WeWork Reportedly Lost More Than $2 Billion In 1st Quarter – Embattled co-working giant WeWork lost $2.1 billion and more than one in four of its customers during the first quarter, according to the Financial Times. [bloom]

BBC’s Deceit Over Diana Interview Worsened My Parents’ Relationship – William – The Duke of Cambridge has blamed BBC failings over its interview with his mother for fuelling her paranoia and worsening his parents’ relationship. [bbc]

BBC Sends Letters Of Apology To William And Harry Over 1995 Interview With Princess Diana – Journalist Martin Bashir used fabricated bank statements to ‘deceive’ Princess Diana’s brother to secure his bombshell 1995 interview with her, a report has found. [lbc]

Ghosn Gets $6 Million Bill As Nissan-Mitsubishi Case Backfires – Fugitive former car executive Carlos Ghosn suffered a setback on Thursday when a Dutch court ordered him to repay 5 million euros ($6.1 million) in wages to Nissan (7201.T) and Mitsubishi (7211.T) in a case he had brought. [reuters]

Stench Of Death Pervades Rural India As Ganges Swells With Covid Victims – Stigma and cost of wood leave families with no choice but to immerse their dead in river. [guardian]

Nigeria’s Boko Haram Leader ‘Badly Injured’ After Trying To Kill Himself To Avoid Capture – Nigerian Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau has been seriously wounded after trying to kill himself to avoid capture during clashes with rival Islamic State (ISIS)-allied jihadists in the north of the country, two intelligence sources said on Thursday. [n24]

Tax Breaks And Guaranteed Returns When Investing In These Property Developments – On June 30, the Section 12J tax incentive expires, and with it your last chance to benefit from this remarkable tax opportunity. [here]

Nicolas Sarkozy Skips Court As Second Trial In France Starts – Investigators say Sarkozy ignored accountants’ warnings as his relentless campaigning racked up costs about twice as much as was legally allowed. [blive]

Trump Administration Secretly Obtained CNN Reporter’s Phone And Email Records – The Trump administration secretly sought and obtained the 2017 phone and email records of a CNN correspondent, the latest instance where federal prosecutors have taken aggressive steps targeting journalists in leak investigations. [cnn]

Girl Gives Birth, Then Abandons Baby At Jersey City Restaurant – A girl who apparently had just given birth to a baby girl walked into a Jersey City restaurant Wednesday afternoon, handed the newborn to a customer and then fled, a restaurant employee told The Jersey Journal. [nj]

When The SA Post Office Tried To Run A Courier Company – SAPO has lost money for 14 years running, incurring losses of almost nearly R1,8 billion. The fate of Courier and Freight Group isn’t much of a surprise. [here]

The 27-Year-Old Behind Ethereum Isn’t Surprised By The Crypto Crash – The crypto crash of the past few days has shocked investors around the world. Vitalik Buterin isn’t among them — even though the meltdown wiped out a huge chunk of his personal wealth. [cnn]

American Airlines Flight Attendant Accuses British Celebrity Chef – Of sexually assaulting her during work trip and sues her employer for ‘covering up her allegations’. [dm]

Noel Gallagher Would Be Keen To Reunite Oasis – But Only For A Cool £100m – Noel Gallagher has named his price — he says he will reform Oasis for £100million. But he pointed out the music industry couldn’t afford to pay that much, not even with a whip-round. [metro]

Long-lost Van Gogh Masterpiece ‘Discovered’ By NYC Collector – The art collector and luminary who founded the New York Academy of Art with Andy Warhol in 1979, says he’s rediscovered a long-lost Vincent van Gogh masterpiece at an obscure country auction. [p6]

Barron Hilton’s Historic Bel Air Estate Sells For $61.5 Million – After 60 years, the Hilton family’s historic Bel Air estate has finally changed hands. According to records posted to the Multiple Listing Service, the property sold for $61.5 million, below its $75 million listing price, but still good enough to mark one of the biggest deals in California over the past year. [forbes]

Woman Says She Set Boundaries, But Actor Masterson Raped Her – An attorney for actor Danny Masterson on Thursday repeatedly challenged a woman on the witness stand over why she agreed to go to Masterson’s house on the night she said he raped her. [ap]

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