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Happy New Year : Australia – Ferry bad day: Unlucky tourists see 4WD go...
For one group of backpackers in Australia, their New Year holiday plans went a little overboard after their four-wheel-drive rolled off the back of a barge while en-route to an isolated island.
Luckily, there were...
Chinese leader Xi Jinping sent Russian President Vladimir Putin New Year congratulations
Chinese leader Xi Jinping sent Russian President Vladimir Putin New Year congratulations and expressed intention to further deepen bilateral cooperation, Chinese Foreign Ministry said.
On Friday, Putin congratulated Chinese leader and expressed confidence in even more...
Venezuela is on the verge of starvation with food trafficking now as prolific as...
Since the collapse in the price of oil in 2014, the Venezuelan government could not afford to import enough food for the population.
The nationalization of farms and foods by former President Hugo Chavez led to their neglect.
And when Venezuelans were hungry, they...
Iran Test Fires Sayyad-3 High Altitude SAM
Iran’s Air Defense employed an upgraded version of the locally-made Sayyad-3 high-altitude air-defense missile yesterday.
According to the Iranian news agency Tasnim, this was the first operational deployment of the missile, part of a large-scale...
Le quattro biblioteche più antiche del Medio Oriente e Nord Africa
L’odore dei libri e la consistenza morbida delle pagine sono due cose che ogni amante dei libri adora. Le biblioteche variano per dimensioni e scopi e in base ai paesi e alla cultura: non...
La guerra diplomatica affossa Oslo e apre la strada alla “pulizia etnica” degli ebrei
Alan Dershowitz: “Signor presidente, legga la risoluzione: state negando agli ebrei il diritto di vivere nel quartiere di Gerusalemme dove hanno vissuto per migliaia di anni”
Gerusalemme ai primi del ‘900. I due edifici a...
Perhaps the Most Barbaric ISIS Execution Video Ever
Please note this execution of two Turkish soldiers captured by Islamic State is of an extremely graphic nature.
The video is shocking ... absolutely forbidden to minors.
http://www.clarionproject.org/news/perhaps-most-barbaric-isis-execution-video
Israeli firm Cellebrite : claimed it can crack any locked smartphone
Most iPhone users assume a certain level of security regarding the data on their device. However, a recent report from ZDNet detailing the capabilities of well-known Israeli Digital Forensics Firm; Cellebrite; has revealed that...
UK : Brexit could boost UK economy by £24bn annually
The UK would benefit by leaving the European Union. A "Clean Brexit" will boost the economy by £24bn ($29.45bn) annually which is more than £450m a week, Change Britain group said.
The pro-Brexit pressure group,...
Critical PHPMailer Flaw leaves Millions of Websites Vulnerable to Remote Exploit
A critical vulnerability has been discovered in PHPMailer, which is one of the most popular open source PHP libraries to send emails used by more than 9 Million users worldwide.
Millions of PHP websites and...
DRC Christmas weekend massacres leave dozens dead in gun and machete attacks
DRC is reeling from a number of mass murders in recent days.
On Sunday (25 December) an ethnic Nande militia killed 13 Hutu civilians in the town of Nyanzale, using guns and machetes.
'I escaped. I...
Israel ministers approve new ‘Facebook bill’ forcing companies to remove content deemed incitement
Israeli ministers have approved a controversial new bill that could allow local courts to force social media companies such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube to immediately remove content deemed as incitement.
The Removal of Terror-Inciting...
China restores diplomatic ties with Taiwan’s former ally Sao Tome and Principe
China signed an agreement on Monday (26 December) and re-established diplomatic relations with Sao Tome and Principe after the island nation off the coast of central Africa broke away from Taiwan last week.
Wang Yi,...
REPORT : British councils used Ripa to conduct mass surveillance on people for over...
UK local authorities have been spying on public via listening devices, cameras and private detectives for five years, media reported.
According to The Guardian newspaper, the authorities used the government’s Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (RIPA), which...
US Immigration asking foreign travelers for their social media account details
The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) devised a new rule in June this year for foreign travelers wishing to visit the US.
According to the new rule, foreign travelers are required to give...
