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Prince Harry Sues Major British Newspaper Group – The complaint against Associated Newspapers, which publishes the Daily Mail, Mail on Sunday and MailOnline, follows Meghan Markle’s recent victory in a separate, long-running case against the same group. [ewn]

Putin Announces Military Operation In Ukraine – He urged Ukrainian soldiers in the combat zone in eastern Ukraine to lay down weapons and return to their homes, and warned Ukraine that it would be blamed for any bloodshed. [bbc]

Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Tweets Putin Has Launched “Full Scale Invasion Of Ukraine” – “Peaceful Ukrainian cities are under strikes. This is a war of aggression. Ukraine will defend itself and will win. The world can and must stop Putin. The time to act is now”. [cnn]

Ratings Agency Fitch Pours Cold Watero On Godongwana’s Budget –  Fitch noted that even though SA’s revenue overrun of R180 billion over the past fiscal year had improved public finances, SA had continued to “breach expenditure ceilings”. [fin24]

Inside A Police Smuggling Scandal – 175 Missing Firearms, Increased Inspections And A Suicide – It emerged last month that more than 150 firearms were missing from a Johannesburg police station. [dailymav]

The True Story Of The Viral False Teeth That Fooled The World – Paul Bishop vomited his dentures into a Spanish trash bin 11 years ago. Then a DNA analysis seemingly returned them to his home in the UK. The truth, it turns out, is even weirder. [wired]

Audi Launches First Electric Cars In South Africa — Models And Pricing – Audi officially launched its first electric vehicle (EV) line-up in South Africa on Tuesday evening, with prices ranging from R1.75 million to R3.3 million. [mybb]

Mysterious, Repeating Fast Radio Burst Traced To Unlikely Part Of Deep Space – The signal surprised astronomers and may have originated from a unique or unusual cosmic object. [cnet]

Emma Raducanu: Man Who Stalked Tennis Star And Stole Her Dad’s Shoe Handed Five-Year Restraining Order – Amrit Magar was found guilty of stalking the 19-year-old British tennis star between November and December last year. [sky]

Anti-Covid Vaccine Mandate Protesters Chase New Zealand’s Jacinda Ardern Outside School – Incident comes a month after prime minister’s vehicle was chased and forced on to a curb by demonstrators. [guardian]

Woman Nabbed With Cocaine And Heroin In Luggage And Shoes At Cape Town Airport – The 28-year old woman was travelling from Sao Paulo, Brazil and arrived in Cape Town on Tuesday. [citizen]

The Inside Story Of The World’s Most Exclusive Ingredient – At £23 a bottle, is Noma’s first-ever product a wonder sauce or just Michelin-starred Marmite? Our taster finds out. [tele]

Himalayan Tahrs Sighted In Cape Town Making Incredible Jump – A very lucky hiker in Cape Town recently came across two Himalayan tahrs on the slopes of 12 Apostles between Hout Bay and Camps Bay. [getaway]

Putin’s Own Minions Are Exposing Him For The Liar He Is – Putin diehards across Moscow have inadvertently revealed the president’s web of lies on Ukraine. [dbeast]

Formula 1 Pre-Season Testing: Lewis Hamilton Calls For ‘Non-Biased’ Stewards – F1’s governing body, the FIA, has set up a new race-management structure after race director Michael Masi failed to apply the rules correctly in the title-deciding final race. [bbc]

Buckingham Palace Gives Update On Queen Elizabeth’s Health After Death Hoax Circulates – The palace refused to comment on the false claim, but did give an update on the queen’s health Wednesday. [huffpost]

SA Rapper Riky Rick Has Died, Aged 34 – The star, who took a break from live performances a few years ago to deal with depression, told listeners of his podcast that he suffered from “chronic depression” and was on a “destructive path” after losing his dad. [timeslive]

Pete Davidson Makes Veiled Public Dig At Kanye West – The Kim–Kanye–Pete love triangle continues, with SNL star Davidson taking a veiled public dig at his wife’s troubled ex. [newsau]

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