Boris Johnson: ‘Let The Bodies Pile High In Their Thousands’ – PM’s incendiary remark during fight over lockdowns is latest claim in No10 drama – amid spectacular row with Cummings. [dm]
E.U. Set to Let Vaccinated U.S. Tourists Visit This Summer – The head of the European Commission said the bloc would switch policy, under certain conditions, after more than a year of mostly banning nonessential travel. [nyt]
My Octopus Teacher, Heartwarming Nature Film, Wins Best Documentary Oscar – Film about human-octopus bonding in an undersea kelp forest takes the top documentary prize at the Academy Awards. [guardian]
Angola Made Her Africa’s Richest Woman, But The Tide Has Turned – A year after Angolan authorities cracked down on her multibillion-dollar business empire, Africa’s once-richest woman is watching it crumble. [n24]
NASA’s Helicopter Just Achieved ‘Freedom In The Sky’ In Its Third Aerial Adventure Over Mars [Photos] – NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter successfully executed its third flight over the surface of Mars on Sunday. [busins]
French Protesters Call For Trial Of Jewish Woman’s Killer Considered Not Criminally Responsible – Thousands of people filled the Trocadero Plaza in Paris, in front of the Eiffel Tower, answering a call by Jewish associations, organizations fighting antisemitism and other groups who say justice has not been done. [f24]
Mango Faces Fresh Cash Crunch – The government has blamed bureaucracy as a reason behind the delays in securing funding for the troubled state-owned South African Airways (SAA) and its subsidiary, Mango Airlines. [iol]
BREAKING: Cricket South Africa Members Council And Interim Board Finally Reach An Agreement – Cricket SA has averted a potential disaster after the Members’ Council and the Interim Board finally reached an agreement on all outstanding issues related to amending the Memorandum of Incorporation (MOI). [iol]
Find Out Which Places Are Open To International Tourists During The Pandemic – This pandemic is far from over, even though many of us are now itching to make plans to travel or to reunite with loved ones. [cnn]
Why Parents Are Choosing To Rent Their Kids’ Clothes – The secondhand clothing market is growing fast – and not just for adults [guardian]
AirTag Location Trackers Are Smart, Capable, And Very Apple – They work super well, and they’re one more thing keeping you on the iPhone. [verge]
Reddit Faces Lawsuit For Failing To Remove Child Sexual Abuse Material – A woman has sued Reddit for allowing an ex-boyfriend to repeatedly post pornographic images of her as a 16-year-old. [reddit]
Elon Musk To Host ‘SNL’ Next Month — But Some Critics Say That’s Not Funny – The surprise hosting gig is hardly the first foray into entertainment for Musk, who has made guest appearances on TV comedies such as “The Simpsons,” “Big Bang Theory, “South Park” and “Rick and Morty,” as well as a big-screen cameo in Marvel’s “Iron Man 2.” [mw]
Cop Turns Down R10k Bribe After Man, Woman Arrested With Drugs Worth R1.5m – The Hawks’ Serious Organised Crime Investigation team arrested two people, aged 23 and 33, in possession of drugs valued at R1.5 million. [n24]
Red Carpet Fashion Oscars 2021: A Glimpse Of Normalcy At Star-Studded Event – At a pandemic-era Oscars, it was never going to be business as usual on the red carpet. [cnn]
‘Borat,’ ‘Dolittle,’ And The My Pillow Guy’s Movie ‘Win’ Big At The Razzies – 2021’s movie award season is finally wrapping up, with Oscar weekend and also with the 41st annual Razzies. [mash]
Woody Allen, 85, And Wife Soon-Yi Previn, 50, Enjoy Night At NYC Restaurant Balthazar – After explosive HBO documentary saw daughter Dylan accuse him of molesting her when she was seven. [dm]
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