MH17 was flying 33,000 feet about Ukraine when it was shot down by the missile. Source: Shutterstock. Two Russians and a Ukrainian have been found guilty of murdering 298 people onboard Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 when they fired a missile at the plane. A Dutch court ruled that the Russian-made surface-to-air missile was fired by…
“I was blaming myself and I was miserable – because I was saying, ‘This is nothing; this guy reached around and he copped a feel.’ … it made me feel reclusive,” Fraser has previously said of the incident. Source: Shutterstock. Brendan Fraser has said even if he was nominated for a Golden Globe this year,…
Back in Australia, several schools have implemented the technology. Italy will no longer allow facial recognition technology to be used unless it is for the purposes of fighting crime. The decision was made earlier in the week as Italy’s Data Protection Agency enforced two cities, Lecce and Arezzo to stop using the technology. Arezzo was…
Artemis I was given the all clear to launch yesterday morning, following tropical storm Nicole earlier in the week. Source: NASA. After months of delays, NASA has finally launched the Artemis I rocket with the hopes this mission will provide vital information to help put people back on the moon. Lift-off was achieved at 1:47…
According to several opinion polls, Trump’s biggest Republican competitor for the 2024 Presidency run will be Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. Source: Shutterstock. Donald Trump has announced he will officially run as a candidate for President in 2024, saying he will “fight like no one has ever fought before”. The former president made the announcement in…
“Bycatch species can become threatened if they are frequently caught alongside overfished target species,” said Juan Jorda. Source: Shutterstock. Marine conservationists have said that sharks are very close to extinction following new research that says there’s been a sharp decline in the population. Published in the journal Science, new research has said that habitat destruction,…
Source: Weibo. A Chinese grandpa known as ‘Uncle Chen’ has completed a marathon all the while smoking cigarettes throughout the entire race. The 50-year-old was pictured smoking cigarette after cigarette during his 3.5-hour Xin’anjiang marathon in Jiande, China which was just over 40km long. Chen finished the race at a time of 3:28:45 and placed…
Iranian authorities have referred to the protests over the past two months as “riots”. Source: Shutterstock. A person linked to the Mahsa Amini protests in Iran has become the first person to be handed down a death sentence by a Tehran court. It’s believed the person, who remains unidentified, will be executed after the court…
Poland will meet with NATO within the next day to discuss the situation. Source: Shutterstock. Polish media have reported that two citizens have been killed by a potential Russian missile near the country’s eastern border. It’s been reported two people were killed in an explosion in Przewodow, a village which sits about 6km from the…
It’s not known when the next launch date is planned for. Source: NASA. Crews at NASA are undertaking checks of the Artemis I moon rocket after it was left out on the launchpad while tropical storm Nicole hit. NASA’s Associate Administrator for Exploration Systems Development Jim Free said now the majority of the storm has…