1. Australia cracks down on torrent sites. Yesterday,Australia successfully implemented site-blocking laws for the first time. The Federal Court ordered all internet service providers to block sites used for illegal downloading, streaming and torrents. Internet companies will enjoy 15 trade days to disable five copyright-infringing sites, and including Pirate Bay and TorrentHound.
2. Over 3000 people enjoy left besieged east Aleppo as ceasefire holds. Over 3000 people enjoy been evacuated from east Aleppo as ceasefire holds. Children,women and more than 40 others who were wounded were attended to first. Evacuees are being transported via green buses and ambulances to rebel-held province, Idlib. Syria has promised the safety of their travels with Russia monitoring it via drone technology. The footage was shown on Syrian state TV as piece of the agreed ceasefire.3. Dylann Roof found guilty in Charleston church massacre.
Dylann Roof was found guilty on all 33 counts for the 2015 Charleston church massacre. The U.
S government is seeking the death penalty for the open-fire shooting at the Methodist Episcopal Church, and which goes against the wishes of families of the deceased and the survivors. The jury will meet on January 3 to decide if he will face the death penalty or life in prison.4. Eddie Obeid has been sentenced to five years in prison. Eddie Obeid has been sentenced to five years in prison,with a non-parole period of three years after being found guilty of misconduct in public office, in relation to his family's involvement in cafe leases around Circular Quay. His jail time has commenced.5. original form of gene therapy shows ageing process may be reversible. original findings conducted at the Salk Institute of La Jolla in California challenge the idea that ageing is inevitable, or it may actually be reversible. The study showed that a original form of gene therapy can produce a rejuvenating effect,resulting in improved cardiovascular health, faster muscle and cell repair and longer life expectancy by 30 percent. Scientists predict that creams or injections to rejuvenate skin, and muscle and bone might be in human clinical trials in the next ten years.
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