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Suggest You Get A Refund From Medical School, Vaccinology Expert Tells Tim Noakes – Noakes had been commenting on a Twitter post which enquired whether hundreds of thousands of lives had been saved by vaccines. [iol]

R400m In Cocaine, A Ski Boat And Special FBI Cellphones: How Pretoria Coke Bust Went Down – Six men arrested following the discovery of R400 million worth of cocaine in Pretoria were linked to one another through the use of encrypted cellphones. [news24]

Afghanistan: ‘The Sooner We Finish, The Better,’ Says Joe Biden – US President Joe Biden says the US is “on pace” to meet a 31 August deadline for evacuations, despite previous calls from allies for an extension. [bbc]

SA Closing In On 80,000 Covid-19 Deaths, With 369 Recorded In 24 Hours – Of the new cases, the majority were in KwaZulu-Natal (3,160), followed by the Eastern Cape (2,103), the Western Cape (2,029) and Gauteng (952). [timeslive]

Japan Gang Boss Sentenced To Death After Group Members Attacked Civilians – Between 1998 and 2014, Kudokai members shot and killed a former head of a fishing cooperative, and injured three others. [cnn]

SA’s Unemployment Rate Hits New Record High In Second Quarter – South Africa’s headline unemployment rate hit a record high of 34.4% in the second quarter from 32.6% in the first three months of the year. [moneyweb]

Someone Bought An NFT Of A Free Clipart Rock For $1.3 Million – Three weeks ago, a four-year-old NFT project called EtherRock suddenly went viral, sending prices skyrocketing. [vice]

OnlyFans Founder Blames Banks For Ban On Porn – Tim Stokely says Bank of New York Mellon ‘flagged and rejected’ all interbank wires linked to website. [ft]

The Viral Milk Crate Challenge Has Left People Injured. Doctors Are Begging Them To Stop – The Milk Crate Challenge has gone viral in recent days, with the often catastrophic results shared by millions across social media. [washpost]

‘They Took Us By Surprise’: Sea Point Homeless Left Out In The Cold After City Of Cape Town Confiscates Tents – Sea Point street dwellers were without shelter when it rained on Monday night after city officials carried out an allegedly illegal eviction. [dailymav]

There’s Finally Insurance Specifically For Your Apple Goodies – No matter how responsible you are with your favourite tech goodies, at some stage, disaster will strike. [here]

Rolling Stones Drummer Charlie Watts Dies At Age 80 – Charlie Watts, the self-effacing and unshakeable Rolling Stones drummer who helped anchor one of rock’s greatest rhythm sections and used his “day job” to support his enduring love of jazz, has died. [nbc]

Kylian Mbappe: Real Madrid Make £137m Transfer Bid For Paris Saint-Germain Forward – Mbappe is out of contract at the Parc des Princes next summer and he has so far refused to sign a new deal, despite PSG’s attempts. [sky]

Caster Semenya Eyes Damages Case After Study Changes – She is considering filing for damages from World Athletics following an amendment made to a study that was influential in stopping her from ultimately defending her Olympic title. [iol]

Tiffany Solicits Help Of Beyoncé And Jay-Z To Draw Younger Buyers – Will It Backfire? – The musician sports a 128.54-carat stone in a new ad campaign – the jewellery company’s latest attempt to rebrand itself. [guardian]

Kanye West Wants To Legally Change His Name To ‘Ye’ – The rap mogul just filed legal documents in a California court saying he wants the new name for “personal reasons.” [huffpost]

Demi Moore, 58, Showcases Her Incredible Bikini Body – Wears black two-piece as she relaxes on sunkissed break in Croatia. [dmail]

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