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Partygate: Met Facing Questions Over PM Photos – Boris Johnson is pictured toasting colleagues while standing by a table laden with wine bottles and wine glasses. A second coronavirus lockdown was in place in England at the time the photographs were taken, with indoor gatherings of two or more people banned. [bbc]
No Monkeypox Cases Detected In SA, But More Than 140 Cases Reported In 15 countries – NICD – The outbreak was first reported in the UK on 4 May 2022 in a traveller who returned from Nigeria, a monkeypox endemic area. [health24]
Monkeypox Likely Spread By Sex At 2 Raves In Europe, Expert Says – This is the leading theory to explain the spread of the disease at raves held in Spain and Belgium, a leading adviser to the World Health Organization said. [huffpost]
Ukraine War: Russians Have Turned To A Devastatingly Random Tactic In The Donbas – Carpet bombing is indiscriminate – devastatingly destructive and utterly random. But if you’re an advancing army, it’s a deadly and effective tactic. [sky]
Russian Soldier Who Admitted Killing A Civilian Gets Life Sentence In Ukraine’s First War-Crime Trial – Vadim Shishimarin was accused of shooting and killing a 62-year-old unarmed civilian who was on his bicycle in Chupakhivka. [businsider]
Covid-19 Cases On The Decline With Just Over 1,600 New Daily Infections – The NICD said the new cases are from Gauteng (39%) followed by the Western Cape (22%), KwaZulu-Natal (13%), Free State (6%) Mpumalanga and North West (5% each). [timeslive]
Kate Moss Expected To Be Called By Johnny Depp’s Legal Team As A Witness – Moss, who dated Johnny Depp in the 1990s, is expected to be called to testify as a rebuttal witness by his legal team in the ongoing trial between Depp and his ex-wife Amber Heard. [cnn]
Surgeon Casts Doubt On Johnny Depp’s Account Of How He Severed Finger – Richard Moore says he is sceptical of claim that Depp injured finger during Amber Heard fight, as defamation trial enters final week. [guardian]
Scientists Probe The Odds Of Aliens In Double Star Systems – Binary star systems may help to “pinpoint places which would be especially interesting to probe for the existence of life,” said the lead author of a new study. [vice]
Witness Identifies Vehicle Allegedly Used In 2018 Murder Of Cape Town Lawyer Pete Mihalik – A second witness who testified for the State in the murder trial of advocate Mihalik has identified one of the two cars seen speeding from the scene shortly after the shooting. [dailymav]
Awesome Footwear Company Arrives In SA: Here’s How To Win A Pair – I refuse to compromise on comfort and I also like to win things for free, which makes this great news on both fronts. [here]
‘Elongate’ Scandal Cost Elon Musk $10 Billion – The Tesla CEO saw $10 billion of his personal wealth evaporate following a report alleging he exposed his erect penis to a SpaceX flight attendant. [gizmodo]
Chelsea Takeover: Todd Boehly’s Bid Set To Be Approved By The Government In Next 24 Hours – They have now received legal guarantees that Roman Abramovich will not benefit from the sale of Chelsea meaning that they can approve the £4.25bn deal. [skysports]
Kylian Mbappé Denies Signing PSG Deal To Gain Power Over Club Decisions – Mbappé has denied that his new three-year PSG contract gives him the power to influence transfers, sack the club’s manager and appoint his sporting director of choice, insisting he “will not go above the role of a footballer”. [guardian]
Elon Musk’s Sexual Misconduct Defense: I Don’t Use Flight Attendants – Weirdly, he also says the allegation must be untrue because he only has fruits and nuts on his plane. [dbeast]
Former Idols Judge And Media Guru Randall Abrahams Appointed CEO Of Primedia – Primedia said Abrahams was stepping into the role with a wealth of media, music and entertainment experience. [iol]
Billie Eilish Shares Her Experience With Tourette’s, Says Tics Can Be ‘Exhausting’ – “I actually really like answering questions about it because it’s really interesting, and I am incredibly confused by it,” Eilish told Letterman. [billboard]
Instagram Versus Reality! The Kardashians Make Liberal Use Of Filters – They’re posting smoother and more radiant snaps of themselves taken at Kourtney and Travis Barker’s Italian wedding. [dmail]
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