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Start your day smarter with the most important world news, plus intriguing and offbeat stories. www.ozy.com [OZY]() Your World. Bold & Bright [Presidential Daily Brief]( Sponsored by [Cariuma]( Start your day smarter with a dossier on the most important world news, rounded off with a shot of intriguing and offbeat stories. Like the president, you deserve no less. Jul 11, 2022 Today Sri Lanka’s president and prime minister both agreed to resign after protesters stormed their residences Saturday. In its push to seize Donetsk, Russia increased its bombardment of civilian targets. At least 19 people were killed in two township tavern massacres in South Africa. And a massive document leak showed how Uber got Emmanuel Macron to do its bidding. All this and more in today’s PDB. [Get the Timeless Look with Cariuma]( [Cariuma]( Calling all style lovers! Searching for a classic and timeless piece to add to your wardrobe? Looking for a staple sneaker? Then look no further. 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Early Monday hundreds of people were still strolling through the colonial-era buildings. “We are not going anywhere till this president leaves and we have a government that is acceptable to the people,” said Jude Hansana. “The people’s struggle is for wider political reforms … This is just the start.” (Sources: [Reuters](, [AP]() Collateral Damage Death Toll in Missile Strike on Ukrainian Apartment Block Rises to 18 Another body was pulled from the wreckage of the five-story building in the eastern city of Chasiv Yar, Donetsk, and rescuers remained in voice contact with two survivors Monday morning. About 20 people are believed still trapped in the rubble of what presidential spokesperson Andriy Yermak called “another terrorist attack.” “I was thrown into the bathroom, it was all chaos, I was in shock, all covered in blood,” said Venera, who lost her two kittens in the attack. The incident was not isolated. Daytime shelling in Kharkiv had killed three and injured 28 before lunchtime on Monday. (Sources: [Reuters](, [The Guardian]() Taverns of Terror 19 Killed in South African Township Pub Massacres Two weeks after 21 youngsters died in a South African tavern in [mysterious circumstances](, 15 young people were killed in a Soweto bar Sunday. A further four died in a tavern in Pietermaritzburg. This time there was no doubt as to the causes of death: bullet casings littered both scenes. Gunmen stormed the Soweto watering hole and started firing randomly into the crowd before fleeing in a white minibus. “Bodies were on top of each other with blood all over. We were looking for our loved ones, we had to jump over bodies looking for our brothers,” said local resident Ntombikayise Meji. (Source: [BBC]() ‘Violence Guarantees Success’ ‘Uber Files’ Leak Shows Top Politicians Helped Ride-Sharing Firm Uber elbowed its way into the European market with more than a little help from influential friends who included current French President Emmanuel Macron and ex-EU Commissioner Neelie Kroes. The leak of 124,000 documents spanning 2013-2017 shows how Macron, France’s newly appointed economic minister, was on first-name terms with Uber’s controversial boss Travis Kalanick, and promised to reform French laws in Uber’s favor. It also reveals that Kalanick used a “kill switch” to prevent police from accessing company computers, and that he believed violence against Uber drivers could be leveraged to the firm’s advantage. Kalanick questioned some documents’ authenticity. (Sources: [BBC](, [The Guardian]() Briefly Here are some things you should know about today: Meme streak. Elon Musk responded to Twitter’s plans to sue him over his decision to scrap his $44-billion attempted buyout by tweeting memes of himself laughing and of Chuck Norris playing chess. (Source: [Fox Business]() About-face. Facing fines and criminal charges Steve Bannon has confirmed he will testify to the Jan. 6 panel. He made the decision after being given the all-clear by former President Trump. (Source: [NYT]() Clear mandate. Two days after the assassination of Japan’s former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, his party won a parliamentary majority that should allow Prime Minister Fumio Kishida to rule until 2025. (Source: [AP]() [Walking On Sunshine]( [Cariuma]( Inspired by sunny, summer days, and lounging by the beach with a drink in hand, the [OCA Low Yellow]( is the perfect summertime sneaker. Crafted with robust canvas, this