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Qantas is facing criminal action for standing down a health and safety representative who spoke up about COVID-19 risks and instructed some workers to stop cleaning planes from China at the start […]

Police say five people killed in a small Norwegian town last week were all stabbed to death and not shot with a bow and arrows as initially suspected.

A retired senior public servant of 45 years preyed on the economic disadvantage of young children in the Philippines, forcing them to perform sex acts for him online, or starve, an Adelaide […]

WA is set to soften its border with Queensland on Friday when the state will be reclassified as 'very low risk', meaning travellers will no longer need to quarantine. 

In an effort to keep the Daily Open Thread a little more open topic we are going to start a new daily thread for “Presidential Politics”. Please use this thread to post anything relating to the […]

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. THY WILL BE DONE, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive […]

A corruption inquiry hears the Mayor of a Melbourne council successfully lobbied for state government grants to be given to the Somali Australian Council Of Victoria, a "recruiting ground" for the […]

In the state of Victoria, Australia, Premier Daniel Andrews again affirmed his intent to keep all unvaccinated citizens isolated, marginalized and locked out of the economy deep into 2022.  […]

DeFi users appear to be choosing Arbitrum over Optimism for scaling as Uniswap’s layer-two volume presses into record highs.

Australians waiting months for new cars in the midst of a global parts shortage may have to wait even longer, as cargo ships are fumigated off-shore to kill an invasive stink bug.

Criticism of the NT government's vaccine mandate has come from as far away as Texas, in the US, but the Chief Minister says the legal direction is essential for the protection of the […]

The New South Wales Central West is yet to record a case of COVID-19 this week, but the region's health chief is warning the crisis is far from over.

The St George Illawarra player has been put on a good behaviour bond after he pleaded guilty to destroying a man's phone in Wollongong.

Bloomberg ETF analysts are predicting Valkyrie’s futures-based Bitcoin ETF will commence trading this week.

The Emma Watkins era of The Wiggles is coming to an end, but her impact will be felt for years to come. 

China is reshaping how people "act and speak" in its Xinjiang region, a new report finds, amid accusations of genocide against its indigenous Uyghur population.

An amateur diver finds a sword, believed to have belonged to a crusader who sailed to the 'Holy Land' almost a millennium ago, on the Mediterranean seabed.

Lawyers representing Katherine Tuck say it's "unlikely" she will continue to be involved in a coronial investigation into her husband's suicide after raising concerns about how he was treated […]

World number one Novak Djokovic won't disclose his vaccination status, which Victoria Premier Daniel Andrews says could have ramifications for his Australian Open involvement.

The Liberals have been surveying residents of the Adelaide Hills seat of Kavel about whether local MP Dan Cregan is still trustworthy after he defected from the party and then took up the position of […]

The day Australians can travel overseas is creeping closer, and from today you can set up a key part of your trip — an international vaccine certificate.

The Hunter has recorded its lowest number of COVID cases this month and more than 75 per cent of the population is now fully vaccinated.

New research in the United States has found school reopening was associated with an increase in COVID-19 cases and deaths. But this was mostly the case where masks weren't required.

Queensland records no new locally acquired COVID-19 cases as officials urge the 400,000 people in the state yet to be vaccinated to act immediately now that border controls on the virus are set to […]

Offline CBDC functionality will help bring financial services to Ghanans who lack access to bank accounts or an internet connection.

The land search for Cleo Smith resumes after it was temporarily suspended due to extreme weather, four days after the four-year-old girl disappeared from her family's tent north of Carnarvon in […]

The mother of a teenage boy who was allegedly killed over a pair of headphones in Doonside has described her son as "a kind person with a happy spirit".

While only 58 per cent of the SA's eligible population has been doubled vaccinated, the state government is hoping to snag hesitant South Australians by offering them free sausages at more than 20 […]

The owner of a CBD comedy venue says a mistake that saw entertainment venues included in Friday's reopening plan and then removed has been devastating for staff and patrons.

A corruption inquiry has heard a funding request for a Wagga Wagga shooting centre championed by Gladys Berejiklian's former secret boyfriend was given "low priority" five years before it received […]

While the first round of the men's T20 World Cup includes several cricketing minnows, there are some outstanding players involved who could give some of the powerhouse nations a scare.

Remember the baseline: In order to retain their Marxist ideological objectives, radical leftists must always pretend not to know things.  Part of the process of ‘not knowing’ is making up […]

An arbitrage bot managed to turn 14 ETH to 218.5 ETH simply by spamming the Polygon network for 120 days.

Yesterday Maria Bartiromo opened her Sunday talk show with a note that beltway speculation is stirring about House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell possibly stepping […]

The crypto firm is expected to offer investment options for DeFi and NFT assets.

