The Curious Case Of The Dying Russian Diplomats – Since November, at least six have passed away. Only one is known to have been murdered. [beast]

Arrest Warrant To Be Issued For Former Thai PM Yingluck Shinawatra – Thailand’s Supreme Court is preparing to issue an arrest warrant for former Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra after she failed to appear in court to hear the verdict in her two-year negligence trial. [cnn]

Alleged Fake Oscar Pistorius Legal Expert Back In Court – A woman who allegedly falsely claimed to be a lawyer, and who provided legal analysis to news organisations during the Oscar Pistorius trial, is expected back in the Port Elizabeth Commercial Crime Court on Friday. [n24]

Bell Pottinger To Be Stripped Of UK PR Association Membership? – The Democratic Alliance has accused Bell Pottinger of exploiting racial divisions in South Africa through campaigns for the Gupta-owned Oakbay. [ewn]

Students Attacked On Campus At Australian National University – Police are investigating why an ANU student struck a female lecturer and four classmates with a baseball bat, as witnesses recall the horrifying attack. [newsau]

‘Self-Driving’ Lorries To Be Tested On UK Roads – Small convoys of partially driverless lorries will be tried out on major British roads by the end of next year, the government has announced. [bbc]

Germany Repatriates $31 Billion In Gold From Paris And New York – The country’s central bank announced Wednesday it has completed a program to repatriate gold bars worth nearly $31 billion from storage locations in New York and Paris. [cnn]

Amazon Promises Lower Prices At Whole Foods ‘Without Compromising’ – The days of Whole Foods’ reputation for organic-but-expensive goods may soon be coming to an end. Amazon, which is about to close a deal to buy the grocery chain, said Thursday that it would start lowering Whole Foods’ prices once the acquisition is complete. [time]

SoftBank Invests $4.4 Billion In WeWork To Bring Co-Working (And Living) To Asia – SoftBank Group, with its $93 billion Vision Fund, announced it will invest $4.4 billion in WeWork, a New York-based startup providing shared offices and living spaces. [qz]

‘Very Convincing Liar’ Jemma Beale Jailed For False Rape Claims – Jemma Beale has been described as a “very convincing liar” who injured herself with barbed wire to back up one of her claims. [sky]

Sir David Attenborough: ‘Bar Trump, There Is A Rise In People Who Care About The Environment’ – Sir David Attenborough has praised a change in attitude from the majority of world leaders regarding the environment. [inews]

Mathematical Secrets Of Ancient Tablet Unlocked After Nearly A Century Of Study – Dating from 1,000 years before Pythagoras’s theorem, the Babylonian clay tablet is a trigonometric table more accurate than any today, say researchers [guardian]

Emmanuel Macron Spent €26,000 On Makeup In Three Months – Aides to the president said spending on makeup would be ‘significantly reduced.’ [pol]

The Next Hef – Hugh’s 25-Year-Old Son Reveals Plan to Remake Playboy “For My Generation” [hollyrep]

James Corden Has Wildly Exceeded His Own Expectations – Two years ago, nobody knew James Corden’s name. Look at him now. [beast]

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