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Robert Durst Murder Trial Reopens After 14 Months Recess Because Of Pandemic – The millionaire real estate heir and subject of ‘The Jinx’ will be undone by his own words, says prosecution. [guardian]

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We Are Making Progress Bringing Steinhoff, VBS, Tongaat Auditors To Book – Regulator – The Steinhoff investigation needed to wait for the audited South African financial statements to be available.  [fin24]

2,355 New Covid-19 Cases, 80 Deaths Recorded In 24 Hours – This means that there have now been 1,617,840 cumulative infections to date and 55,340 fatalities. [timeslive]

Israeli Jets Pound Gaza As Rocket Fire Resumes And Palestinians Hit Streets To Protest – The Israel Defense Forces said warplanes had struck nine rocket launch sites in Gaza on Tuesday in addition to targeting a tunnel system in northern Gaza. [cnn]

New York Prosecutor Says Trump Inquiry Now ‘Criminal’ – A spokesman for the state’s top prosecutor, Letitia James, said the inquiry into Mr Trump’s property company was “no longer purely civil”. [bbc]

Stop The Parties And Regulate Boozing Now, Activists Say, As SA ‘Faces Third Wave’ – The South African Alcohol Policy Alliance (Saapa) has called on the government to introduce restrictions on access to alcohol. [businsidersa]

Lamborghini To Electrify Its Supercars – Lamborghini also will launch its first vehicle powered purely by battery in the second half of the decade, Chief Executive Officer Stephan Winkelmann said. [mybb]

England’s Most In Demand Neighbourhoods – Where Bidding Wars Are Driving Up House Prices – In the London borough of Kingston-upon-Thames there are 26 buyers for every property listing. [tele]

Obama Says Government Doesn’t Have Alien Specimens, But UFOs Are Real – The 44th President of the United States wanted to know if the U.S. had a secret lab with alien tech. [vice]

Nationwide Phase 2 Roll-Out Moves Ahead Despite Load Shedding, Protests And IT Glitches – More sites came online and electronic systems recovered and coped with the previous day’s load shedding. [dailymav]

How To Tell The Difference Between Dry And Dehydrated Skin – Before tackling your skin problems, it’s a good idea to establish if your skin is naturally dry, or if it is actually dehydrated. [here]

‘F*ck The Olympics’: Inside Japan’s War To Dodge A COVID Disaster – From desperate doctors to famous film directors and former Japanese mafia members—the outrage against this summer’s “COVID Olympics” is uniting Japan. [dbeast]

Why AB De Villiers Said ‘No’ To The Proteas – AB de Villiers has turned down the chance to play for South Africa again in this year’s T20 World Cup. [citizen]

Karim Benzema’s ‘Sextape’ Exile Ends Even As His Trial Looms – The Real Madrid forward had not been selected for France since the sextape scandal involving his former international teammate Mathieu Valbuena broke in 2015. [iol]

Here Are The Most Successful Excuses For Getting Out Of A Speeding Ticket – You know the feeling. Lights are suddenly flashing in your car’s rear and side mirrors, perhaps punctuated by a siren’s burst just to make sure you’re paying attention. [forbes]

The South African Woman Who Wore Diana’s Ring Before Kate Did – During the ’90s, over a seven-year period, Jenni Rivett worked as Princess Diana’s personal trainer and is credited for creating Diana’s “supermodel” body. [sapeople]

Anonymous Email From Tembe Family Member Exposes AKA – The email made allegations toward AKA cheating with rapper Da L.E.S’s girlfriend, abuse toward Anele, as well as reiterating that AKA led her into a life of drug and alcohol abuse. [capetownetc]

Naomi Campbell Welcomes First Baby – ‘A Beautiful Little Blessing Has Chosen Me to Be Her Mother’. [people]

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