Anti-Vaxxers Are Learning How To Game TikTok’s Algorithm – And They’re Going Viral – A VICE World News investigation led to TikTok removing over 50 videos, many of which had been on the platform for weeks and been watched millions of times. [vice]

FNB Loses Court Bid To Recoup R2.9m From Client Who Fell Victim To Internet Scam – The North West High Court dismissed an application by FNB against a client who fell victim to an internet scam, which resulted in the bank losing over R2.9 million. [n24] I’m not really following this story.

Betting On South Africa’s Lotto Is Illegal, Court Orders – LottoStar derives large financial benefits from unlawful activity. This is according to a high court order, which notes that the online betting platform takes fixed-odd bets on the outcome of national lotteries — an activity that is outlawed and criminalised by the Lotteries Act. [mg]

‘We’ve Heard That He Is Not Well’: Ramaphosa Welcomes Zuma’s Parole – In his closing remarks to the ANC national executive committee’s lekgotla, Ramaphosa wished Zuma a quick recovery. [tlive]

UK Bankers Offered Free Lunches And Rooftop Barbecues To Get Them Back Into Offices – Early figures show a 19% jump in tube passengers and 43% more on buses up to 9am today, compared with last week, as tens of thousands go back to pre-pandemic life. [metro]

INXS Lead Guitarist’s Loss Of Finger In Boat Incident Like ‘Sticking A Knife In A Toaster’, Court Hears – Tim Farriss, who is suing for negligence over a 2015 accident claims he wasn’t properly warned about the equipment on the boat. [guardian]

Police Searching For Three Armed Men After Farm Owner Is Killed In His House – Police in the Eastern Cape are searching for three armed men, allegedly involved in the murder and attempted murder of a farm owner and his son. [iol]

Teenager Carlos Alcaraz Becomes Youngest Player In Open Era To Reach Men’s US Open Quarterfinals – Spanish teenager Carlos Alcaraz followed up his stunning victory over world No. 3 Stefanos Tsitsipas with a comeback win against Peter Gojowczyk to reach the US Open quarterfinals. [cnn]

Kim Jong Un Calls For ‘Urgent Action’ On Climate Change Amid North Korean Food Shortage – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is calling for “urgent action” on climate change in a bid to tackle “abnormal” weather that he blames for the nation’s crippling food shortage. [nyp]

Megan Fox And Machine Gun Kelly Hint At Having Sex On Airbnb Table – While sharing a set of mirror selfies, the 35-year-old actress revealed that the large dining table behind her may have been used for more than just breakfast. [p6]

SA Is World’s 11th Worst Plastic Polluter: Study – The average South African generates 41kg of plastic waste every year. [tlive]

George Russell On Facing Lewis Hamilton And 2022 Goals As Mercedes Get Set To Confirm Deal – Sky Sports understands George Russell will be confirmed as Lewis Hamilton’s team-mate for 2022 by Mercedes this week; Russell sat down for an exclusive interview with Sky F1’s Jenson Button at Dutch GP to discuss his goals for the future. [sky]

Alfa Romeo Announce Valtteri Bottas To Join The Team In 2022 On Multi-Year Deal – Valtteri Bottas will join forces with former boss Fred Vasseur at Alfa Romeo from next season, after signing a multi-year deal with the Swiss team. [f1]

The World’s Largest Business Jet Just Set Two Transatlantic Speed Records – Savannah, Ga., to Doha, Qatar, may not sound like much, until you consider it was the G700’s first nonstop, 13-hour flight at 675 mph. [rr]

Sweets And Sneakers Combo Is A Proper ‘Treat Yourself’ Moment – Haribo has been lauded for its delicious fruit gummies for more than 100 years and has now collaborated with PUMA to bring us a mix of sweet sneakers and apparel. [here]

Suspected Drug Overdose After Michael K. Williams Is Found Dead With ‘Heroin On The Kitchen Table’ – “The Wire” actor made no secret of his past battle with drug addiction. [newsone]

John Oliver’s Weird Art Collection Is Going On A Museum Tour – You know those ridiculous paintings John Oliver keeps buying on Last Week Tonight? Like that one with the humanoid rats in a passionate (sensuous, even?) embrace? [guardian]

Jennifer Aniston Is Launching Her Own Beauty Brand – The star’s debut line LolaVie will be released very soon. [harpers]

The Most Glamorous Pictures From Venice Film Festival Over The Years [tatler]

Bridgerton Filming ‘Stopped Indefinitely Because Of Coronavirus’ – Filming for Netflix hit series Bridgerton has been stopped indefinitely because of coronavirus, reports suggest. [variety]

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