#5Things: Massive cat, list of high risk countries drops, Beatles' letter to be sold, and more
These are the five stories Darren, Keri, and Sky want you to wake up to today.
1. A 37m figure of a relaxing cat has been discovered in Peru
The figure of a gigantic cat has been discovered in the Nazca desert in Peru. The 37m-long cat forms part of the famous, yet unexplained Nazca Lines - a collection of hundreds of ancient artworks believed to be around 2,000 years old. Funnily enough, it went unnoticed for thousands of years and was only discovered by archeologists recently.
2. South Africa removes over 30 countries from high risk list
The list of countries South Africa considers to be high risk for the coronavirus – and from which tourists are banned – dropped from 60 to 22 on Monday. The new red list still includes India, the UK, and the USA. The department of home affairs said that visitors from the remaining high-risk countries will now be welcome as long as they stay for three months or more.
READ: Govt revises list of high-risk Covid-19 countries
3. Coca-Cola is canning TaB
The Coca-Cola Company has announced that some of our favourite products might be discontinued as part of its global portfolio refresh. As a result of this review, Coca-Cola has announced that by 31 December, TaB and Coca-Cola Life in the South African market will be retired. TaB has been around for almost 60 years.
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4. Letter from The Beatles' manager to be sold
A letter written by The Beatles' manager Brian Epstein in 1962 following the firing of the band's original drummer is going under the hammer. He was the drummer before the band reached international levels of fame. After being replaced by Ringo Starr, he worked at a bakery and retired from music completely. The letter is expected to be sold for around R20k in the UK.
5. Nokia to build first cellular network on the moon
Finland's Nokia has been selected by NASA to build the first cellular network on the moon. The lunar network will be part of the U.S. space agency’s efforts to return humans to the moon by 2024 and build long-term settlements there. Nokia said the first wireless broadband communications system in space would be built on the lunar surface in late 2022, before humans make it back there.
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