Vaping

National report reveals effects of vaping

A report for the Australian Department of Health has revealed the harms associated to e-cigarettes with findings suggest use is growing among young Australians. The study was conducted by Australian National University (ANU) in which information on vapes from around the world was reviewed to determine health effects. Lead author at ANU’s National Centre for…

Ed Sheeran

Ed Sheeran wins copyright lawsuit

Ed Sheeran has won the lawsuit set against him by musician Sami Switch who claimed the singer-songwriter copyrighted one of his songs. Sami Switch alleged that Ed Sheeran’s 2017 hit “Shape of You” was a copyright of his 2015 song “Oh Why”. Switch stated “particular lines and phrases” were used by Sheeran however Justice Antony…

Fida Kiwan

UAE sentences woman to death for drug possession

A 43-year-old Israeli woman has been sentenced to death after a United Arab Emirates court found her to be guilty of drug possession. Fida Kiwan was arrested in March 2021 with possession of cocaine with an Emirati court handing down the death penalty yesterday. Ms Kiwan has maintained her innocence telling officials that the 500g…

Banque Du Liban

Lebanon announces bankruptcy

According to Lebanese Deputy Prime Minister Saadeh Al-Shami the “state and Central Bank of Lebanon” have declared bankruptcy. The announcement came earlier in the week with Mr Al-Shami stating that “both have gone bankrupt” while he expressed that the government “will try to reduce losses for the people”. He went on to say that declaring…

Crack this: the most used passwords are no surprise

Over 190,000 Australians still use “password” as their password, according to cyber security company NordPass. After publishing a list in November detailing the most used, hacked and trendy passwords or personal details worldwide, the most used ones are just that: common. Over 180 million people globally use a straight number combination variant “12345”, which takes…

Elon Musk

Elon Musk now owns 9.2 per cent of Twitter

Billionaire and Space X CEO Elon Musk has purchased over nine per cent of Twitter to make him the largest shareholder in the company. The purchase has set him back about $3 billion and he will now sit on the board as a class two director. Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal naturally shared the news on…