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Facebook ads used to push unapproved rapid tests to Australians, prompting warning from regulator

By: Christopher Knaus and Nick Evershed Facebook ads were used to push unapproved rapid test kits to Australians, prompting a warning from the regulator, while users offered large volumes of rapid tests on Facebook marketplace, contrary to its rules. Facebook has a strict policy prohibiting the sale of health-related products on its platform, and closely controls the way companies can ...

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 Broken wings: Engineer who built a flight simulator in his Sydney shop now faces deportation

By: Ala’a Al Tamimi Aviation electrical engineer Ahmed Abdelwahed Saied Nasreldin tells SBS Arabic24 that since media outlets caught wind of the Airbus A320 flight simulator in the back of his EzyMart convenience store on Elizabeth Street, hundreds have taken the opportunity to live out their dream in the pilot’s seat.He assembled the 2000-piece simulator himself earlier this year, at the ...

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Violence begets violence. Will this be the result of the massive Federal and NSW Government COVID Planning failures?

By Prof. Emad Walid Shublaq The newspapers and the media have recently highlighted statements by the Prime Minister, Scott Morrison, and the NSW Premier, Gladys Berejiklian, outlining plans to deal with the COVID 19 pandemic. The virus has now ravaged more victims and resulted in a second month of closure and lockdown for Greater Sydney. It has spread from Sydney ...

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New wheat varieties headline new Wheat Variety Master List

WHEAT Quality Australia has released its updated Wheat Variety Master List. The 2019 list will feature 13 new varieties along with a host of reclassifications of existing wheat lines. There will also be the removal of four old wheat varieties, first flagged for removal in 2017. The 2019 list introduces the new varieties Catapult, Sunchaser, Hellfire, Nighthawk, Nyala, Oryx, Parakeet, ...

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US Justice Department defends ‘lawful’ Trump travel ban

REPORTED BY KALAHAN DENG The US Department of Justice has defended President Donald Trump’s travel ban and urged an appeals court to reinstate it in the interests of national security. A 15-page brief argued it was a “lawful exercise of the president’s authority” and not a ban on Muslims. The executive order temporarily banned entry from all refugees and visitors ...

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What Old Monkeys and Old Humans Have in Common

REPORTED BY KALAHAN DENG Humans spend less time monkeying around as they get older, and according to a study published Thursday, so do monkeys. As anyone who has ever hung out with a grandparent, observed a retiring parent, or grown old themselves may know, many people get pickier with age. Some go to the same restaurants on the same days ...

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Monkeys Could Talk, but They Don’t Have the Brains for It

REPORTED BY KALAHAN DENG Primates are unquestionably clever: Monkeys can learn how to use money, and chimpanzees have a knack for game theory. But no one has ever taught a nonhuman primate to say “hello.” Scientists have long been intrigued by the failure of primates to talk like us. Understanding the reasons may offer clues to how our own ancestors ...

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Shane Watson to captain Australia against India in third Twenty20 at the MCG

Shane Watson will captain Australia in the third Twenty20 international against India at the SCG on Sunday. Watson will take on the Twenty20 captaincy in the wake of Aaron Finch’s hamstring injury, which he picked up during Australia’s 27-run loss to India at the MCG on Friday. “It is an honour to be asked to lead the side on Sunday, ...

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