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Showing posts with label 2017 at 07:43AM. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 2017 at 07:43AM. Show all posts
Sunday, October 29, 2017
Sunday, October 22, 2017
Shark knocks teen girl off kayak at Normanville S.A.
MORE: Shark knocks teen girl off kayak at Normanville | Perth Now
Wednesday, October 11, 2017
Kim Wall death: Submarine inventor Peter Madsen probed over string of unsolved killings
Friday, October 6, 2017
German backpacker dies after being stabbed in apparent road rage incident in Brisbane
Wednesday, October 4, 2017
Rex Tillerson sidesteps “petty” allegations that he called Pres. Trump a “moron”
Sec. Rex Tillerson sidesteps “petty” allegations that he called Pres. Trump a “moron” http://abcn.ws/2fKOLcZ
Monday, September 11, 2017
Cassini counts down to its deadly dive into Saturn
MORE: Cassini counts down to its deadly dive into Saturn – Science News – ABC News
Monday, September 4, 2017
N Korea: What is a H-bomb, has the reclusive country joined the thermonuclear club?
Atomic or “A-bombs” work on the principle of nuclear fission, where energy is released by splitting atoms Hydrogen or “H-bombs”, also known as thermonuclear weapons, work on fusion and are far more powerful North Korea’s latest nuke test was thought to be a H-bomb.
Of the six atomic weapons tests the rogue nation has conducted since 2006, the first five most likely used conventional “atom bombs”.But North Korea’s effort on Sunday has observers concerned it has joined the thermonuclear club — those nations in possession of a hydrogen bomb.If so, Kim Jong-un is now wielding a weapon much more powerful than before.
The devastating nuclear bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki by the United States during World War II were “fission” weapons, and exploded with a force of between 15 and 20 kilotons…
Saturday, September 2, 2017
Hurricane #Harvey death toll 50 and rising
Trump pledged government aid to help residents in the fourth-largest US city as flood waters began to recede on Saturday and the scale of the destruction became more apparent.
The death toll from the storm has surpassed 50 and is likely to climb further as authorities continue to survey flooded homes, the Houston Chronicle newspaper reported Saturday based on information from local officials.Trump was accompanied by first lady Melania, several cabinet officials and the head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency for his second trip to Texas in a week.
Trump also met with volunteers collecting supplies at a Houston church, toured flood damage and met with Texas lawmakers…
Source: Hurricane Harvey death toll 50 and rising | Perth Now
Friday, September 1, 2017
Searching for Survivors in a Flooded Apartment Building Texas
As far as we could tell, there wasn’t anyone left in the building. Everything was perfectly still and quiet, except for the little waves we made as we walked through the water.
Wednesday, August 30, 2017
Wednesday, August 16, 2017
Donald Trump praises North Korean leader Kim Jong-un for a ‘wise’ decision on Guam
United States President Donald Trump has praised North Korean leader Kim Jong-un for a “wise and well reasoned” decision not to fire missiles towards the US territory of Guam, easing escalating tension between the two countries.
Reclusive North Korea has made no secret of its plan to develop a missile capable of firing a nuclear warhead at the US to counter what it perceives as constant US threats of invasion, and tension has been rising for months.
Last week, Mr Trump warned North Korea it would face “fire and fury” if it threatened the US, prompting North Korea to say it was considering test-firing missiles towards the Pacific island of Guam.
North Korea’s threat prompted Mr Trump to say the US military was “locked and loaded” if North Korea acted unwisely.
But on Tuesday, North Korean media reported Mr Kim had delayed the decision to fire towards Guam while he waited to see what the US did next.
Following those reports, Mr Trump tweeted: “Kim Jong-un of North Korea made a very wise and well reasoned decision.”
“The alternative would have been both catastrophic and unacceptable!”
North Korea warns ‘Yankees’ to temper ‘reckless actions’
Tuesday, August 15, 2017
Using ‘tap and go’ will protect against fraud through ‘ghost’ EFTPOS terminals, police say
Police are urging people to use the ‘tap and go’ chip on their bank cards in order to protect themselves from fraud through “ghost” terminals.
Detectives from the NSW fraud squad are investigating a series of fraudulent ATM withdrawals across Sydney’s south-west using “cloned” credit and debit cards.
Cloned cards are made by swiping the magnetic strip data and PIN from legitimate cards and then transferring the information to a plastic card with a magnetic strip, often a cheap store loyalty card.
Top tips for protecting your card:
- Always use ‘tap and go’ — the chip is much more secure than your card’s magnetic strip
- Keep your credit and debit cards secure at all times
- Do not share your PIN with anyone
- Always cover your PIN with your hand
- Do not use suspicious ATMs or EFTPOS machines
- Check your bank statements often and immediately report any irregularities to your bank
- Always keep your card in sight, ask that transactions are completed in front of you
- Keep your receipts and check them against your statements
- Only allow your card to be swiped once during a transaction
“For a cloned card to be used in an ATM they need to have two pieces of information,” Acting Superintendent Matt Craft said.
“They need to have the information on the magnetic strip and your PIN — if they don’t have your PIN they can’t make the transaction.
Monday, August 14, 2017
Should we embrace a multinational Parliament? WHY NOT? So many immigrants…
Citizenship of Parliamentarians, foreign political donations and same-sex marriage were the topics front and centre during Monday night’s Q&A panel discussion.
With the revelation on Monday that Australia’s Deputy Prime Minister is in fact a New Zealand citizen, there was little surprise that much of the early discussion focussed on whether Barnaby Joyce should resign.
