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Apr122021 by adminNo Comments

Iran accuses Israel of causing nuclear site blackout

World

April 12 (UPI) -- Iran's Foreign Minister Javad Zarif on Monday accused Israel of being responsible for causing the blackout a day earlier at the Natanz nuclear facility in central Iran, vowing Tehran will take retaliatory measures, according to state-run media. Zarif made the comments before lawmakers during a national security and foreign policy commission, the Islamic Republic News Agency reported. Advertisement On Sunday, Iranian officials said an electrical circuit issue had caused a power outage at the Natanz site, with Ali Akbar Salehi, head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organization, describing the incident as an act of "nuclear terrorism." No casualties or contamination were reported, officials said. Zarif told the lawmakers that Iran's response will be to further advance its nuclear ...

Feb182021 by adminNo Comments

Omegle: Children expose themselves on video chat site

Technology

Warning: this story contains disturbing adult themes.A BBC investigation into the increasingly popular live video chat website Omegle has found what appear to be prepubescent boys explicitly touching themselves in front of strangers.Omegle links up random people for virtual video and text chats, and claims to be moderated - but has a reputation for unpredictable and shocking content.Global child protection groups are increasingly concerned about predators using the site to gather self-generated child sexual abuse material.The founder of the website, Leif K Brooks, told the BBC his site had increased moderation efforts in recent months.According to new research collected by data analyst Semrush, Omegle grew globally from about 34 million visits a month in January 2020 to 65 million in Janua...

Jan192021 by adminNo Comments

Mobile networks to make Oak lessons site data-free

Technology

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Dec262020 by adminNo Comments

Park rangers cite visitors to Hawaii volcano eruption site

Technology

Park rangers have cited dozens of people who have gathered at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park to witness an ongoing eruption of the Kilauea volcanoByThe Associated PressDecember 26, 2020, 5:54 PM• 2 min readShare to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this articleHONOLULU -- Park rangers have cited dozens of people who have gathered at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park to witness an ongoing eruption of the Kilauea volcano.The rangers said those cited had ventured into dangerous areas to take photos and videos of the volcano eruption that had created a lake of lava in its crater that was 554 feet (169 meters) deep on Thursday.“All it takes is a slight change in wind direction and these offenders could inhale a fatal dose of volcanic gas," said Chief Ranger Jack Corrao. "One misstep or a crumbling cli...

Sep262020 by adminNo Comments

Lawmakers who toured Georgia detention site raise concerns

Health

A Congressional delegation has visited a detention facility in rural Georgia and said the conditions and the treatment of the women held there is even worse than has been reported previouslyBy DON BABWIN Associated PressSeptember 26, 2020, 9:10 PM• 4 min readShare to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this articleSeveral members of Congress called for a detention facility in Georgia to be shut down pending investigation after women detainees told them of being forced into unnecessary gynecological procedures with dirty equipment that left serious infections amid conditions so unsanitary that some begged to be deported.“This is a horror show, it truly is worse than I expected,” Rep. Juan Vargas, a California Democrat, said Saturday after talking to several detainees on the visit to the Irwin Cou...