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Ukraine Crisis: Russian Claim Of Troop Withdrawal False, Says US – The official also said that Russia could launch a “false” pretext to invade Ukraine “at any moment”. [bbc]

‘State Of SA’s Economy Keeps Me Up At Night’ – Ramaphosa – Asked about the State Capture Inquiry report, Ramaphosa said government was engaging with the United Arab Emirates through the NPA to cooperate on the possibility of extraditing individuals at the centre of state capture. [fin24]

Sandton Targeted For Switchoff As Joburg Follows Tshwane’s Hardball Tactics – City spokesperson Mabine Seabe said the biggest debt in Sandton was that of the Sandton City shopping mall, which owed R158m. [timeslive]

Prince Charles’ Charity Caught Up In Police Investigation – It follows allegations a Saudi billionaire who donated money to the Prince’s Foundation was offered help to secure UK citizenship and a knighthood. [newsau]

How Long It Can Take For Amazon Goods To Arrive In SA – When I order online, I want instant gratification. I can handle a few days of waiting but when things run into the weeks I start getting antsy. [here]

Trump’s Inner Circle Freaks That His Tax Firm ‘Screwed’ Him – “If he gets away from this, there’s no God and no reason to live,” said Barbara Res, a former construction executive at the Trump Organization. [dbeast]

Scientists Make Breakthrough In Warping Time At Smallest Scale Ever – The team showed that clocks located just a millimeter apart—about the width of a pencil tip—showed slightly different times due to the influence of Earth’s gravity. [vice]

What’s Today’s Wordle Answer? It Depends On Which Site You Use –  The game’s communal appeal had come partly from the fact that there was only one answer per day, shared by players everywhere. [washpost]

Prince Andrew Has Settled With The Woman Who Accused Him Of Sex Abuse. Where Does He Go From Here? –  Just weeks ago, his lawyers had demanded a jury trial to clear their client’s name. [cnn]

Vaccinated People Less Likely To Develop Long Covid, Study Finds – Unvaccinated people, who catch Covid and show symptoms of long Covid, do better if they then get vaccinated. [iol]

Here’s Why This Crypto Sector Is Outperforming Bitcoin – In the stock market, you’ll find loads of different sectors with companies solving similar problems. Today, the crypto space is no different. [here]

Thousands Of Baptisms Invalidated By Priest’s Use Of One Wrong Word – Priest in Phoenix, Arizona, resigns after mistakenly using the phrase ‘we baptize you’ instead of ‘I baptize you’ for years. [guardian]

Henry Bags Career-Best Seven As New Zealand Roll South Africa For 95 – New Zealand rolled South Africa for 95 in their first innings inside two sessions on the opening day of the first Test in Christchurch on Thursday. [ewn]

He Spent 25 Years Infiltrating Nazis, The Klan, And Biker Gangs – Scott was a top undercover agent for the FBI, putting himself in harm’s way dozens of times. Now, he’s telling his story for the first time. [rollingstone]

Bob Saget: Judge Backs Comedian’s Family Request To Halt Release Of ‘Graphic’ Records About His Death – The courts agreed Saget’s family would suffer “severe mental pain, anguish, and emotional distress” if the request was not granted. [sky]

Linda Evangelista Says She’s ‘Done Hiding’ After Cosmetic Procedure Gone Awry – The supermodel doesn’t “recognize” herself after CoolSculpting gave her hard lumps of fat that chafe almost to the point of bleeding. [huffpost]

Molly Sims, 48, Puts Her Defined Abs On Display – She hits the snow in her BIKINI: ‘Ski week I’m coming for you’. [dmail]

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