While Section 44 of Australia’s constitution disqualifies someone from office if they are a citizen of another country, citizenship expert Kim Rubenstein stopped short of saying Mr Joyce was breaking the law in his role as Deputy Prime Minister.
“There’s an interesting distinction between the notion of breaking the law and acting unlawfully, a distinction which is in terms of knowledge of that unlawful reality, as opposed to acting intention,” she said.
Currently, the High Court’s position is that a person must take all reasonable steps to divest themselves of foreign citizenship.
“What was reasonable on behalf of these individuals who are saying they didn’t know they were citizens of another country?” Professor Rubenstein asked.
“I think it begs a question of how reasonable is it for someone who was either born in another country, or has a parent or grandparent from another country not to have at least inquired and followed that up?”
Thursday, August 10, 2017
North Korea: Australia would support United States in conflict: Malcolm Turnbull
Australia would enter the conflict if North Korea attacks the United States, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull says.
Mr Turnbull said the ANZUS Treaty between Australia and the United States was very clear.
“Australia would come to the aid of the US as America would come to our aid if we were attacked,” Mr Turnbull said this morning.
US President Donald Trump ratcheted up his rhetoric toward North Korea overnight, saying it should be “very, very nervous” if it even thinks about attacking the United States or its allies.
Thursday, August 3, 2017
MalwareTech cyber expert Marcus Hutchins, who ended WannaCry attack, held by FBI in Las Vegas
The cyber security researcher widely credited with helping to neutralise the global WannaCry ransomware attack earlier this year has been arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, US officials say.
Marcus Hutchins, a British-based malware researcher who gained attention for detecting a “kill switch” that effectively disabled the WannaCry worm in May, was detained by FBI officials in Nevada, a US Marshals Service spokeswoman said.
“We are aware that he was arrested. It is not our case, it is the FBI’s case,” she said in a phone interview, declining to provide further details.
Mr Hutchins, also known as MalwareTech, allegedly conspired to advertise, sell and profit from the Kronos banking virus dating back to 2014 and 2015, according to an indictment.
A US official said the Kronos allegations were unrelated to his role in helping stop the WannaCry attack.
Mr Hutchins, 23, along with tens of thousands of other hackers, was reportedly in Las Vegas for the annual Black Hat and Def Con security conferences…
Saturday, July 29, 2017
Plane terror plot foiled in Australia
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull says counter-terrorism agencies have foiled a plot to “bring down” a plane in a terrorist attack in Australia.
Four men were arrested on Saturday night when heavily armed counter-terrorism officers raided four Sydney properties over an alleged plot to blow up an aircraft.
Mr Turnbull said increased security measures have been placed on all Australian airports.
Australian Federal Police Commissioner Andrew Colvin said officers became aware people in Sydney were planning to commit a terrorist attack using an “improvised device”.
Commissioner Colvin said the four men in custody had not been charged by police.
Police believed the attack would target the Australian aviation industry at a major airport.
Source: Plane terror plot foiled in Australia | Perth Now
Sunday, July 23, 2017
Box Office: ‘Dunkirk’ conquers weekend with $50.5 million, ‘Valerian’ flops
“Dunkirk” and “Girls Trip” are opening above expectations at the domestic box office, while “Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets” looks like a huge flop.
But let’s start with the good. Christopher Nolan’s World War II film from Warner Bros. is flying past earlier projections to a $50.5 million opening weekend from 3,720 locations. $11.7 million of that total came from Imax screens alone — that’s 23% of the total market share from 402 locations. That $50.5 million number is a good one considering it is expected to have a large multiple, and continue to play well through August. The movie’s production budget was reportedly just under $100 million, although earlier reports speculated that it was much higher.
“We’re absolutely thrilled with this incredible result on this brilliant film,” said Warner Bros. distribution chief Jeff Goldstein. “In a summer that has had a lot of disappointments, this movie way over-achieved.”
Critics have fallen in love with Nolan’s depiction of the real-life Battle of Dunkirk. Their reviews have earned the movie a 92%, and chatter has already started about its award season potential. But audiences have responded as well, perhaps surprisingly, to what many have described as an atypical war movie. It holds an impressive A- CinemaScore.
“Dunkirk” includes a cast with awards season pedigree in Kenneth Branagh, Mark Rylance, and Tom Hardy. But the ensemble is mostly made up of a band of newcomers including Fionn Whitehead, Tom Glynn-Carney, Jack Lowden, and, as you probably know by now, Harry Styles.
“We looked at this as a big summer event film. We wanted to give it the patina of a tentpole release,” Goldstein said of the studio’s decision to date the film for the end of July. “We know from past history when you open up at this point in the summertime, you can run for weeks and weeks,” he added, referencing last year’s “Suicide Squad.”
Nolan ruffled some feathers for his bullish comments about the vitality of the theatrical experience. But, perhaps, his prizing of that is part of what ended up encouraging audiences to buy tickets as opposed to waiting for the movie to hit a streaming service. The movie is getting the widest 70MM release in more than two decades, and much of it was shot with Imax’s extremely high-resolution 2D film cameras.
“We’re thrilled with the numbers, and we’re thrilled with the partnership,” said Imax Entertainment CEO Greg Foster. “The one-two punch of Chris’ vision and the Imax experience has once again proven to be irresistible to moviegoers in theaters.”
Even during a crowded weekend, Universal’s “Girls Trip” is breaking the curse of underperforming R-rated comedies this summer as it looks to post $30.4 million from 2,591 locations. That’s the largest opening of any live-action comedy so far this year.
Source: Box Office: ‘Dunkirk’ conquers weekend with $50.5 million, ‘Valerian’ flops
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