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WhatsApp suffered a serious outage on Tuesday, preventing users across the globe from sending or receiving messages on the platform. The world’s most popular messaging app started having problems around 3 a.m. ET. As of 4:50 a.m. the service was back for some users, but appeared to remain patchy elsewhere. There were nearly 70,000 reports of outages on the platform, according to data from Down Detector, which tracks service disruptions around the world. The cause of the outage was not immediately clear. WhatsApp is owned by Meta, the global tech giant formerly known as Facebook (FB). In a statement, a…

Darwin Bureau Chief Matt Cunningham says If the Gove Peninsula Native Title case is successful it could affect “every decision made by the Crown” when it comes to land in the Northern Territory between 1911 and 1978.Essentially every act by the Crown between 1911 and 1978 that affected Native Title could be “eligible for compensation” if the case is successful, Mr Cunningham said. Source: Sky News

Najib, who was Pekan MP, is serving 12 years in jail after the Federal Court upheld his conviction and sentence by the High Court in a corruption case involving a former 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) unit, SRC International. The prions department said on Oct 11 that Najib will not be allowed to go out to campaign during this year’s general election as long as he is still serving his sentence. In August, it also denied rumours that Najib was given special treatment while serving his sentence, after a screenshot of a message went viral on social media alleging that he…

Serena Williams has again hinted that her tennis career isn’t over after insisting that she isn’t retired and saying the chances of a return are “very high”. The 23-time Grand Slam winner announced her decision to “evolve away” from the sport in an interview with Vogue in August.Her appearance on home turf at the US Open the following month, where she was knocked out in the third round by Ajla Tomljanovic, was expected to be her final outing. WTA San Diego’No worthy competitor’ – As Swiatek hits 60 wins, what comes next?13/10/2022 AT 08:36However, the 41-year-old has since dropped several…

Two people were arrested in Tampa, Florida, in connection with a human trafficking case that began in Cuba, according to authorities.Amet Ramon Maqueira de la Cal and Rosalia Leonard Garcia were arrested on multiple charges, including human trafficking and false imprisonment.Multiple women between the ages of 18 and 24 were forced into stripping and prostitution. The women had been held in two small rooms and were only allowed out to perform sex work. They were rescued by deputies at a mall in Tampa.”They were forced to work in various adult entertainment clubs in Hillsborough and Pinellas counties and never allowed to…

The WhatsApp appDado Ruvic | ReutersWhatsApp, the messaging app owned by Facebook parent Meta, suffered a global outage on Tuesday.Problems were first detected around 3:17 a.m. ET, according to Downdetector.com, which monitors outages across internet services.Users reported problems with sending and receiving messages. Normal service on WhatsApp had appeared to be restored at around 5 a.m. ET.WhatsApp Web, the internet browser version of the messaging service, which previously failed to load, was also working when tested by CNBC. Meta confirmed there were initially issues with WhatsApp.”We’re aware that some people are currently having trouble sending messages and we’re working to…

With Hockey Canada in the midst of a series of scandals around sexual abuse allegations, new polling suggests 60 per cent of Canadians say the recent revelations reflect a broader problem of sexual harassment, assault, and violence within hockey culture in Canada. A new Ipsos poll done exclusively for Global News and released on Tuesday also indicated that women are more likely to view the allegations as more of a pervasive issue and not a series of isolated events, said Darrell Bricker, CEO of Ipsos public affairs.And the problem is not limited to hockey, he added.“People see it as a…

Myanmar’s military has defended air strikes on a concert organised by an ethnic minority force as a justified response to attacks in the area, after opponents accused the junta of targeting civilians and conducting war crimes. The air strikes late on Sunday (Oct 23) in Kachin State in the north killed at least 50 civilians, including singers and officers of the Kachin Independence Army (KIA), media reported, citing witnesses who said three planes carried out the attack. The military said its forces were responding to ambushes and other attacks by the KIA and armed groups on its forces and that…

Britain’s new Prime Minister Rishi Sunak delivers a speech outside Number 10 Downing Street, in London, Britain, October 25, 2022.Hannah Mckay | ReutersLONDON — Rishi Sunak on Tuesday became the U.K.’s third prime minister of the year following a meeting with King Charles III.The tradition sees the monarch invite the leader of the party with the highest number of MPs to form a government, which since the 2019 general election has been the Conservatives.Sunak was elected party leader by fellow Conservative lawmakers on Monday after the resignation of Truss on Thursday.In a speech outside 10 Downing Street after the meeting,…

Dave Farquharson designed and created dog toys in the image of Liz Truss – but she stepped down as Prime Minister before the products arrived in his hands A man has been left red-faced after spending £3,500 designing and making Liz Truss dog toys – only for the Prime Minister to resign before his products arrived. Dave Farquharson says he enjoys making ‘funny’ products as a side hustle, and decided to create a dog toy in the now former PM’s image after observing her in the leadership election. After splashing some cash to get the toy designed, created and shipped…