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Reddit Investors Baffled After Tech Company’s Stock Explodes 32,000% For No Reason – Shares in Hong Kong–based tech company AMTD soared from $7.80 to $2,555, and not even the company knows why. [vice]

Newly Minted Meme Stock Darling AMTD Slides After Eye-Popping Surge – It briefly took the Hong Kong-based fintech’s market value past that of Facebook-owner Meta Platforms. [reuters]

Igor ‘The Other Russian’ Russol’s Journey From Cape Town Underworld Power To Murder Conspiracy Accused – In 2012, Igor Russol spoke out about underworld killings and how these sparked battles in Cape Town. He was later arrested for extortion, his name subsequently cropped up in other court matters and he is now an accused in a murder conspiracy case. [dailymav]

China-Taiwan: Beijing Begins Biggest Military Drills Around Island – Taiwan says it amounts to a sea and air blockade while the US said the drills were irresponsible and could spiral out of control. [bbc]

Student Says ‘No Hard Feelings’ But Father Wants To Fight On – The Stellenbosch student whose property was urinated on by a drunk fellow student has said he did want to see accountability towards Theuns du Toit, who has since been expelled. [timeslive]

Eskom Rescue Plan Hits First Roadblock — Legal Action Against 3,000MW Gas Power Plant – South Africa’s plan to quickly add power to Eskom’s grid has run into its first barrier in the form court hearing initiated by climate activists. [mybb]

Walls Close In On Zuckerberg As Executives Desert Meta – Deep turmoil inside social media giant and brain drain at the top leave founder looking increasingly isolated. [tele]

Sandy Hook Family Attorney Exposes Alex Jones’ Dishonesty During Brutal Cross-Examination – Jones’ attorney had, in an apparent mishap, sent the opposing lawyer two years of cell phone records that included every text message Jones had sent. [cnn]

Sailor Survives For 16 Hours In Capsized Boat Off Spain – A 62-year-old Frenchman survived for 16 hours in an air bubble inside his capsized sailing boat in a rescue Spanish coastguard divers described as an operation “verging on the impossible”. [guardian]

Utah Wildfire Started By Man Who Said He Was Trying To Burn A Spider, Officials Say – The fire lit up 60 acres of a mountainside Monday in Springville, Utah, 50 miles south of Salt Lake City, Utah fire officials said. [usatoday]

Biden Signs Executive Order Protecting Travel For Abortion – The order is the latest in a series of executive actions from the Biden administration since the constitutional right to an abortion was eliminated in June. [huffpost]

Celebrate National Shiraz Day The Right Way – The time to celebrate the mighty grape and all it gives us is now, with August hosting National Shiraz Day. [here]

Antony Gormley’s ‘Phallic’ Statue May Damage Our Reputation, Say Students – Imperial College Union motion says students should have been consulted on work, due to ‘obvious’ erect penis interpretation. [guardian]

How Transport Problems Cost Team SA A Medal Chance At Commonwealth Games – South African swimmers Michael Houlie, Andrew Ross, Guy Brooks and Clayton Jimmie were meant to start in the first of two heats in the men’s 4×100 medley relay. [sport24]

SA’s Simbine, Du Toit Claim Silver Medals At Commonwealth Games – South African sprinter Akani Simbine ran a time of 10.13 in the men’s 100m final to snatch the silver medal at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham on Wednesday night. [ewn]

Saudi-Funded LIV Golf Rebels ‘Trying To Freeride’ Their Way Back Into PGA Tour Events – 11 LIV Golf players have taken legal action in the US to get their suspension from the North American golf tour lifted. [sky]

Chrissy Teigen Pregnant With John Legend Nearly Two Years After Baby Loss – “1 billion shots later (in the leg lately, as u can see!) we have another on the way,” Teigen wrote, alongside two photos of her bump. [newsau]

Beyoncé Edits Two Songs On Renaissance After Social Backlash – Once a track is changed and rereleased on streamers, that is the only version that will be in circulation beyond TikTok snippets and a handful of CDs and vinyl copies. [verge]

Newlywed Jennifer Lopez, 53, Showcases Her Toned Midriff In Black Cut Out Dress – She poses up a storm on a boat (before flashing her Spanx!) during stunning photoshoot in Capri. [dmail]

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