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…
A highly classified database of documents containing US Department of Defense information collated between 2007 and 2012 has been made public. The American outpost of British tabloid The Sun received the documents under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), before publishing the key findings and unredacted text. It took four years from the date of…
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…
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…
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…
The sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has sent several warnings to South Korea saying that they will use nuclear force if attacked. Kim Yo Jong who serves as the Deputy Department Director of the Worker’s Party of Korea responded to comments made by the South Korean Defence Minister Suh Wook who said…
A team at Queen Mary University of London have revealed findings that show hearing loss and epilepsy can be a precursor to Parkinson’s disease (PD). The study was conducted on medical records from over a million people between 1990 and 2018 with no bias towards age, ethnicity, or race. From this scientists investigated what kind…
After passing a new bill to extend the state of emergency powers in March 2020, few in Western Australia would have believed they would still be in the same COVID situation two years later. WA Premier Mark McGowan today confirmed the state of emergency would likely continue beyond July, which has raised questions with some…
Convenience store and petrol station chain On the Run (OTR) is set to accept cryptocurrency payments starting later this year. OTR can be found in over 170 locations throughout South Australia and will give consumers the chance to be able to pay for products including fuel and food with a cryptocurrency. According to The Australia…
A helicopter crash approximately 200m from the Snowy Mountains Highway in NSW has claimed the lives of both people on board overnight. Emergency services discovered the wreckage at 11.55pm last night, with the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) announcing an investigation this morning. Monaro Police District superintendent John Klepczarek said due that due to the…