Vanessa Brown

1 month ago | news.com.au | Vanessa Brown

An actress who played a small role in one of the hit 00s American Pie films has broken her silence after being detained for twelve hellish days while at the border between Mexico and the US. Canadian actress Jasmine Mooney, who is now a co-founder of the health-focused tonic drink brand Holy! Water, was detained at the San Ysidro border between Mexico and San Diego on March 3.

1 month ago | news.com.au | Vanessa Brown

Expats around the world have lifted the lid on host countries, narrowing down the best places to visit in terms of friendliness, culture and overall experience. A new survey ranking the friendliest — and least friendly — countries to move to for work, school, or retirement was released — with Australia trailing far from the top. The survey was conducted by InterNations, an expat guide, which ranked 53 countries around the world by asking its residents to rate where they live.

1 month ago | nypost.com | Vanessa Brown

Singapore Airlines is the latest airline to put a ban on passengers using portable power banks on board the carrier’s aircraft. From April 1, travelers on board Singapore Airlines flights will not be allowed to charge devices like smartphones using a power bank. They will also be stopped from physically charging a power bank through the on-board USB ports.

1 month ago | news.com.au | Vanessa Brown

The golden shores that attract millions of visitors every year to the southeast corner of Queensland have been left battered and bruised at the hands of ex-tropical cyclone Alfred. Waves as high as “three or four-storey buildings” crashed into the coast for days on end, gouging millions of cubic metres of sand from about 500 kilometres of coastline between Coffs Harbour in New South Wales and Queensland’s Sunshine Coast.

1 month ago | news.com.au | Vanessa Brown

Gruesome scenes have unfolded at a storage tank in Bali, with police now launching a murder probe into the death of a tourist. According to local media, an unidentified man’s body was found in a water tank at a lodging house on Jalan By Pass Ngurah Rai, Jimbaran, Badung, Bali, with authorities now investigating the circumstances surrounding his death. It is unclear where the foreign national is from, however initial unconfirmed local reports said the man was Australian.