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UK Halts Flights From SA, Bans South Africans, And Says Thanks For Spotting New Variant – The United Kingdom has temporarily halted flights from South Africa and surrounds, and said it would refuse entry to South Africans. [businsider]

Much To Learn About New Covid-19 Virus Variant Detected In SA: It Surprised Us, Scientists Say – News had already broken about the variant earlier in the day, and a concern already highlighted then was the considerable number of mutations detected. [health24]

SA Records 2 465 New Covid-19 Cases And 114 Deaths – The organisation said the majority of the new reported cases were recorded in Gauteng which accounted for 79% of cases, followed by the North West which accounted for 4% of the new cases. [iol]

Shell’s Wild Coast Seismic Survey Fuels Call For Boycott At Pumps – Protests against Shell’s exploration plan along  the Wild Coast are gaining momentum, with growing calls to boycott the multinational at the pumps. [timeslive]

Naomi Campbell’s Fashion Charity Investigated Over Finances – Campbell created Fashion for Relief in 2005 to raise funds for children living in poverty and adversity around the world, and says it has raised millions over the years for good causes. [guardian]

These PUMA Black Friday Specials Are Running Until Sunday – We’ve all seen those videos of people behaving poorly inside and outside of major retailers. You’re older and wiser now, and you do your shopping online. [here]

Anti-Gay Beliefs To Be Protected Under New Australian Law – Australians will be able to make ‘statements of religious belief’ as long as those comments do not ‘threaten, intimidate or harass’. [tele]

Behind EFF’s Anti-ANC Vote: Julius Malema’s Big Plan To Topple Ramaphosa – In the upset of upsets this week, the EFF voted with the DA and propelled it into government in the country’s big cities. It saw ANC mayoral candidates fall like skittles. [dmaverick]

Kyle Rittenhouse Has Set Off A QAnon Civil War – Kyle Rittenhouse’s comments about his former lawyer, a top leader in the QAnon world, has unleashed a toxic battle within the conspiracy movement. [vice]

Australia Missing Campers: Pilot Accused Of Murders Remanded In Custody – A commercial airline pilot has been accused of murdering two elderly campers who went missing in Australia 20 months ago. [bbc]

‘Afghan Girl’ From National Geographic Magazine Cover Granted Refugee Status In Italy – The striking portrait of then 12-year-old Sharbat Gula, a Pashtun orphan in a refugee camp on the Afghan-Pakistan border, was taken in 1984 and published the next year. [cnn]

Make Yourself A White Russian Cocktail This Weekend – Use This Recipe – If it’s good enough for Jeffrey Lebowski, AKA The Dude, in ‘The Big Lebowski’ then it’s good enough for me. [here]

Cummins Named Australia Test Captain As Paine Takes Break – After Paine’s downfall for sending lewd text messages, Cummins knows that there will be intense scrutiny of his behaviour on and off the field. [ewn]

Rassie Apologises For Video – SA Rugby and director of rugby Rassie Erasmus have officially withdrawn the appeal against the ban handed down by World Rugby and apologised to referee Nic Berry. [sarugbymag]

The Beatles: New Documentary Tells The Story Of Band’s Last Ever Live Performance On A Rooftop In London – Get Back is a three-part series which is based around 56 hours of film that has remained unseen for half a century. [sky]

Is Will Smith Having A Meltdown— Or Baring His Soul? – The Fresh Prince of the Overshare has exposed himself to the masses like never before. But it wouldn’t be wise to bet against him. [dbeast]

Madonna, 63, SLAMS Instagram For Taking Down Post Of Her Exposed Nipple – Compares ‘sexist’ policy to the ‘lies’ told about Native Americans on Thanksgiving. [dmail]

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