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Positive Drug Test By Russian Has Forced Delay Of Olympic Team Medals Ceremony – The 15-year-old was part of the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) ensemble that won the figure skating team event on Monday. [usatoday]

Major Breakthrough On Nuclear Fusion Energy – The UK-based JET laboratory has smashed its own world record for the amount of energy it can extract by squeezing together two forms of hydrogen. [bbc]

Exclusive: What Cyril Ramaphosa Will Say In His 2022 State Of The Nation Address – He is likely to focus on the impact of Covid-19 on South Africa when he makes his sixth State of the Nation Address on Thursday, February 10, 2022. [dailymav]

Partygate: More Than 50 People To Be Contacted In Met Police Probe – New picture emerges of Boris Johnson at Xmas quiz next to an opened bottle of alcohol, crisps, a person wearing tinsel and another wearing a Santa hat. [sky]

Tshwane ‘Serial Killer’ Back In Court – The 27-year-old Zimbabwean is facing five counts of murder, eight of kidnapping, eight of extortion, seven of robbery with aggravating circumstances, five of theft, and two counts of assault with intent to do grievous bodily harm. [timeslive]

Scientists Have Seen The Largest Comet Ever: 15 Mount Everests – At 85 miles in diameter, the comet is twice as large as the previous record holder—and it’s headed toward the Sun. [vice]

Epstein Journalist Vicky Ward Hits Back At The New Yorker And Graydon Carter – Ward released what she said were transcripts of conversations with Jeffrey Epstein and the Vanity Fair editor-in-chief, who called her a “serial liar.” [dbeast]

40 Starlink Satellites Destroyed In Geomagnetic Storm – A geomagnetic storm is a temporary disturbance of the Earth’s magnetosphere due to a solar wind shock wave, and when a magnetic cloud interacts with the Earth’s magnetic field. [mybb]

What It’s Like To Be A Safety Supervisor On ‘Jackass Forever’ – Keeping the Jackass crew from dying as they took on bulls, bears, and cannons was no easy feat, but stunt coordinator Charlie Grisham got it done. [vice]

Gin Is Now Bigger Than Brandy And Vodka, Says Pick N Pay – And It Is Coming For Whiskey – Measured over the past two years, gin has grown more than three times faster than all its other liquor types, Pick n Pay said. [businsider]

Russian Painting Vandalised By ‘Bored’ Gallery Guard Who Drew Eyes On It – Anna Leporskaya’s Three Figures sent for restoration after guard doodled on it with a ballpoint pen on his first day. [guardian]

No More ‘I Do’ At Western Cape Venue That Rejected Same-Sex Marriage Ceremonies – After “prayers and reflection”, the owners of Beloftebos have announced the farm will no longer be used as a wedding venue. [timeslive]

Marjorie Taylor Greene Accuses Nancy Pelosi Of Using ‘Gazpacho Police’ – She attempted to compare the police’s investigation to the work done by the Gestapo, Adolf Hitler’s secret police, during World War II. [huffpost]

Djokovic On Entry List For Vaccinated-Only Indian Wells – Spain’s Rafael Nadal, who is also on the Indian Wells entry list, won the Australian Open to set the record with his 21st career Slam singles crown. [sport24]

West Ham Fine Kurt Zouma For Abusing Cat, Adidas Cuts Ties With French Defender – The RSPCA charity said it had taken two animals belonging to the France defender into care. [iol]

Valentine’s Day At Café Caprice Is Going To Be Festive – This year, Valentine’s Day falls on a Monday. The old saying goes ‘don’t let Monday ruin your Sunday’, and definitely don’t let Monday ruin your Valentine’s Day. [here]

Liam Neeson ‘Fell In Love’ With A Woman But She Was ‘Taken’ – The actor was promoting his film on the Australian morning show “Sunrise” when he shared the story. [cnn]

Leonardo DiCaprio And Pal Tobey Maguire Grab Drinks With Friends And A Slew Of Pretty Girls – DiCaprio, 47, appeared to be joined on the evening outing by his girlfriend Camila Morrone, 24, while Maguire, 46, enjoyed the company of several ladies. [dmail]

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