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US journalist Danny Fenster releases from Myanmar prison

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1 year ago

November 16, 2021

The US Journalist who was sentenced by a Myanmar military court to 11 years imprisonment has officially been freed

Danny Fenster was pardoned and let go on humanitarian grounds after days between Myanmar’s military junta and former US ambassador to the UN, Bill Richardson.

Fenster’s employer, Frontier says the journalist was on a flight out of the country and back to America.

Fenster was the managing editor of the English-language news site… and was convicted of breaching immigration law, unlawful association and encouraging dissent.

He was arrested in May and spent a total of 176 days in prison.

Fenster is one of many journalists who have been arrested and charged since the military staged a coup and took control of Myanmar back in February.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says Fenster has been “wrongfully detained for almost six months”, and welcomes the release.

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Why ‘zombie viruses’ could be the next biggest public threat

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2 hours ago

November 28, 2022

Holly Stearnes

A new report reveals the world will see an increase in so-called ‘zombie viruses’ that are emerging beneath us

A new report by scientists at the French National Center for Scientific Research has revealed the global threat of ‘zombie viruses.’ As climate change continues to take effect, the earth is undeniably getter hotter.

Global warming essentially means significant areas of permafrost are now melting. Permafrost is a frozen layer on or under the Earth’s surface, holding beneath it millions of ‘zombie viruses’ not seen in millions of years.

The now melting permafrost means it is lifting the veil on potentially dangerous microbes that human kind isn’t prepared for.

In Siberia, the scientists uncovered a ‘zombie virus’ which they believe is 50,000 years old. This would be the oldest age of a frozen virus returning to life and able to infect.

Researchers are concerned about the global health impact if the earth continues to warm at its current rate.

World

Urgent health warning for Australian gardeners following death of Sydney woman

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2 hours ago

November 28, 2022

Holly Stearnes

An urgent health warning for Australian gardeners following the death of a 60-year-old woman

Health authorities in Sydney are on high alert, after a woman was killed while handling potting mix.

The 60-year-old inhaled bacteria from the mix, causing her to fall sick with Legionnaires’ disease.

While, it is common to find the bacteria in potting mix, it can also be found in air conditioning vents and water systems.

Symptoms to look out for include fever, chills, headache, muscle aches and shortness of breath.

Experts are now urging gardeners to wear a face mask and gloves when in the garden.

World

Violence erupts across China over lockdowns

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4 hours ago

November 28, 2022

Ahron Young

There have been more protests on the streets of Shanghai, as frustrations rise over China’s strict Zero Covid policy.

Demonstrations are also spreading to other cities following a deadly apartment fire in the far west of the country – with some linking the tragedy to the continued lockdowns.

Hundreds have taken to the streets in eight cities in China after the tragedy was blamed on Xi Jinping’s draconian zero-Covid lockdown.

From Beijing to Shanghai, the deaths have led to protests across China and police have descended onto the streets to keep order as tensions boil over.

Video on social media showed hundreds of workers marching on a road and confronted by riot police as well as people wearing hazmat suits.

The protest turned violent — footage shared with AFP and captured by a factory worker showed one person lying inert on the ground next to a man in a blood-spattered jacket having his head bound in an apparent effort to staunch a wound.