Groote Schuur Doctor Says No Vaccinated Patients Have Been Admitted to Covid19 High Care Ward – Dr Marc Mendelson of Groote Schuur Hospital in the Western Cape says he has yet to come across a patient with Covid-19 pneumonia who has been vaccinated against the coronavirus. [brief]

SA Reaches 8 Million Covid-19 Vaccine Milestone, 20% Of The Country’s Population – South Africa has made some traction in its goal of vaccinating at least 12 million people by December – about 20% of the country’s population. [iol]

CNN Fires Three Employees For Coming To Work Unvaccinated – CNN has fired three employees who violated company policy by coming to work unvaccinated against the COVID-19 virus. [npr]

Ramaphosa’s Big Cabinet Reshuffle: Here Are All The Changes – Including A New Finance Minister – President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced his new cabinet in a press briefing on Thursday evening (5 August). [btech]

Britney Spears’ Dad Tried To Cancel Her Vacation, Lawyer Says – He’s also costing her a ton of money, according to a new court filing that asks to move up the hearing over her conservatorship. [vice]

Ibiza Seeks Detectives To Crash Parties As COVID-19 Surges – Wanted: private detectives who can pass as tourists to help stop illegal raves on the Spanish party island of Ibiza. [reuters]

UK-Based Lions Refused Permission To Fly Straight Home From South Africa – British & Irish Lions players based in the UK will be unable to fly straight home following Saturday’s deciding Test against the Springboks, after South Africa was kept on the red list and the government rejected the touring side’s request for full exemption from quarantine. [guardian] After their thumping..

Scientists Warn Of Gulf Stream Collapse Leading To ‘Climate Catastrophe’ In Canada, World – As climate scientists release new evidence pointing to the possible “collapse” of the Gulf Stream, experts are warning that its disappearance would usher in a “calamitous climate catastrophe” not just for Canadians living on the east coast, but for hundreds of millions more people worldwide. [globnew] So this has noting to do with private jets?

Krystsina Tsimanouskaya: Two Coaches Removed From Tokyo Olympics – Two Belarus team coaches have been removed from the Olympics, four days after they were involved in trying to send sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya back to their country. [euro]

SpaceX Vs. Blue Origin: NASA Made A Huge Intervention In The Race – What’s new — On the surface, the decision seems like a big setback for Blue Origin. The Jeff Bezos-backed firm is facing off against Elon Musk’s SpaceX in an increasing number of areas, but SpaceX’s proven track record leaves Blue Origin at a disadvantage. [inverse]

Load Shedding On Track For Worst Year Ever – South Africa experienced 650 hours of power cuts in the first half of 2021. [mw] Very toilet

Lionel Messi To Leave Barcelona After Club Fail To Fulfil New Contract Agreement – Lionel Messi almost left Barcelona last summer after handing in a transfer request; the 34-year-old had been expected to sign a new five-year contract; his wages were to be reduced by 50 per cent under terms of new deal. [sky]

Apple Introduces Parental Control Feature That Scans Messages For Nudity – The feature will use machine learning to detect nudity in incoming and outgoing messages sent by children, but is concerning some experts. [vice]

Biden Wants Half Of New Cars Sold In 2030 To Be Hybrid Or All-Electric – And his administration is moving to erase Trump’s vehicle emissions rollback. [verge]

Google Co-Founder Larry Page Allowed To Enter New Zealand Despite COVID Rules – Billionaire Google co-founder Larry Page was allowed to enter New Zealand earlier this year despite COVID-19 restrictions that barred non-residents from coming, sparking fierce backlash against Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. [nyp] It’s like there’s one set of rules for …. Zzzzzzzz

And End To An Iconic Era – Valentino Rossi officially announces his MotoGP retirement. [n24] I’m sure News24 meant to say ‘An end’ in that headline?

The Internet Speed Record Has Been Obliterated – This record required far less athletic prowess than the ones we’ve seen in Tokyo, but it’s still a very impressive feat. [here]

South Park Creators Sign $900m Deal To Make Seasons And Movies – The creators of the South Park cartoons have signed a $900m (£646m) deal with US media giant ViacomCBS. [bbc]

Director Accuses MGM Of Burying Film Because Of Johnny Depp – “From MGM’s perspective the victims and their families were secondary to this” [nme]

Brian May: ‘I Never Have A Single Day Without Thinking About Freddie’ – As he reissues his debut solo album, the Queen guitarist recalls how making it helped him cope with a time when his band, marriage and the life of Freddie Mercury were coming to an end. [guardian]

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