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Britney Spears: Court Set To Rule On Ending Her Father’s Control Of Her Life – A judge is expected to decide today whether Jamie Spears should be removed from his controversial role running his superstar daughter Britney’s life. [sky]

Trump Played Tough With Putin When Cameras Were Around, But A New Book Details His Insecurities – He once called his press secretary from Air Force One to assure her that his penis was not small or toadstool-shaped, as the porn star Stormy Daniels had alleged in an interview. [washpost]

Covid-19: SA Records 1 367 New Infections And 201 Deaths – “The majority of new cases today are from KwaZulu-Natal [27%], followed by the Western Cape [18%]. The Eastern Cape and Gauteng accounted for 14% each. [news24]

Nkandla Architect Overpaid By More Than R5m, Witness Tells Hearing – Five months after architect Minenhle Makhanya was appointed to oversee the upgrades at Zuma’s Nkandla homestead, the estimate for the project shot up from R27.8m to R161m. [timeslive]

The Torso In The Thames: A 20-Year Mystery – It’s the longest unsolved child murder case in the recent history of the Metropolitan Police. Twenty years ago, a young African boy was murdered in a brutal ritual, his head and limbs removed, and his torso dumped in the Thames. [bbc]

Appletiser Products Have Been Recalled In South Africa – But Coca-Cola Won’t Say Exactly Why – Batches of Appletiser are being withdrawn from the shelves and fridges of South African retailers following a nationwide recall issued by Coca-Cola on Thursday. [businsider]

Covid: 37% Of People Have Symptoms Six Months After Infection – A large study reveals the scale of long Covid, with symptoms affected by sex, age and severity of infection. [guardian]

Ancient People May Have Raised Flightless Birds ‘That Can Eviscerate You’ – A study of eggshells suggests cassowary eggs weren’t for eating; they were for hatching. [cnet]

Attorney For Gabby Petito’s Family Skeptical That Fiancé Brian Laundrie’s Family Will Help FBI Search – “The Laundrie’s did not help us find Gabby. They’re sure not going to help us find Brian,” family attorney Richard Stafford said. [cnn]

Panda’s Nick Hudson Opposes SA’s Vaccination Plan. What He Hasn’t Said Is That His Company Makes Alternative Medicines – One of the most outspoken local Covid-19 vaccine sceptics has a direct business interest in a locally produced alternative medicine. [dailymav]

The Fat Bear Week Contenders Are Here, And They’re All Impressively Fat – Fat Bear Week has begun. Who among these chunks do you want to win? [mashable]

You Just Can’t Keep A Good Thing Down: China Bans Crypto (Again) – China banned cryptocurrencies again, but this time the markets hardly noticed. What does this mean for the strength of crypto, and has China just made another big mistake? [here]

Pep’s Right, Messi’s Still The Greatest: PSG Star’s Moment Of Magic Downs Man City – The Argentine icon produced a brilliant strike in the second half to give his career in France lift-off with a statement Champions League win. [goal]

Twist In The Tale Of Korea’s Dog-Eating Obsession – President Moon Jae-in just made his stance on the longstanding tradition clear. Whether he’ll be able to follow through with an all-out ban on dog-eating is less certain. [dbeast]

Inside The Church That Preaches ‘Wives Need To Be Led With A Firm Hand’ – Evangelical pastor Douglas Wilson wrote that men “conquer” and women “surrender.” Christ Church survivors are starting to speak out. [vice]

Anthony Bourdain’s Loved Ones Reveal His secret Obsessions – New interviews with Anthony Bourdain’s friends and family expose a hidden side to the late TV chef that many never knew. [newsau]

How Did R Kelly Get Away With It For So Long? – Rumours and allegations of the R&B star’s sexual abuse first surfaced 21 years ago, but nobody took the victims’ stories seriously. [telegraph]

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