Venezuela’s Ex–Spy Chief Caught After Years Disguised In Wigs And Fake Mustaches – The DEA finally caught up with Hugo Carvajal, the former military intelligence chief of the regime of President Hugo Chávez, in Spain. [vice]

Netflix Is Placing Its Money On Roald Dahl – Streaming’s reigning king announced one of its biggest title acquisitions to date this week with its purchase of the rights to Roald Dahl’s catalog of work. [verge]

South African Writer And Egoli Creator Franz Marx Dies Of Covid-19 Complications – South African writer and director Franz Marx has died. He was 78. [n24]

US Biotech Billionaire To Make COVID, Cancer Vaccines In SA – South African-born and now United States-based doctor, Patrick Soon-Shiong, provided details of the plan that will see coronavirus vaccine production starting next year in an online press conference with President Cyril Ramaphosa. [ewn]

German Elections: Centre-Left Narrowly Wins Against Merkel’s Party – Germany’s centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) have narrowly won the country’s federal elections, beating the party of outgoing Chancellor Angela Merkel, according to preliminary results. [bbc]

Nearly R100m Waiting To Be Claimed By Three Jackpot Winners – Nearly R100m is waiting to be claimed by three punters who purchased jackpot winning tickets in the Powerball and Powerball Plus draws. [tlive]

Tim Cook Not Happy With Employees Who Leak Memos, A Leaked Memo Reveals – Cook in an email to Apple employees has said that the company is everything in its power to hunt down the leakers. [ind]

Duke And Duchess Of Sussex Visit 9/11 Memorial In New York City – In first major public trip since quitting as senior royals. [sky]

EU Plans To Make Common Charger Mandatory For Apple iPhones And Other Devices – The proposed legislation is designed to cut waste and make life easier for consumers who would theoretically be able to use one charger for multiple devices. [cnbc]

Drake’s Newest Patek Philippe Watch Looks Just Like One Queen Elizabeth Wore In 1984 – We think we know where the idea for this diamond-encrusted Gold Ellipse came from. [rr]

Spice Girl Among Stars To Begin Phone-Hacking Claims Against Murdoch Empire – Melanie Chisholm, Boyzone’s Shane Lynch and S Club 7’s Hannah Spearritt latest to allege voicemail interception. [guardian]

David Beckham Mocks Manchester City Fan Noel Gallagher After Watching New Oasis Documentary – David Beckham sent a cheeky jibe Noel Gallagher’s way after praising the musician on his latest documentary which follows Oasis at their Knebworth gig in 1996. [mirror]

Bristow Reaches Deal To Buy Up To 50 eVTOLs From Vertical Aerospace – Fully electric aircraft will carry up to four passengers with a top speed of 200 mph. [flying]

Johnny Depp Addresses ‘Cancel Culture’: ‘No One Is Safe. Not One of You’ – In response to one journalist’s bold attempt to parse the actor’s thoughts on so-called “cancel culture” and how social media can affect public figures, Depp did not hold back. [variety]

Finally, There’s An Airbag For Bikes – Could really come in handy! [mash]

The Fifth Largest Cryptocurrency: A Lot More Than Just An Exchange Token – Could Binance become the Amazon of cryptocurrencies? [here]

The Moment Lewis Hamilton Becomes The First Driver To Reach 100 F1 Wins – The rate at which Lewis Hamilton has racked up F1 victories over the past few years meant it was inevitable he would hit 100 wins at some point, though he has been made to wait a little to actually hit the landmark. [f1]

Billie Eilish Says She Lost 100K Followers Over Corset-Clad Selfies – Not all of Billie Eilish’s fans were supportive of her style switch-up. [p6]

R. Kelly’s Defense In His Sex Trafficking Trial Did Not Go Well – Many of the witnesses Kelly’s attorneys called seemed to contradict themselves or not be around at the time of the alleged abuse. [vice]

The 20 Best Will Smith Films – Ranked! – Soon to be seen as the father of Venus and Serena Williams in the Oscar-tipped King Richard, Smith has lent his everyman charm to comedies, sci-fi and even a buddy movie pairing a cop with an orc. [guardian]

Britney vs. Spears Trailer: “I Just Want My Life Back” – There’s still work to be done to #FreeBritney. Britney vs. Spears, a new documentary from Netflix, charts Britney Spears’s controversial conservatorship through interviews with lawyers, those who worked with the pop star, and #FreeBritney activists, questioning who benefited from it. [vultr]

Dua Lipa, Demi Moore And Elizabeth Hurley Turn Up The Glamour In Jaw-Dropping Ensembles – As they arrive at Versace HQ ahead of Milan Fashion Week’s special event. [dm]

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