#Australian researchers discover country’s largest flying reptile

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“#Australian researchers discover country’s largest flying reptile” A team of Australian researchers has discovered the country’s largest flying reptile. The fearsome, long-necked pterosaur had a wingspan measuring seven meters in length and what the team calls a “spear mouth.” According to a paper published in the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, Thapunngaka shawi was located at the geological Toolebuc Formation near Richmond in North West…

#5 South Australians Arrested For Returning to Game Store Where They Allegedly Stole Digimon Cards

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“#5 South Australians Arrested For Returning to Game Store Where They Allegedly Stole Digimon Cards” They say that a criminal always returns to the scene of the crime, but in this story from Adelaide, South Australia, the alleged perpetrators not only returned once but twice! Posted on the official South Australian police website today, five people…

#Two-tier Delta lockdowns divide Sydney

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“#Two-tier Delta lockdowns divide Sydney” SYDNEY, Aug 10 – On the sands of Bondi Beach, one of Sydney’s wealthiest suburbs, surfers and seaside walkers jostle for space, while joggers clog the nearby promenade and fitness buffs huddle around public exercise equipment. To the west, where COVID-19 infections are greatest, stores sit shuttered on empty streets as…

# Blockchain Australia says gov’t still dismissing industry as a ‘wild west’

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“# Blockchain Australia says gov’t still dismissing industry as a ‘wild west’ ” Blockchain Australia, an association representing the local crypto industry, has warned that the country has fallen behind on the regulatory front due to the undue persistence of a dismissive “wild west” narrative. The association has been proactive in its engagement with the…

#Australia reports record daily COVID cases

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“#Australia reports record daily COVID cases” Australia recorded its highest daily record of COVID cases Saturday as the country’s most populous states reported 361 new cases of the Delta variant. With more than 15 million residents in Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland, which comprise 60 percent of the country’s population, on strict lockdown, the…

# Digital asset platform Zipmex partners with Visa in Asia Pacific

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“# Digital asset platform Zipmex partners with Visa in Asia Pacific ” Asia-Pacific crypto-fiat trading platform Zipmex has forged a strategic partnership with Visa in a bid to improve the convenience of its payment programs and products. The platform’s payment network ZipSend, designed to enable users to spend their crypto, will be integrated into Visa’s…

# Singapore grants first regulatory in-principle approval to crypto exchange

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“# Singapore grants first regulatory in-principle approval to crypto exchange ” Independent Reserve, an Australian crypto exchange founded in 2013, has become the first cryptocurrency exchange in Singapore to receive an “in-principle approval” to operate as a fully regulated virtual asset service provider (VASP). In a letter from the city-state’s de facto central bank, the…

# Aussie crypto exchange CoinJar partners with Mastercard for crypto cards

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“# Aussie crypto exchange CoinJar partners with Mastercard for crypto cards ” Mastercard has been making headlines consistently as it ramps up efforts to offer crypto services across the globe. In a new partnership with CoinJar, Mastercard will enable the Australian market to spend cryptocurrencies within its fiat infrastructure. CoinJar’s blog post highlighted that the newly…

# Square to acquire Australian fintech Afterpay in B deal

# Square to acquire Australian fintech Afterpay in $29B deal

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“# Square to acquire Australian fintech Afterpay in $29B deal ” Jack Dorsey’s cryptocurrency-friendly digital payments firm Square is expanding competition with global payment giants like PayPal by acquiring a major Australian lending company. Square announced Sunday that the firm has entered into a scheme implementation deed to acquire all of the issued shares in…

#YouTube suspends Sky News Australia over COVID-19 videos

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“#YouTube suspends Sky News Australia over COVID-19 videos” Sky News Australia has been temporarily suspended by YouTube for videos that the Google-owned video service claims violated its COVID-19 policies. The 24-hour cable channel owned by News Corp, which also owns The Post, saw its YouTube account go dark on Thursday after a review of the…