fashion-forward sneaker meets functionality, style, comfort, and fit. And with a fully-stitched lightweight outsole, it’s going to last you longer than summer (hello, quality over quantity)! OZY Exclusive: Get 20% OFF with code [OZY20]( at checkout. This special offer is just for OZY readers. [SHOP NOW]( INTRIGUING India Police Reforms Stations With Dedicated Women’s Desks Record More Intimate Crimes Representation matters. So says the [largest-ever randomized trial of police reforms](. About four in ten women in India experience intimate-partner violence, and police often discourage them from making complaints and even engage in victim-blaming. In the nationwide experiment, stations with dedicated women’s desks registered more intimate crimes — and numbers went up further when desks were staffed by female officers. “What we can clearly see is that of the women that did show up to the police station, they had just a much better experience overall, they were listened to, they were more likely to be believed,” said lead author Sandip Sukhtankar. (Source: [Nature]() All Ears This Baby Goat Has 22-Inch Ears — And Growing No kidding. When Simba was born in Karachi, Pakistan last month, his ears were 19 inches long — and they’re not done yet. His owner Mohammad Hassan Narejo, an air traffic controller with a passion for goat breeding, is doing everything he can to ensure Simba’s legend lives on: he’s made him a velvet ear pouch so he can safely play, plans to preserve the goat’s semen to ensure “his breed can continue,” and has put a black thread around Simba’s neck to ward off the evil eye. “Evil eye can destroy a mountain. He is just a kid goat with celebrity status,” Narejo said. (Source: [Reuters]() Paying the Price Moscow Councilor Jailed for 7 Years for Speaking Out Against War Alexei Gorinov objected to his colleagues discussing a children’s drawing contest in a [meeting on March 15](. “What kind of children’s drawing contest can we talk about for Children’s Day,” he said, “When we have children dying every day?” Gorinov was charged under a law passed shortly after Russia invaded Ukraine that outlaws “deliberate dissemination of fake information about Russia’s army.” He doubled down on the accusations in his trial, holding a sign saying “Do you still need this war?” and describing war as “the last, dirtiest, vile thing.” He’s the first person to receive a custodial sentence under Article 207.3. (Sources: [Reuters](, [The Guardian]() Back From Beyond ‘Officially Extinct’ British Butterfly Found on Rewilded Estate Call it the butterfly effect. The large tortoiseshell butterfly began to disappear from the British countryside in the ’70s and — apart from the odd European migrant — it’s been officially extinct there for 50 years. Now lepidopterists Neil Hulme and Matthew Oates have discovered male and female butterflies, and possible caterpillar activity, at Knepp in southern England. “This is a scrubland species and historically and culturally we’ve hated the word ‘scrub’ and done all we can to eliminate it in the countryside,” said Oates. “There is ideal scrub for it at Knepp.” Nightingales and storks are also returning to the rewilded estate. (Source: [The Guardian]() Making History Rybakina Claims Kazakhstan’s First Wimbledon Win, Djokovic His 7th Tunisia’s Ons Jabeur hoped to become the first Arab woman to win a Grand Slam but Elena Rybakina outplayed her in Saturday’s final 3-6, 6-2, 6-2 — to the disappointment of many neutrals. Wimbledon barred Russian and Belarusian players from competing ... But despite being born and bred in Moscow, Rybakina’s represented Kazakhstan since 2018. On Sunday, Novak Djokovic survived the Nick Kyrgios storm, defeating the unseeded enfant terrible 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 to take his 21st grand slam title. Historically there’s been no love lost between the two, but that changed this week. “It’s official: it is a bromance,” said Djokovic. (Sources: [NYT](, [BBC]() Catch the Newest Episodes of The Carlos Watson Show, Season 4! COMMUNITY What else are you curious about? Share your questions or thoughts with us at OzyCommunity@Ozy.com ABOUT OZY OZY is a diverse, global and forward-looking media and entertainment company focused on “the New and the Next.” OZY creates space for fresh perspectives, and offers new takes on everything from news and culture to technology, business, learning and entertainment. [www.ozy.com]( / #OZY Curiosity. Enthusiasm. Action. That’s OZY! 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