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‘There Was A Lot Of Blood’ – Inmate Witness Tells Of Moment Janusz Walus Was Stabbed – The department’s spokesperson, Singabakho Nxumalo, said Walus was stabbed by an inmate from the same housing unit. [news24]

China’s Security Apparatus Swings Into Action To Smother Covid Protests – The heavy police presence has discouraged protesters from gathering since, while authorities in some cities have adopted surveillance tactics used in the far western region of Xinjiang to intimidate those who demonstrated. [cnn]

Respect For Marriage Act: Senate Passes Same-Sex Marriage Bill – Supporters of the bill hope to pass it before Republicans take control of the House in January. The bill, however, does not set a national requirement that all states must legalise same-sex marriage. [bbc]

New Alzheimer’s Drug Slows Decline In Memory – Fuelling Hope Doctors Will One Day Cure Dementia – The data led to an outpouring of optimism from scientists, many of whom had spent decades trying to understand what leads to the disease and find a treatment. [sky]

Duchess Of Sussex Faced ‘Very Real’ Threats To Her Life, Says Former Counter-Terror Chief – Neil Basu says Metropolitan Police had teams of investigators looking into ‘disgusting’ abuse against Prince Harry’s wife. [tele]

Security Guards At Eskom Plant Arrested For Diesel Theft – Eskom faced its third arrest of workers this month, following the apprehension of two security guards at an East London power station, who have been charged with the theft of diesel. [dmav]

Eskom’s 32% Price Hike Decision Pushed To December – The regulator members were expected to rule on whether Eskom is entitled to recover 32% more revenue from South African electricity users next year and, if not, how big an increase it will allow. [bustech]

We Have A Winner In The Tea Versus Coffee Health Battle – In the smackdown of tea versus coffee, which beverage can lay claim to the title of healthiest drink? [here]

Members Of ‘Super Cartel’ Arrested In Dubai Responsible For Trafficking A Third Of Europe’s Cocaine – Overall, through Europol’s “Operation Desert Light,” members of the syndicate were detained in six different countries. [businsider]

Joburg Pensioner Claims R135m PowerBall Jackpot Win, Plans To Buy A New House – The player said: “I was so excited when I found that I won, I kept on screaming, ‘I got it! I got it!’” [iol]

The Batmobile From Tim Burton’s ‘Batman’ Movies Just Hit The Market For $1.5 Million – It’s the actual prop car used during the filming of the Dark Knight’s second big-screen adventure. [robbrep]

Buddhist Temple Left Without Monks After They All Test Positive for Meth – It follows a string of criminal scandals involving monks in Thailand, where authorities are reporting record-breaking quantities of synthetic drugs. [vice]

Wounded Pulisic Sends US Through To Last 16 – Christian Pulisic could not even celebrate scoring against Iran after he injured himself as the US beat Iran 1-0 on Tuesday in an entertaining Group B decider to storm into the last 16 of the World Cup. [timeslive]

‘I Feel Like I’m Ready’: Blind Surfer Chases World’s Biggest Wave At Nazaré – Australian champion Matt Formston says his vision impairment gives him an advantage as he continues to push boundaries in the water. [guardian]

Tickets For Singer-Songwriter Kristi Lowe’s Cafe Roux Show On Sale – The supremely talented Kristi takes the stage on Saturday, December 3, backed by some of Cape Town’s top musicians, for what promises to be an amazing evening of live music. [here]

Russian Crypto Billionaire Vyacheslav Taran’s Mysterious Chopper Crash Death – The helicopter crash is still under investigation, and authorities have not indicated any possibility of foul play. [newsau]

The 50 Worst Decisions In Music History – Horrible business moves, artistic blunders, deeply questionable moral judgment — with appearances by Adam Levine, Kiss, Kanye West, and many more. [rolstone]

Emily Ratajkowski ‘Was Down To 100 Pounds Recently’ During ‘Scary’ Weight Loss – “When I’m really unwell, I lose so much weight,” the actress, 31, continued. “I was down to 100 pounds recently and it was really, really scary.” [p6]

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