The Daily Populous

Sunday October 27th, 2024 day edition

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Candace Owens has been banned from entering Australia, following a history of antisemitic, anti-Muslim and transphobic comments, the Sydney Morning Herald posted for the first time on Sunday morning.

Tony Burke, the Immigration Minister, announced that Owens has had her visa cancelled, meaning she will be unable to travel to the country for her upcoming tour.

“From downplaying the impact of the Holocaust with comments about [German SS officer Josef] Mengele through to claims that Muslims started slavery, Candace Owens has the capacity to incite discord in almost every direction,” Burke stated.

“Australia’s national interest is best served when Candace Owens is somewhere else.”.

Jewish groups previously called for her visa to be cancelled in August, with Burke telling the Sydney Morning Herald "Tickets to these events are selling for $100.

De gauche à droite : Richard Baer (commandant d’Auschwitz), Josef Mengele et Rudolf Hoess (ancien commandant d’Auschwitz) (credit: WIKIPEDIA).

"Australia has no place for those who mock the suffering of genocide survivors and insult the memories of the six million Jews who perished.". »

Iran's Khamenei seriously ill, son likely to be successor as supreme leader - NYT

Authored by jpost.com

Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, aged 85, is reportedly seriously ill, with his second oldest son, Mojtaba Khamenei, likely to succeed him when he dies, a Saturday New York Times report disclosed.

It also stated that the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps would have a say in who would become the Ayatollah's successor.

IRAN’S SUPREME LEADER Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks during a meeting with President Masoud Pezeshkian and his cabinet in Tehran, last month. »

Woman left disappointed after ‘Northern Lights-style aurora’ turns out to be local tomato factory

Authored by independent.co.uk

A woman was left stunned after seeing the so-called mystical glow of a northern lights-style aurora over the skies of southern England.

Ms Harrison stopped to take the pictures of the ‘aurora’ before realising the glow came from a nearby tomato factory ( Dee Harrison ).

The social media user who pointed out the lights were coming from the Great Blakenham tomato factory was 34-year-old Adam Cotterell. »

U.S. Copyright Office rejects DMCA exemption to support game preservation

Authored by gamedeveloper.com

Copyright Office will not expand an exemption to the DMCA rules that would allow for video game preservation in libraries and archives.

Since 2021, the Video Game History Foundation (VGHF) has been working with the Software Preservation Network (SPN) to find a way for libraries and archives to remotely share digital access to out-of-print games, which are currently forbidden by Section 1201 of the DMCA.

"We encourage people in the game industry who are disappointed by the Copyright Office’s decision to ask their leadership to push for greater support for the work of libraries and archives within their industry groups," it concluded. »