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Booze Party Poses The Biggest Threat Yet To Boris Johnson – His private secretary invited more than 100 people to a “bring your own booze” party at the British prime minister’s official residence during a coronavirus lockdown. [busday]

Parliament Arson Accused Zandile Mafe Charged With Terrorism –  Zandile Mafe is accused of breaking into Parliament and stealing laptops, crockery and documents before setting fire to the parliamentary building. [news24]

Crypto CEO Becomes One Of The World’s Richest Billionaires – Changpeng “CZ” Zhao, who runs the crypto exchange Binance, has joined the ranks of the world’s top billionaires, with an estimated net worth of at least $96 billion. [cnn]

Covid-19 Cases Identified In SA Increase By 5,668 – The majority of cases reported on Tuesday were from KwaZulu-Natal (25%) followed by Gauteng (23%) and the Western Cape (20%). [timeslive]

Desperate Kim Jong Un Pleads With Citizens To Make More Poop – North Korean authorities have embarked on a nationwide manure publicity campaign in light of a dire fertilizer shortage across the country. [dbeast]

Why You Can’t Trust Restaurant Reviews – The food journalism industry is broken, say multiple critics in the field, and the problem goes beyond trying not to bruise a chef’s overinflated ego. [vice]

Wordle Explained: Tips, Tricks, The Perfect Start Word And Everything You Need To Know – Wordle has taken over the internet over the past few months, inspiring social media discourse and guides. [cnet]

If I Fits, I Sits: Starlink’s Self-Heating Internet Satellite Dishes Are Attracting Cats – The dish’s Snow Melt Mode prevents snow build-up from interfering with the signal—and apparently provides a toasty outdoor lounge space for critters. [gizmodo]

6 Schools In South Africa Charge Over R300,000 A Year – Private schools in South Africa have hiked fees for 2022, with many aiming to recover losses from a fee-freeze in 2021, to help parents cope with the Covid-19 pandemic. [bustech]

EU Drug Watchdog Says Omicron Variant Is Pushing COVID Out Of Pandemic Phase – The spread of the Omicron variant is pushing COVID towards being an endemic disease that humanity can live with, although it remains a pandemic for now. [ewn]

Landmine-Hunting Hero Rat Dies In Cambodia After Stellar Career – Magawa, a giant African pouched rat, was awarded a gold medal for heroism for clearing ordnance from 42 football pitches’ worth of land. [guardian]

Tennis Authorities Fear There Could Be Crowd Violence At Australian Open If Novak Djokovic Plays – Fans of the Serbian tennis star clashed with police on Monday after he was released from an immigration detention facility. [businsider]

Lewis Hamilton: Mercedes Driver To Decide On F1 Future After Abu Dhabi Inquiry – Lewis Hamilton will not decide whether to return to Formula 1 this season until he sees the results of an inquiry into the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. [BBC]

Vikings Didn’t Actually Wear ‘Viking Helmets,’ Scientists Confirm – From Bugs Bunny to the Minnesota Vikings, the ‘horned helmet’ trope has spread far and wide. And it’s wrong, according to new radiocarbon dating. [vice]

This Dua Lipa / PUMA Collab Is A Winner – PUMA has done very well with the new collaboration with pop sensation Dua Lipa. [here]

Zayn Malik Signs Up To Plus Size Dating App – Three Months After Gigi Hadid Split – The former One Direction star, 28, joined the site which describes itself as an ‘inclusive’ platform for ‘curvy people to find and enjoy love.’ [dmail]

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