Turkey’s largest city, Istanbul was rocked by a 5.7 magnitude earthquake yesterday that struck a depth of 12km. 

“In the whole region, AKOM has not received any information on the loss of life and property, in any case, be vigilant,” said the Mayor of Istanbul, Ekrem Imamoglu in a tweet. 

The epicenter of the quake was around 70 kilometres west of Istanbul in the Marmara Sea. 

The former French president, Jacques Chirac has died at age 86. 

“[he] died this morning surrounded by his family peacefully,” his son-in-law said. 

Chiras served two terms as president and twice as Prime Minister, and took France into the single European currency. 

Sunglass Hut has been ordered to pay back $2.3 million after underpaying 620 staff members at stores across Australia. 

The retailer self-reported the error to the Fair Work Ombudsman resulting in a court-enforceable agreement to provide the correct payments to past and present employees. 

On top of the repayments, the company will also fund external auditors to manage pay until the end of 2022 and donate $50,000 to the National Association of Community Legal Centres as a gesture of contrition.

OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma filed for bankruptcy this month after it struggled to defend itself against 2600 lawsuits from government and entities. 

The Australian Bureau of Statistics’ Causes of Death report revealed that last year, more than three people a day died in Australia from using opioids such as OxyContin, codeine, morphine, and tramadol. 

“Of these deaths, the most common were accidental overdoses among middle-aged males,” ABS director of health and vital statistics James Eynstone-Hinkins said. 

The mayor of the Gold Coast, Tom Tate, warns people to ‘swim at your own risk’ after the removal of drum lines from northern Queensland beaches. 

Mr. Tate is concerned activists will come for Gold Coast’s drum lines next. 

There have been no shark attacks since drum lines have been in place for the past 50 years. 

Brisbane streets Harcourt and  Kent street in New Farm are raking in $5000 a week in parking fines for Brisbane City Council. 

“There’s not enough signs and the signs that are here make it even more confusing,” said resident Sonda Banny

Brisbane Lord Mayor, Adrian Schinner said the review for more signage is now underway. 

Residents are yet to hear anything from the Council regarding the signs

Canada officials misled the chief financial office of Huawei, Meng Wanzhou when she was detained at Vancouver airport.

Ms Wanzhou, who is at the centre of an extradition battle between Canada and China, was questioned for almost three hours and was forced to surrender her electronic devices.  

Mrs Wanzhou’s lawyer Richard Peck told the court that police violated her rights under Canada’s charter, and accused the government of engaging in a convert criminal investigation under the pretext of immigration issues.

Canada’s Green Party admitted to photoshopping an image of Party leader Elizabeth May, replacing the disposable cup in her hands with a reusable cup and metal straw.

Ms May told reporters she was completely shocked by the manipulated picture and denied acquisitions that the image was to bolster her environmental credentials.

“And I’m sorry for the staff person that did it. I don’t want to call them stupid on television, but there was nothing there to hide. So why Photoshop it? I have no idea,” Ms May said.