New York City Mayor Declares State Of Emergency Over Nationwide Infant Formula Shortage – New York City Mayor Eric Adams has declared a state of emergency over the nationwide shortage of infant formula. [cnn]

S&P Upgrades South Africa’s Outlook To ‘Positive’ – After the credit rating agency Moody’s upgraded South Africa’s outlook last month, S&P Global has now also improved its outlook to “positive” from “stable”. [n24]

Prince William To Appear On £5 Coin To Mark His 40th Birthday – It is the first time the Duke of Cambridge will feature alone on an official UK coin struck by the Royal Mint. [tele]

Apocalypse Now? The Alarming Effects Of The Global Food Crisis – The Bank of England governor warned last week of ‘apocalyptic’ food price rises. Yet war in Ukraine, climate change and inflation are already taking their toll all over the world. [guardian]

Priciest Discovery Health Plans Still Losing Members But Two Keep Growing In Double Digits … – The six top-end medical aid plans offered by Discovery Health Medical Scheme (DHMS) continue to lose members, with a 5% decline between the end of 2020 and the end of 2021. [mw]

Hundreds Evacuated As KZN Floods Wreak Havoc While 3 Bodies, 2 With ‘Gunshot Wounds’, Found Near River – Disaster management teams and emergency services officials are on high alert, and a South African Weather Service (SAWS) Level 10 warning remains in effect. [n24]

North Korea: Fighting Covid With Traditional Medicine – North Korea is grappling with the spread of Covid in an unvaccinated population, and without access to effective anti-viral drugs people are being advised to try alternative remedies such as drinking herbal tea and gargling salt water. [bbc]

Blinken Says Putin Is Using Food Shortages As A Weapon Of War – “I think the indications that we have now is that unfortunately, tragically, this is likely to go on for some time.” [vice]

Monkeypox: UK Set To Announce More Cases As High-Risk Close Contacts Told To Isolate For Three Weeks – Monkeypox is spreading in the UK through community transmission and new infections are now being detected on a daily basis, a senior doctor has warned. [sky]

Billionaire Jim Irsay Spends $4.5 Million On Kurt Cobain’s Guitar From ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’ Video – A guitar formerly owned by Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain that was featured in the music video for the band’s hit song “Smells Like Teen Spirit” sold for $4.5 million on Sunday, after billionaire Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay made the winning bid. [forbes]

Max Verstappen Slips Into Title Lead As Mercedes Show Signs Of Revival At Spanish GP – Verstappen won the race comfortably in the end, leading home a Red Bull one-two and replacing Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc at the top of the drivers’ standings after he was forced to retire with a power failure. [tele]

Drake Loses More Than $230K On Formula 1 Spanish Grand Prix Bet – “First F1 bet, let’s see how it goes,” the “Money In The Grave” hitmaker wrote on his Instagram Story, revealing he bet $300k Canadian dollars with cryptocurrency betting platform, Stake. [nyp]

The Joys Of Online Learning – Why joining UCT Online High School is the right move. [here]

Texas Is Investigating Families Of Transgender Kids Again – Even though the state’s Supreme Court said they weren’t “compelled by law” to do so. [vice]

Victoria Beckham’s ‘Clear The Air Talks’ – Between the partners of her two sons Brooklyn and Romeo have so far failed. [dm]

Kourtney Kardashian Wears Dolce & Gabbana Wedding Dress, Long Veil To Marry Travis – Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker pulled out all the stops for their third wedding celebration. [p6]

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