than a daughter-in-law at her son’s wedding recently after she discovered that the woman her son married was, in fact, her biological daughter. [ecr]

Here’s The Average Life Expectancy In South Africa Right Now – And the top 3 health conditions among the elderly. [btech]

How The Lush Caribbean Island Of Dominica Became A Superyacht Haven – The verdant island is everything you want a little-known locale to be. No wonder yacht owners are reluctant to spread the word. [rr]

‘Godzilla Vs. Kong’ Roars To Pandemic-Best $390.2M Globally – Godzilla vs. Kong has stomped past $390 million at the global box office to become the top-grossing Hollywood movie of the pandemic after besting the $365 million earned last fall by fellow Warner Bros.’ release Tenet. [hollyrep]

2021 ACM Awards: The Complete Winners List – The Academy of Country Music staged its 2021 ACM Awards show on Sunday night in Nashville. [rollsto]

David Beckham Greets Kim Kardashian With A Friendly Hug And Kiss – While wife Victoria hilariously pulls her signature poker face at Miami party. [dm]

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