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Questions Swirl Over Whereabouts Of Russia’s Defense Minister –  The independent investigative Russian outlet Agentstvo reported Wednesday that Sergei Shoigu was in poor health, citing anonymous sources in the ministry. [cnn]

Ukraine War: Civilians Abducted As Russia Tries To Assert Control – Ukrainians say they fear an escalating campaign of kidnappings and intimidation, as Russia struggles to assert control over towns it captures. [bbc]

Russia-Ukraine War: What We Know On Day 30 Of The Invasion – Ukraine strategic attacks are forcing Russian forces to defend their supply lines, says UK, amid reports Moscow has forcibly removed more than 400,000 civilians to Russia. [guardian]

SAHRC Clears Brackenfell High Over Whites-Only Party Controversy – The school saw violent clashes between parents and the EFF after videos of the party made the rounds on social media. [news24]

Kim Jong Un’s Latest Missile Test Officially Puts America ‘At Risk’ – By test-firing a Hwasong 17 from a site dangerously close to Pyongyang, the North challenged the U.S. to fire back with more than just diplomatic verbiage. [dbeast]

The Creator Of The Gif Has Died – While most of the world has settled on using a hard G (“gif”), owing to the word’s spelling, Stephen Wilhite maintained that it should be pronounced “jiff”. [kotaku]

SARS Has Really Been Sharpening Its Tools – SARS Commissioner Edward Kieswetter has made it clear that tax rogues are in the crosshairs, and recent action backs that up. [here]

New Image Of The Sun Is Unlike Anything Seen Before – The Solar Orbiter probe was 46 million miles from the Sun at the time the extraordinary image was taken. [gizmodo]

Donald Trump Sues Hillary Clinton And Allies Over Russia Claims – The suit accused the defendants of obstruction of justice and theft of trade secrets, as well as unlawful hacking into Trump’s private communications. [politico]

Uber, Bolt Drivers’ Strike Has Come To An End, Normal Operations Expected On Friday – After three days of embarking on a nationwide strike in protest over working conditions and exploitation, e-hailing drivers from Bolt and Uber have called off their strike. [iol]

Knysna’s Sewage And E.coli Nightmare Has Been Going On For Years — And It’s Getting Worse – “If Knysna doesn’t curb our estuary’s contamination, come summer, we’ll all literally be swimming in shite.” [dailymav]

WATCH | Vape Or Zol? EFF MP Was Puffing On Something During Virtual Sitting Of Parliament – Controversial EFF MP Nazier Paulsen has again come under fire. This time, the red beret was caught puffing away during a parliamentary sitting. [timeslive]

Italy Miss Second Successive World Cup After Mancini’s ‘Biggest Disappointment’ – Thursday’s stunning, last-gasp 1-0 loss to North Macedonia meant they missed out on their second World Cup in a row. [citizen]

Final Whistle For Chelsea Bidders As Bankers Kick Out String Of Offers – A number of bidders for the Blues were informed on Thursday that they would not make it to a final shortlist to take over from Roman Abramovich at Stamford Bridge. [sky]

Apple Is Reportedly Working On Letting You Subscribe To An iPhone, Just Like Apple Music – While financing exists for Apple hardware, it would allow “users to subscribe to hardware for the first time.” [businsider]

Sergey Lavrov’s Stepdaughter Sanctioned After Luxury London Life Exposed – Polina Kovaleva, stepdaughter of the Russian foreign minister, bought a £4.4 million apartment with cash when she was just 21. Now she’s been caught up in a wave of sanctions. [vice]

Alec Baldwin Set To Make Acting Comeback Months After Death Of Halyna Hutchins – Actor set to appear in two Christmas comedies and will begin filming in Italy in a matter of days. [tele]

Britney Spears Reveals She Wanted To Get A ‘Boob Job’ Before Changing Her Mind – As she complains about dad Jamie Spears calling her ‘fat’ and drugs that made her ‘stupid and sad’. [dmail]

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