Ukraine Crisis Is ‘Most Dangerous Moment’ For Europe In Decades – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Thursday the Ukraine crisis has grown into “the most dangerous moment” for Europe in decades, while his top diplomat held icy talks with her Moscow counterpart who said the Kremlin won’t accept lectures from the West. [stuff]

SUMMARY | Ramaphosa Delivers State Of The Nation Address – Ramaphosa highlighted a few issues during his address including the electricity crisis, job creation and the social relief grant. [enca]

London Met Police Commissioner Dame Cressida Dick Is Leaving Her Job As Sadiq Khan Loses ‘Confidence’ In Her – The beleaguered Met Police boss said she had “no choice” but to step down after the London mayor lost “confidence” in her. [sky]

The White House Reportedly Didn’t Log Some Of Trump’s Jan. 6 Calls — For Some Strange Reason – Who can say why Trump, who called people to Washington and told them to “fight like hell,” would want to keep his calls private? [rollsto]

California Sues Tesla Over ‘Racial Segregation’ Claims At Factory – State takes legal action over allegations of widespread discrimination and harassment of black staff at plant near San Francisco. [guardian]

Winter Olympics: Valieva Failed Drug Test Confirmed – The International Testing Agency has confirmed teenage Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva failed a drugs test in December. [bbc]

Foreign Graduates Who Qualify With Critical Skills In SA No Longer Get Residency Automatically – Foreign graduates who’ve acquired “critical skills” in South Africa are no longer automatically offered permanent resident status. [busins]

Covid: Charles Met Queen Two Days Before Testing Positive – The Prince of Wales, who is self-isolating after testing positive for Covid-19, met the Queen two days ago in Windsor, a royal source says. [bbc]

Sting Sells Catalog To Universal Music Group – Musician Sting has sold his entire music catalog to Universal Music Publishing Group, the company announced Thursday, making the former Police frontman the latest legendary artist to cash in on the rights to their music. [forbes]

TikTok Hates Meena The Elephant From 2016’s ‘Sing.’ Here’s Why – A clip of Meena singing “Happy Birthday” on TikTok has led to the fictional cartoon animal’s cancellation. [nbc]

‘It’s Extremely Hard’: Inside Australia’s TikTok Economy – Creators want you to take their work seriously – and understand they aren’t all rich. [vice]

‘Pet Pill’ On Corner Of Coffee Table Led To R1.3m Cape Town Drug Bust – A R1.3 million drug bust in Cape Town’s Parklands on Tuesday was set off by a lone mandrax tablet, passed off as a pet pill, that was spotted on the edge of a coffee table, Table View police said on Thursday. [n24]

Sebastian Vettel: ‘Absolutely Wrong’ That Michael Masi Is Focus Of Abu Dhabi F1 Title Finale Criticism – Sebastian Vettel defends Michael Masi and says, amid intense pressure, that he hopes he remains as F1’s Race Director; “I don’t understand why there’s been so much focus on him,” says Vettel at Aston Martin car launch. “I think he was trying to do the best job he could.” [sky]

Keep An Eye Out For These Potential Tax Hikes – Estimates on the cost of permanently increasing the Basic Income Grant vary wildly, with one study ranging between R160 billion and R520 billion annually. [here]

How We Smokkel Knives Into Court: Thug Lifts The Lid On Flousing Security – A self-confessed skollie from Parkwood has spilled the beans on how gangs smokkel knives into courts by hiding the weapons under their clothing or inside their takkies to flous security guards. [dvoice]

Wild Footage Shows A SpaceX Satellite Burning Up In Earth’s Atmosphere – Toasted and incinerated. [mash]

Billie Eilish Says She ‘Was Just Helping A Fan’ After Kanye West Demands Apology To Travis Scott – “Literally never said a thing about Travis,” Eilish responded to West, who incorrectly claimed she called out Scott during her Atlanta concert. [people]

Naomi Campbell Takes A Swipe At Kim Kardashian – As reality star is accused of blackfishing in Vogue cover shoot. [dm]

Snoop Dogg Acquires Death Row Records – It’s a sentimental move, considering Death Row Records launched his career in the ’90s with his debut album “Doggystyle.” [cnn]

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