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Kim Jong-Un used fraudulent passport to travel to Western countries
Kim Jong-Un and Kim Jong-Il used fake Brazilian passports to visit western countries.
The North Korean leader and his late father used fraudulently obtained Brazilian passports to visit Western countries in the 1990s.
The North Korean embassy in Brazil have not made any comments.
Dementia on the rise in Australia
Two hundred and fifty Australians develop dementia every day according to the latest figures from Dementia Australia.
Approximately 425 000 people in the country live with the incurable condition and by 2056 there will be 1.1 million.
Dementia Australia’s chief executive, Maree McCabe says this rise in dementia cases will impact everyone, but young people will likely face the brunt of the issue.
Australia Leisure and Hospitality Group spying on poker machine users
The Australian Leisure and Hospitality Group is accused of spying on poker machine customers to boost profits.
The allegations suggest that venues are keeping a database of customers’ gambling and drinking habits and the information is being shared through an ALH network.
Federal Independent MP Andrew Wilkie says “the practice increases revenue, but is immoral, possibly illegal, and directly fosters increased gambling addiction.”
Queensland drivers distracted by mobile phones
New data reveals 75 percent of Queensland drivers admit to using mobile phones behind the wheel.
Bicycle Queensland CEO, Anne Savage, says more needs to be done to protect vulnerable road users.
27 road fatalities were caused by driver distraction last year, as such Bicycle Queensland wants the Queensland Government to introduce Presumed Liability Laws.
Plans to improve the Brisbane CBD are under application
Proposals have been submitted to the Brisbane City Council to demolish the Suncorp Plaza tower on Albert St and replace it with a 30-storey commercial tower.
The development application includes over 75,000 square metres of office space.
Other major infrastructure projects are set to increase the desire to live, work and invest in the CBD.
Europe temperatures plummet, colder than the Arctic
An unexpected temperature rise around the North Pole combined with a freak winter storm has caused Europe to be colder than the Arctic.
Greenland has recorded sixty-one hours of temperatures above freezing in 2018 as a result of the retreat of sea ice.
Rome and Brussels were hit with a rare snow storm that could result in temperatures falling as low as minus 10 degrees.
Scientists say that climate change is the cause for the wacky weather.
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Woman mauled to death by Lioness in South Africa
A lioness has mauled a twenty two year old woman to death at Dinokeng Game Reserve in South Africa.
Netcare911 spokesperson Nick Dollan, says paramedics were called to the private reserve, but bystanders had already begun CPR.
The woman’s injuries were to severe and she died at the scene, police are now investigating the circumstances surrounding the incident.
7.5 magnitude earthquake hits Papua New Guinea
At least eleven people are dead after a 7.5 magnitude earthquake shook Papua New Guinea, early on Monday morning.
The death toll is expected to rise as residents are still trying to recover the bodies of family and loved ones buried in landslides.
Authorities are trying to assess the full extent of damages, but their efforts have been hindered by road blockages and bad weather as more aftershocks hit the small island nation.