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A waterspout-like cloud swirled above the sea off Daytona Beach Shores, Florida, on Wednesday, July 20, as the National Weather Service issued a severe thunderstorm warning for the area. This video posted by Greg Edwards shows “wild weather” in Daytona Beach Shores on Wednesday. Local meteorologist Ian Cassette shared the video, saying, “Looks like a waterspout may have tried to form off the Daytona Beach Shores this afternoon.” Credit: Greg Edwards via Storyful Via news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site https://www.news.com.au

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In an address to Congress on Wednesday (July 20) Ukraine's first lady, Olena Zelenska, called the killing of civilians "Russia's Hunger Games" and asked the United States for "weapons that would not be used to wage a war on somebody else's land, but to protect one's home and the right to wake up alive in that home." Via news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site https://www.news.com.au

Nissan has revealed the new X-Trail Hybrid, its answer to the popular Toyota RAV4 Hybrid.The Nissan is expected to land in Aussie showrooms early next year.The hybrid technology – dubbed e-Power – ditches the 2.5-litre petrol engine in favour of 1.5-litre petrol engine and an electric motor.This model will work in the same way to the recently revealed Qashqai e-Power.In the Qashqai e-Power the petrol engine never drives the wheels. Instead, it is used as a generator to power the electric motors.This results in zippy acceleration off the mark and allows the brand to dump the CVT auto transmission. It also enables the engine to be shut down more often and for a longer period than other hybrids.The X-Trail also has the option to add a second motor – placed on the rear axle – for all-wheel-drive grip.The front electric motor provides 150kW and 330Nm and the rear makes 100kW and 195Nm.Fuel use hasn’t been confirmed but it’s expected to be in the low-5L/100km range, which is similar to the T

The South east Asian crypto asset exchange, which also operates in Australia, announced the news on Twitter, but did not indicate when withdrawal services would be returned. “Due to a combination of circumstances beyond our control, including volatile market conditions, and the resulting financial difficulties of our key business partners, to maintain the integrity of our platform, we would be pausing withdrawals until further notice,” they tweeted on late Wednesday night. The trading platform allows users to buy and sell Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies on the Euthereum blockchain. They also offer an earnings account through their ZipUp product which they claim can offer an annual percentage yield of up to 12 per cent. CoinGecko reports Zipmex’s price chart has plunged by a massive 33.8 per cent in the 24 hours since they announced the news. Over the past seven days it’s reached a low of $0.375779, after previously sitting at a high of $0.573583. The trading platform joins other cryptocur

The Adelaide University Union, which was established in 1895, has sparked outrage from current and former students after changing its name to “YouX”, supposedly a reference to “user experience”, the Adelaide Advertiser reports.Student newspaper On Dit, which is published by the AUU, reported that the name had been “flagged by Google” as a result of taking the same name as an X-rated site.It also reported the rebrand went against the advice of Adelaide University’s chief marketing officer Dr Benjamin Grindlay, who warned last year that it could cause a loss of “trust and prestige” and “loss or disconnect with the positive associations and sentiment that exist toward the AUU”.“Welcome to YouX,” the organisation’s Facebook page wrote on Monday.“As a student services provider, our main priority is your student experience, and our new name helps us put you at the heart of our brand.”When the AUU changed its Facebook profile to YouX last week, comments were overwhelmingly negative, with peop

The UK heatwave has broken previous temperature records across England, Scotland and Wales. Via news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site https://www.news.com.au