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Protesters hurl soup at Da Vinci’s Mona Lisa, Rassie Erasmus accident scare for Springboks, X makes Taylor Swift's name unsearchable, The scandal shaking up South Korean politics, and 2024 Wine insights and predictions

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Transport Minister Reveals Six Bridges In Poor Condition, Four Tunnels Deemed Unsafe In Western Cape – It will cost the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) almost R60 million to fix six bridges found to be in poor condition while four of its tunnels have been deemed unsafe, raising the alarm for safety lapses in the Western Cape. [news24]

The First Lady And The Dior bag: The Scandal Shaking Up South Korean Politics – With a general election just months away, the party of president Yoon Suk Yeol is in crisis after his wife was accused of improperly accepting a designer handbag. [guardian]

Vaal Central Water Distances Itself From Sandy Drinking Water In FS – The Vaal Central Water has distanced itself from the uproar over sand-contaminated drinking water in the Free State. [sapeople]

NASA’s Starliner Spacecraft Will Fly Two Astronauts To The International Space Station This Spring – The space agency says it has made significant progress in resolving technical issues. [robbreport]

Protesters Hurl Soup At Da Vinci’s Mona Lisa In Paris – A pair of climate-change activists hurled pumpkin soup at the Mona Lisa on Sunday at the Louvre Museum in Paris as onlookers gasped, shocking new video shows. [nypost]

Last Letters From Young Kamikaze Pilots Provide Rare Insights Into Japan’s Feared Special Attack Unit – Think of a kamikaze pilot and the image that comes to mind is probably a screaming face obscured by goggles embarking on a death plunge. [cnn]

British Base Jumper Dies After Parachute Fails To Open In 29-Storey Thailand Building Stunt – The Foreign Office has said it is supporting the family of a British man who has died in Thailand. [sky]

2024 Wine Insights And Predictions By Culture Wine Bar’s Matt Manning – 2024 looks set to be one of the most exciting years in wine, with environmental, social and technological changes driving significant shifts across the local vino landscape. [capetownetc]

Beauty Giant Avon Under Fire Over Russia Link – Beauty giant Avon has come under fire for maintaining links with Russia despite the ongoing war in Ukraine. [bbc]

Mercedes-Benz’s Dubai Residential Building: The Real History Behind Branded Homes – As car makers jump on a new trend to create luxury skyscraper apartment buildings, we look at the history of building societies. [euronews]

X Makes Taylor Swift’s Name Unsearchable Amid Viral Deep Fakes – Similar words can still be searched, though. [mashable]

US Drone Attack: Three US Troops Killed In Drone Strike on US Base In Middle East – US President Joe Biden said the attack was carried out by “radical Iran-backed militant groups”. He added: “We shall respond.” [bbc]

Older Adults Are Confessing Their Biggest Regrets From Their 20s And 30s, And It’ll Pull At Your Heartstrings – Older adults shared things they “took for granted” in their 20s and 30s. Here’s what they had to say. [buzzfeed]

Rassie Erasmus Accident Scare For Springboks Ahead Of Intense Test Schedule – There is never a dull moment with the former Springboks flank turned master coach Rassie Erasmus, after he was “admitted to hospital after sustaining chemical burns following an accident involving a powerful detergent product”. [iol]

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