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☆ Four Olympic medals stolen from Australian rower’s car
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-11 | by ( Isaac Yee | Kathleen Magramo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Police have arrested and charged a man for allegedly stealing four Olympic medals belonging to Australian rower Drew Ginn. Authorities said Ginn’s medals were believed to have been stolen from the back of a Land Rover parked in the Victorian capital about a week ago. A GoPro camera, headphones and a wetsuit were also stolen, with police saying Ginn had left them along with the medals inside his car during a speaking engagement at a school. “They were hidden away in the car but the car was ransacked completely so lots of stuff was broken and destroyed,” he added. The 49-year-old voiced hope that, rather than being sold, the medals might find their way back to their rightful owner.

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☆ Teenager questioned after explicit AI deepfakes of dozens of schoolgirls shared online
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-13 | by ( Hilary Whiteman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Sydney CNN —Australian authorities are investigating the distribution of deepfake pornographic images of around 50 schoolgirls, allegedly created by a teenager using artificial intelligence. Victoria Police confirmed they had arrested and released a teenager “in relation to explicit images being circulated online” pending further inquiries. Victoria is the only Australian state where sharing deepfake pornography is a criminal offense. This month, the Australian government introduced legislation to criminalize the distribution of deepfake pornography nationwide. Under the proposed law, offenders could face up to six years in prison for sharing non-consensual sexually explicit deepfake material.

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☆ Orcas killed a great white shark for its liver in Australia, scientists confirmed, leaving the sharks one less place to hide
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-30 | by ( Sonam Sheth | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Scientists confirmed that it was killed by orcas, who hunted the great white for its liver. AdvertisementIn October, reports of a great white shark's mangled carcass washing ashore in a town in Victoria, Australia sparked suspicion. Hunting great white sharks for their fatty liverA female killer whale and her newborn calf in Grays Harbor near Westport, Washington. One less place great whites can hide from liver-seeking orcasKiller whales hunt great white sharks in waters across the world. While Australia is an entirely different part of the world than South Africa, it's now one less place where great white sharks can hide from liver-seeking orcas.

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☆ Why Hasn’t Israel Invaded Gaza?
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-27 | by ( Cecelia Smith-Schoenwalder | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +9 min

While Israel has performed raids in Gaza, the larger ground invasion hasn’t happened, and the delay could expose further challenges for Israel’s operations. Additionally, the Biden administration has raised concerns that Israel lacks achievable military goals in Gaza, and the delay could help the country refine its objectives. So far, outside interests have remained mostly on the sidelines of the conflict, but a ground invasion could change that. There has also been some speculation that the ground invasion could be more limited in scope than what has been imagined so far. But waiting any longer for a ground invasion could create a dilemma for Israel: waning international support.

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☆ Israel-Hamas war live updates: IDF spokesperson says full Hamas surrender could end war; WHO says more medical supplies reached Gaza
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-23 | by ( Ruxandra Iordache Matt Clinch | Ruxandra Iordache | Matt Clinch | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

The first convoy of relief trucks begins to enter the Gaza Strip from the Egyptian side of the Rafah crossing, in Rafah, Gaza, on Oct. 21, 2023. A full surrender of the Palestinian group Hamas and the return of Israeli hostages could end Israel's war in the Gaza Strip, Israel Defense Forces spokesperson Jonathan Conricus told ABC Radio Melbourne. Meanwhile, additional medical supplies from the World Health Organization have entered the Gaza Strip, the organization's director-general said early Monday. On Saturday, the first 20-truck convoy carrying food, water and medicine entered the besieged Palestinian enclave for the first time since the start of the war. Cindy McCain, the director of the United Nations World Food Programme, said 40 more are expected today.

Persons: Jonathan Conricus, Cindy McCain Organizations: Hamas, Israel Defense Forces, ABC Radio Melbourne, World Health Organization, United Nations, Food Locations: Gaza, Rafah

☆ A ground offensive by Israel into Gaza now seems inevitable. The big question is what comes next
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-23 | by ( Sam Meredith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Israeli soldiers listen to Israel's Defence Minister Yoav Gallant as he meets them in a field near Israel's border with the Gaza Strip, in southern Israel October 19, 2023. Do you replace it with the Palestinian Authority, which has extremely low levels of popularity in the Gaza Strip?" Thomas Coex | Afp | Getty ImagesMeanwhile, the Palestinian Authority is likely to be reluctant to look like they are collaborating with Israel, Ramani said. The Gaza Strip is a narrow portion of land sandwiched between Israel, Egypt and the Mediterranean Sea. Smoke billows after an Israeli strike on Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on October 22, 2023 amid the ongoing battles between Israel and Palestinian groups.

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