Friday 29 January 2016

Israel: Panic As Ransomware Cyberattack ‘Cripples’ Electricity Grid

Panic occurred when Israel’s Electricity Authority was targeted by a ransomware cyberattack, paralyzing some of their computers for more than two days. 

This led to fears that the electrical grid in Israel had been hacked and taken down... read the full story

112-Year-Old Nepal Woman Smokes 30 Cigarettes A Day

An 112-year-old woman in Nepal claims that smoking 30 cigarettes a day is in some way the cause of her living for so many years. 

 
However she does go on to stress her cigarettes are natural and are not one of the chemical-laden, store bought brands.
 
As we all well know, smoking is not good for your health – except, apparently, in the case of 112-year-old Batuli Lamichhane, who started puffing away at the age of 17. Since then Lamichhane has been smoking the equivalent of more than a pack of cigarettes every day of her very long life ... read the whole story

Thursday 28 January 2016

99-year-old woman wakes up to find weird creature curled asleep on her chest

It's not every day that you awaken to an unusual and bizarre-looking creature, curled up asleep on your chest, so this Miami-Dade pensioner was indeed shocked and terrified. 

Reportedly the animal looked like a cross between a monkey and a ferret.


Despite the fact that it was 2 a.m., the worried lady immediately phoned her son-in-law, Carlos Aguaras, who rushed over to help.

Aguaras told the media: "I was awoken by a phone call at 2 a.m., which is never good news, and it was from my terrified mother-in-law."


He said he immediately went over to his mother-in-law’s house, but the creature had already found its way up to the attic. Aguaras and his mother-in-law managed to use some food to lure the animal into a cage and they took it to the local veterinary surgery.

The vet then identified the strange looking creature as a kinkajou, which is an animal usually found in Central and South American rainforests and is reportedly related to the raccoon family. The animal, which is rarely seen in the U.S., is also known as a wild dog, night monkey or a honey bear and is also normally rarely seen by humans in its natural environment, due to its nocturnal nature.

Dr. Harris, the veterinary surgeon who examined the kinkajou at the South Dade Animal Hospital, believed this particular animal was actually a pet, saying: "No undomesticated wild animal like this would curl up on a woman's chest to go to sleep."

Apparently it is possible to get a permit in the U.S. to keep the strange little creatures as pets. While they are reportedly playful and docile, they do, however, have rather sharp teeth and claws, making them probably not the best pet for a child.

The vet  did eventually manage to track down the errant kinkajou’s south Florida owner and reunited the happy pair later on Wednesday. Reportedly the kinkajou’s name is Banana and he is indeed happy to be home, as is his owner, pictured below.
Photo by Yannick TURBE /CC BY-NC-ND 2.0


Source: Slate