The upcoming launch of a BTC ETF has bulls proclaiming that a $100,000 Bitcoin price is imminent, but several analysts warn that a sharp short-term pullback could also occur.

"Digital assets and payments systems could harm the efficacy of our sanctions� if left unchecked, the Treasury said.

Former Secretary of State Colin L Powell, 84, has died from COVID-19 complications while battling a blood cancer myeloma -which lowered his immune system- and was then complicated by a COVID-19 […]

FIL might be more than 70% away from its all-time high, but derivatives data shows traders are steadily building leveraged positions.

In 2018, Bitfury raised $80 million from investors like Michael Novogratz’s Galaxy Digital at a $1 billion valuation.

Altcoins are selling off ahead of this week’s Bitcoin ETF launch, perhaps a sign that traders are anxious about this historic listing.

U.S.-based financial advisers with Interactive Brokers are now able to recommend cryptocurrency investments to their clients.

ANK, STX and KDA took a different path than most altcoins by posting double-digit gains over the past 24 hours.

The platform is seeking to lower the Ethereum gas fees that restrict many investors in the emerging nonfungible token market.

Something is happening in the larger background of the Christopher Steele story and the Steele Dossier that he assembled. Chris Steele comes out of his hole… Chris Steele gives an interview to ABC […]

Sentiment may be in "extreme greed" territory, but math-based metrics continue to leave the door open for further Bitcoin price gains.

The Metaverse Group HQ is based in Crypto Valley, a virtual space in Decentraland.

Mass adoption of privacy-preserving computation might become a significant improvement for blockchain.

The regulator "will not hesitate to take whatever actions are necessary against any company that thinks they are above the law," said Letitia James.

The upside outlook appears as ETH price eyes a breakout above its five-month-old resistance trendline.

Bitcoin and the broader cryptocurrency market are bullish again; institutional investors have increased their allocation accordingly.

As the crypto space gets all worked up by the impending launch of Bitcoin exchange-traded funds, industry leaders are taking it upon themselves to sketch out the designs of future regulatory regimes.

Grayscale said it would proceed "once there’s official and verifiable evidence of the SEC’s comfort with the underlying Bitcoin market."

The price of the Dogecoin-inspired meme cryptocurrency has been consolidating inside a structure that appears like a Bull Pennant.

Iran saw its exports to the neighboring Oman increase by more than two thirds to a total of $277 million in the six months to September 22, according to a...

The first Bitcoin futures-linked ETF is finally launching in the United States after years of effort.

Indonesia saw a massive 1,772% increase in the number of people engaging with articles about crypto, a new survey claims.

Crypto adoption in the real estate market could see fractional property ownership becoming more popular.

Navigating through the world of DeFi should be easier, and this company offers a user-friendly solution.

Venezuela’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Felix Plasencia Gonzalez who is heading a delegate to Tehran meets with President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Ebrahim Raisi. Tehran, Iran. Earlier in...

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and his Venezuelan counterpart Felix Plasencia held a meeting in Tehran on Monday morning.  Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian and […]

ran’s President Ebrahim Raisi says Daesh terrorism seeks to complete a failed mission pursued by Western occupiers in Afghanistan, calling on Afghan officials to use national capacities and […]

Iran’s top commander says the Islamic Republic is resolute on the improvement of military cooperation with Russia in line with the administration of President Ebrahim Raeisi’s […]

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman said that visit of Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Bagheri to Brussels will be solely for the purpose of continuing talks with Deputy EU Foreign...

Epic Games is open to blockchain game developers, but the company has no NFT plans.

Crypto mining’s environmental impact continues to raise concerns with regulators and businesses alike.

An exciting week begins with Bitcoin back challenging all-time highs and ETFs seeing a potential U.S. launch.

I have been asked to outline why the author of the “Steele Dossier”, former British intelligence officer Chris Steele, is doubling down on two central and disproven claims within his dossier. In […]

In an effort to keep the Daily Open Thread a little more open topic we are going to start a new daily thread for “Presidential Politics”. Please use this thread to post anything relating to the […]

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. THY WILL BE DONE, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive […]

Stating that no ‘Plan B’ regarding Iran and the nuclear deal could be a good one, EU Foreign Policy Chief Josep Borrell claimed that “time is pressingâ€� for Iran to...

A former governor of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) and one of his deputies along with other government officials have been given long prison sentences over a case related...

Iran’s foreign minister in a meeting with Secretary-General for Foreign Affairs in the Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs of Austria condemned the terrorists’ acts […]

According to Iranian Foreign Minister Amir-Abdollahian, the JCPOA revival talks between Iran and P4+1 will be resumed in Brussels, the capital of Belgium on Thursday. Iranian Foreign Minister […]