Showing posts with label 2017 at 07:38AM. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 2017 at 07:38AM. Show all posts
Thursday, November 2, 2017
Donald Trump nominates Jerome Powell to replace Janet Yellen as new US Federal Reserve chair
Monday, October 23, 2017
Prominent Russian journalist in a coma after stabbing attack at Moscow radio station
Wednesday, October 11, 2017
Hacker codenamed ‘Alf’ from Home and Away stole secret data on Joint Strike Fighter jets and surveillance planes
- Malicious actor infiltrated the system last July, authorities were only alerted in November 2016
- Engineering firm that subcontracts to the Defence Department had one person managing IT functions
- Data on F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, P-8 Poseidon surveillance aircraft, C-130 transport plane was stolen
Thursday, October 5, 2017
Syria v Socceroos: Australia needs Sydney result to progress after 1-1 World Cup play-off draw in Malaysia
Friday, September 29, 2017
Thursday, September 28, 2017
Has Washington forgotten about us? One year passes with no US ambassador to Australia
Wednesday, September 20, 2017
Mexico City earthquake: Rescuers in harrowing school search amid destruction as toll hits 223
Mexico City earthquake: Rescuers in harrowing school search amid destruction as toll hits 223 ht.ly/rOzA30fjoH9
Thursday, September 14, 2017
North Korea fires another missile over Japan; launch came from Pyongyang; landed in Pacific Ocean
Saturday, September 2, 2017
#F1 Lewis Hamilton breaks Michael Schumacher’s pole position record. Dramatic last lap in Pista Magica
On an afternoon of suitably English weather at the historic Italian “Temple of Speed”, the Pista Magica, the Mercedes driver conjured up a lap worthy of the great German rainmaster himself to break the Formula One record previously held by his childhood idol.
After hours of waiting, with the rain still falling and the final seconds of the session ticking away, the triple world champion was rewarded with a time that drew gasps of appreciation.His lap of one minute and 35.554 seconds was more than 1.1 seconds quicker than anybody else at the fastest track on the calendar.By comparison, there was less than a second separating the top five in Belgium — the longest circuit of all — in qualifying.”It is very hard to find the words to explain how I feel,”
Hamilton said as his 69th pole position from 201 starts sank in.Schumacher, the seven-time world champion and former Ferrari great whose tally Hamilton had equalled in Belgium last weekend, ended his career with 68 from 307 races…
Monday, August 28, 2017
Houston residents warned ‘you need to get out’ as officials forced to open dams
The epic flooding Tropical Storm Harvey has unleashed on Houston will likely worsen as federal engineers release water from overflowing reservoirs to keep it from jumping dams and surging uncontrollably into the homes they protect, officials have warned.
Key points:
- As the city braces for more rain officials have been forced to release water from dams
- Thousands of people have been evacuated, services struggling to keep up with calls for assistance
- Weather Service Officials predict Brazos River water could rise to 18 metres
National Weather Service officials were predicting the water could rise to 18 metres, in what has been described as an “800-year flood level”.
About 30,000 residents of the nation’s fourth-largest city were expected to be left temporarily homeless by Harvey, which became the most powerful hurricane to strike Texas in more than 50 years when it came ashore on Friday near Corpus Christi, about 354 kilometres south of Houston.
Death estimates vary, but at least three people have been confirmed killed by the storm, including one woman who was killed when a large tree dislodged by heavy rains from Harvey toppled onto her trailer home.
In scenes evoking the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans in 2005, police and Coast Guard teams have rescued about 2,000 people so far, plucking many from rooftops by helicopter.
People marooned in flooded houses were urged to hang towels or sheets outside to alert rescuers.
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Texas Governor Greg Abbott activated all 12,000 members of the state’s National Guard, who joined local police in the effort to rescue people before waters rise again, with another 38-64 centimetr
Tuesday, August 15, 2017
N Korea: Australian Defence Force to join US-Korean war games amid growing military tensions
Defence Minister Marise Payne told the ABC that just over two dozen ADF members would take part in the annual Ulchi Freedom Guardian war games.
But she played down the chances of the games provoking a response from North Korea.
“These are as I understand it annual exercises and have been occurring for some time — Australia has played a small role itself since 2010,” Senator Payne said.
“I think given their regularity and history, they should not be seen in any way as a provocative exercise.
Monday, August 14, 2017
Barnaby Joyce citizenship remarks by PM Turnbull close to interfering with High Court: Labor
The Deputy Prime Minister has been referred to the court after the New Zealand Government confirmed he is a dual citizen, potentially ruling him ineligible to sit in Parliament.
Shadow attorney-general Mark Dreyfus criticised Mr Turnbull for saying Mr Joyce was “qualified to sit in the house and the High Court will so hold”.
“These were the comments of an arrogant Prime Minister who came perilously close to directing the High Court,” he told the ABC.
“I don’t think he understands that the separation of powers requires just that — a separation.
