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With Roadblocks, Rifles And Ukrainian Flags, Kyiv Residents Brace For Arrival Of Huge Russian Convoy – The checkpoints dotted along the city’s entry points are manned by ordinary Ukrainians. A week ago, many of these men would have been at work, or enjoying time off with their friends and families. [cnn]

Ukraine Crisis: Biden Vows ‘Freedom Will Triumph Over Tyranny’ – Democrats and Republicans reacted to Mr Biden’s appeal to show support for Ukraine by rising in unison to applaud. [bbc]

Russian Talkshows Dismiss ‘Fake’ Reports Of Military Losses – Russian state television talkshows are describing videos of missiles striking Ukrainian cities and reports of Russian soldiers killed in action as “fakes”. [guardian]

Much-Hyped D.C. Trucker Rally Turns Out To Be A Complete Joke – Millions of hits and boatloads of hype later, the dozen rally-goers who showed up ended up calling it a day hours ahead of schedule. [dbeast]

State Capture Report, Part 3: ANC, Zuma And Mokonyane Implicated In Bosasa Graft – The report recommended that ANC officials including former president Jacob Zuma, Gwede Mantashe and Nomvula Mokonyane – be investigated for possible corruption. [news24]

Dudu Myeni Loved Louis Vuitton, Especially When Stuffed With R300,000 Bosasa Cash – Report finds Dudu Myeni received a Louis Vuitton bag stuffed with R300,000 bribe and helped halt the Bosasa corruption probe. [dailymav]

Riot Police Move In On New Zealand Anti-Vax Protest – Ending a previous light-touch approach, officers with riot shields advanced on protesters yelling “Move! Move!”, pulling down tents, and deploying a large forklift to remove cars and campervans. [ewn]

Australia’s ‘Rain Bomb’ Claims Even More Lives As Farmers Watch Herds Of Cattle Wash Away – A low pressure system is rolling south along Australia’s east coast, leaving a path of carnage in its wake. [vice]

What To Expect From Apple’s Rumoured March Event – We have a number of reports from all sides that Apple does, indeed, plan to launch new devices soon, most likely on March 8. [mashable]

Chicken Licken In A Legal Flap Again Over Claim Of Sole Rights To ‘Soul’ – After seven months of legal breast-beating, the scale of Chicken Licken’s victory in a court fight about its “Soul Kitchen” trademark is similar in size to a hen’s tooth. [timeslive]

Mark Zuckerberg Says It’s ‘Reasonable’ That The Metaverse Isn’t A Place But A Point In Time – He said many already live their lives in the digital world, just not yet in virtual reality. [businsider]

Wartime Investing: Why Gold Is Outperforming Bitcoin And Stocks – Armed conflict, sanctions imposed on Russia and the rising possibility of nuclear fallout, all create uncertainty in the markets. [here]

Britain’s ‘Most Wanted Woman’ Is Collared Whilst Walking Her Dogs In Spain – Sarah Panitzke, who played ‘pivotal role’ in multi-million pound VAT fraud, finally caught after nearly nine years on the run. [tele]

Chelsea Owner Roman Abramovich ‘Considering Selling Club’ With Three Bidders Ready – The potential buyers believe the billionaire is prepared to sell up for the first time. [express]

FIA Says Russian, Belarusian Drivers Allowed To Race In A Neutral Capacity – It said the participation of any Russian and Belarusian drivers, individual competitors and officials, even in a neutral capacity, was subject to a “specific commitment and adherence to the FIA’s principles of peace and political neutrality”. [iol]

Sean Penn Flees Ukraine On Foot, Walked Miles To Polish Border – The Oscar winner was in the country working on a documentary about the Russian invasion. [huffpost]

Ryan Reynolds Says His Anxiety Is Sometimes So Intense, It Feels Like He’s Literally Going To Die – He described the difference between Regular Ryan and Performer Ryan—who he says are basically two completely separate entities. [elle]

Cindy Crawford Twins With Daughter Kaia Gerber And Reunites With Fellow 1990s Supermodel Naomi Campbell In Paris Fashion Week Snaps – During one excursion the pair matched each other’s long tan coats, black shoes and black shades. [dmail]

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