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Covid-19: SA’s Infection Rate Set To Remain Low Over Next Few Weeks, AI System Predicts – An Artificial Intelligence (AI) powered early detection system has predicted the country is at a low risk of a third wave of Covid-19 infections, at least for now. [news24]

As Amazon And The White House Face Off, It’s Jeff Bezos One, Joe Biden Nil – Last week’s vote is only one wrinkle in the increasingly complex dance between Amazon and the US government, though. [cnn]

‘World’s Biggest Rabbit’ Stolen From Worcestershire Garden – A £1,000 reward is being offered after a rabbit said to be the biggest in the world was stolen from its Worcestershire home. [sky]

Police Say Officer Who Shot And Killed Unarmed Daunte Wright Intended To Fire Taser – Brooklyn Center police chief describes fatal shooting of Black man, 20, as result of ‘accidental discharge’ from handgun. [guardian]

Nelli Tembe’s Death – Here Are The Facts So Far – Investigations into the death of AKA’s fiancée Anele “Nelli” Tembe are continuing as details around her death come to light. [timeslive]

21 Reasons Why Eskom Suspended Its Procurement Boss – Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter recently submitted an affidavit to Parliament responding to allegations of racism against him by suspended chief procurement officer, Solly Tshitangano. [mybb]

You Could Own A Banksy Artwork In SA For Around R1 Million – Artwork by the renowned English street artist Banksy will go on auction in South Africa this week, with the editioned silkscreen likely to fetch between R900,000 and R1.2 million. [businsidersa]

Canadian Military Documents UFO Sightings, Intelligence Report Reveals – An unclassified intelligence report links the Royal Canadian Air Force, NORAD, Transport Canada, and air traffic controllers—and is official confirmation of a UFO alert system. [vice]

Apple Versus Android Debate Is Basically Dead For Teenagers – For as long as iPhones have existed, there has been fierce debate between those who swear by Apple and those who are team Android. [here]

BBC ‘Receives 100,000 Complaints’ Over Prince Philip Coverage – A figure of 100,000 would make the coverage of Prince Philip’s death the most complained-about piece of programming in BBC history. [bbc]

Barbeques, Quips And Pranks At Balmoral: MPs Share Fondest Memories Of Prince Philip – Boris Johnson hailed the Duke as a man ‘who made this country a better place’, with more than 130 politicians lining up to pay tribute. [telegraph]

‘It’s Like A Bomb Has Been Dropped’: Cape Authorities Pass The Buck After Well-Known Baboon Put To Death – Philemon, an adult male baboon in the Cape Peninsula, was killed by authorities last week for allegedly instigating ‘raiding behaviour’. [dailymav]

More Zlatan Ibrahimovic Controversy After Lockdown Restaurant ‘Meeting’ –  He was reportedly pictured in a Milan restaurant while the city was in a coronavirus lockdown. [iol]

Will Scientists Save The World Aboard This Nuclear-Powered 980-Foot-Long Superyacht? – Since it’s designed to be powered with a 100% carbon-free propulsion system, it could possibly be the “greenest” superyacht ever built. [forbes]

Healthy Young People Pose As Delivery Drivers To Get Vaccine – Apps like DoorDash and UberEats offered some vaccine-thirsty college kids a shortcut. Experts say it’s as bad as it sounds. [dbeast]

Hawaiian Shirts Are Returning – But ‘People Want To Think Twice’, Says Expert – Celebrities have been spotted wearing the shirts, but they could be seen as ‘embodiments of the history of American colonization’. [guardian]

Em Rata shares bikini video one month after giving birth to son Sylvester – Ratajkowski posted a video of her modelling a giraffe print bikini from her Inamorata swimwear line on Instagram and TikTok. [newsau]

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