Sunday, July 30, 2017
Putin to expel 755 US diplomatic staff from Russia in retaliation over sanctions
Russian President Vladimir Putin says he will expel 755 American diplomats in response to last week’s vote in Congress to expand sanctions.
Key points:
- Vladimir Putin tells Russian state media he will expel hundreds of American diplomats
- The decision was made after the US approved new sanctions on Russia
- Washington expelled 35 Russian diplomats in December 2016
Moscow ordered the United States to cut hundreds of diplomatic staff and said it would seize two US diplomatic properties after the US House of Representatives and the Senate approved new sanctions on Russia.
Mr Putin said in an interview with Vesti TV that 755 US diplomatic and technical staff would have to leave Russia by September 1.
“Because more than 1,000 workers — diplomats and support staff — were working and are still working in Russia, 755 must stop their activity in the Russian Federation,” he said.
New US sanctions were in part a response to conclusions by US intelligence agencies that Russia meddled in the 2016 US presidential election, and to further punish Russia for its annexation of Crimea in 2014.
Monday, July 17, 2017
Game of Thrones fans report Foxtel streaming services down as new season premieres
Foxtel’s online streaming services have crashed on the same day the seventh season of Game of Thrones was released on the platform.
In angry social media posts, fans of the HBO television show said they had tuned in to watch the new series, but were met with an error message.
Foxtel confirmed its services — including Foxtel Now, Play and the Foxtel App — were down.
“We are devastated that due to unprecedented demand, we are experiencing problems with our online services this evening,” Foxtel said in a statement posted on Facebook.
“Obviously this comes at a time when so many of our customers are wanting to watch the first episode of season seven of Game of Thrones.”
Foxtel said it was “doing everything we can” to resolve the problem, and told fans they could watch the episode later using its “On Demand features”.
With the show a popular target for illegal downloads, Foxtel screened the new episode at 11:00am (AEST) — the same time as its release in the United States — and again at 8:30pm (AEST).
Some users said they were frustrated they had “tried to do the right thing” by paying for the streaming service, rather than downloading pirated versions.
Monday, July 3, 2017
One engine gone: Bird strike suspected in AirAsia turnback to Brisbane: CLIP
Passengers on an AirAsia X flight say they saw sparks coming from an engine after a suspected bird strike led to their plane being grounded in Brisbane last night.
The incident occurred shortly after the Kuala Lumpur-bound flight took off from the Gold Coast about 10:20pm, with the plane flying for another hour before landing safely in Brisbane.
“Two bird remains were found on the runway,” the airline said in a statement.
Eric Lim, a passenger who posted images and video of the plane on social media, said the right engine was struck.
“Successive sparks ‘boom, boom, boom’ went off and some people were crying and calling out ‘oh my God, oh my God’,” Mr Lim posted on Facebook.
Others onboard the Airbus, which was carrying 345 passengers and 14 cabin crew, provided similar accounts on social media…
Monday, May 15, 2017
Friday, April 28, 2017
Metadata law reform needed after AFP illegally accesses journalist’s call records, expert says
Commissioner Andrew Colvin yesterday said an investigator had sought and acquired the call records without a warrant, blaming “human error” for the breach which occurred during an investigation into a leak from inside the AFP.
Two days ago the matter was referred to the Commonwealth Ombudsmen, who will launch an audit of the breach next week.
But Professor Clinton Fernandes said even if the incident was an accident, it had put journalists’ sources at risk, and called for greater transparency.
He said the changes to metadata retention laws two years ago that gave extra protections to journalists were inadequate.
“Under the current laws we’re not allowed to know how many journalist information warrants — if any — were even applied for, how many were refused, how many were approved,” he said.
“We are allowed to know that information about other things, like telecommunications interceptions and so on, but when it comes to journalist information warrants, that level of transparency is not available.
“Now, the law ought to be changed to make that happen.”
He said similar laws provided information on warrant requests by police.
“You don’t need to tell a journalist that he or she is being investigated. That just defeats the purpose of an investigation.
Thursday, March 16, 2017
It’s getting ugly! Rob Kardashian and Blac Chyna fight for custody of Dream
He’s got his business savvy mom behind him.
And Rob Kardashian, 29, wants to make sure he gets joint custody of his baby daughter Dream as he and ex-financee Blac Chyna, 28, hash out arrangements for their child.
A source close to the Kardashians says Rob wants ‘dual custody of their child and Blac Chyna is giving pushback,’ according to People magazine.
He’s got his business savvy mom behind him.
And Rob Kardashian, 29, wants to make sure he gets joint custody of his baby daughter Dream as he and ex-financee Blac Chyna, 28, hash out arrangements for their child.
A source close to the Kardashians says Rob wants ‘dual custody of their child and Blac Chyna is giving pushback,’ according to People magazine.
Source: Rob Kardashian and Blac Chyna fight for custody of Dream | Daily Mail Online
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