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Hundreds of thousands may lose Internet in July

April 22, 2012
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For computer users, a few mouse clicks could mean the difference between staying online and losing Internet connections this July. Unknown to most of them, their problem began when international hackers ran an online advertising scam to take control of infected computers around the world. In a highly unusual response, the FBI set up...
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Celebrities join protesters as Occupy Wall Street heads into fourth week

October 11, 2011
Hip-hop moguls Russell Simmons and Kanye West took in the sights and sounds of the protests as they strolled through the "Occupy" home-base of Zuccotti Park, in lower Manhattan.

A SLEW of celebrities joined the “Occupy Wall Street” protests in New York today, as the demonstrations continued into their fourth week. Hip-hop moguls Russell Simmons and Kanye West took in the sights and sounds of the protests as they strolled through the “Occupy” home-base of Zuccotti Park, in lower Manhattan. “I just walked...
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Been Looking at Porn? Be warned: It’ll show up on Facebook

October 1, 2011
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FACEBOOK has come under fire after it was revealed adult sites could show up in people’s Facebook account timelines. Technology blog Techwag has warned Facebook users to prepare for embarrassing connections to porn sites to start appearing in their timelines once the new feature goes live in coming weeks. The timeline feature means you...
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Protect your privacy: A how-to guide on keeping Facebook out of your private life

September 26, 2011
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Users must delete their cookies to keep Facebook from tracking them. Picture: Supplied FACEBOOK is installing “cookies” in your browser that track your online activity even after you have logged out and the only way to prevent it is to delete them. Don’t know what a cookie is or how to get rid of...
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Cancer drug trial halted in UK for being too successful

September 26, 2011
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Doctors halt prostate cancer treatment so others can benefit. Picture: ThinkStock THE trail of a new drug for prostate cancer was halted in the UK because the results were too good. Doctors at the Royal Marsden Hospital in London concluded that it would have been unethical not to offer it to all 922 cancer...
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UrtheCast aims to give Earthlings a view of themselves, from space, in real-time

June 30, 2011
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The Earth is blue and there’s nothing we can do. Except watch it – for hours on end. Picture courtesy NASA A COMPANY called UrtheCast is helping Earth-bound commoners view their planet in a way that they have likely never witnessed it before – streamed in high definition, in nearly real time from space....
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12 endangered Sumatran tigers filmed in Indonesian rainforest

May 9, 2011
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WWF has called for the logging in Bukit Tigapuluh forest to be cancelled Numbers of Sumatran tigers have dwindled to 400 from 1,000 in the 1970s Footage of 12 endangered Sumatran tigers has been recorded in an Indonesian forest that is about to be cleared by loggers. The giant cats are on the brink...
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SUICIDE: a bigger killer of Australians than road accidents and skin cancer

May 4, 2011
SUICIDE: a bigger killer of Australians than road accidents and skin cancer

Taken from latest Causes of Death report from the Australian Bureau of Statistics. Graphic: Jeremy Binger / News.com.au Suicide killed 2130 Australians in a year Ranks 14 as leading cause of death Higher than roads, skin cancer SUICIDE remains a bigger killer of Australians than road accidents and skin cancer, latest figures show, sparking...
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Don’t drink, it’s carcinogenic: report

May 1, 2011
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Forget safe drinking levels, any amount of alcohol could give you cancer, the Cancer Council says. Forget safe drinking levels – any amount of alcohol could give you cancer. Alcoholic drinks and ethanol are carcinogenic to humans and there’s no evidence there’s a safe consumption threshold to avoid cancer, the Cancer Council says in...
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Hidden iPhone File Tracks Users’ Every Move

April 26, 2011
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The security of Apple’s iPhones and iPads is being called into question after it emerged the devices contain a hidden file that tracks the owner’s locations.Skip related content RELATED PHOTOS / VIDEOS Hidden iPhone File Tracks Users’ Every MovePlay video Hidden iPhone File Tracks Users’ Every MovePlay video Hidden iPhone File Tracks Users’ Every...
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