1 00:00:10,614 --> 00:00:15,294 Speaker 1: You're listening to a Mama Mia podcast. Mamma Mia acknowledges 2 00:00:15,334 --> 00:00:18,174 Speaker 1: the traditional owners of land and waters that this podcast 3 00:00:18,214 --> 00:00:22,414 Speaker 1: is recorded on Hi. I'm Grace Ruvey from Mamma MIA's 4 00:00:22,494 --> 00:00:25,534 Speaker 1: daily news podcast, The Quickie with Your Headlines for Wednesday, 5 00:00:25,614 --> 00:00:29,454 Speaker 1: seventeenth of July. Hermas has accused Israel of stepping up 6 00:00:29,454 --> 00:00:32,534 Speaker 1: attacks in Gaza to try to derail efforts by Arab 7 00:00:32,614 --> 00:00:35,534 Speaker 1: mediators and the United States to reach a ceasefire deal. 8 00:00:35,974 --> 00:00:38,694 Speaker 1: Palestinian health officials say at least fifty people were killed 9 00:00:38,734 --> 00:00:41,894 Speaker 1: in the past twenty four hours, with Israeli airstrikes hitting 10 00:00:41,934 --> 00:00:46,334 Speaker 1: southern border city Rufa, as well as carn uness cars, tens, camps, 11 00:00:46,334 --> 00:00:49,534 Speaker 1: and a un run school. The Israeli military said troops 12 00:00:49,574 --> 00:00:53,494 Speaker 1: continued intelligence based activities in Rufa and that air strikes 13 00:00:53,494 --> 00:00:58,254 Speaker 1: had targeted militants, tunnels, and other harmas military infrastructure. Gars 14 00:00:58,294 --> 00:01:01,174 Speaker 1: and health authorities said at least thirty eight thousand Palestinians 15 00:01:01,174 --> 00:01:04,854 Speaker 1: have been killed in Israel's retaliatory offense. Efforts to mediate 16 00:01:04,894 --> 00:01:07,454 Speaker 1: by Egypt and Qatar to end the conflict and release 17 00:01:07,494 --> 00:01:10,974 Speaker 1: the hostages, as well as Palestinians in Israeli jails. Have 18 00:01:11,054 --> 00:01:14,494 Speaker 1: appeared to be making some progress. A man held over 19 00:01:14,534 --> 00:01:18,054 Speaker 1: the hotel killings of two Australians and their Filipinia companion 20 00:01:18,374 --> 00:01:21,614 Speaker 1: in the Philippines claimed he had wanted to retaliate against 21 00:01:21,654 --> 00:01:25,214 Speaker 1: the business for firing him. The bodies of David James Fisk, 22 00:01:25,454 --> 00:01:29,694 Speaker 1: his wife, Lucita Barquin Cortes, and her Philippina friend were 23 00:01:29,694 --> 00:01:32,414 Speaker 1: found at the Lake Hotel, a popular resort city south 24 00:01:32,454 --> 00:01:35,014 Speaker 1: of the capital Manila. The victims were found with their 25 00:01:35,014 --> 00:01:37,174 Speaker 1: hands and feet tired and sprawled on the floor in 26 00:01:37,214 --> 00:01:40,174 Speaker 1: a street level room. In a pre dawn news conference, 27 00:01:40,214 --> 00:01:44,254 Speaker 1: police officials presented the handcuffed suspect, whose identity was not released. 28 00:01:44,494 --> 00:01:47,294 Speaker 1: He was also wearing a hoodie, dark sunglasses and a 29 00:01:47,294 --> 00:01:50,774 Speaker 1: face mask. He will face criminal complaints for killings and robbery. 30 00:01:51,174 --> 00:01:54,174 Speaker 1: At the press conference, officials repeated an apology to the victims' 31 00:01:54,174 --> 00:01:57,934 Speaker 1: families and to Australia for what they are calling senseless killings. 32 00:01:58,894 --> 00:02:03,014 Speaker 1: One of Australia's largest electric car charging networks will test 33 00:02:03,094 --> 00:02:06,974 Speaker 1: drive cashless technology to remove another barrier to adopting the 34 00:02:07,014 --> 00:02:11,654 Speaker 1: transport technology. Evie Network announced the plans to introduce auto 35 00:02:11,734 --> 00:02:14,534 Speaker 1: charge technology to more than eighty percent of its network 36 00:02:14,574 --> 00:02:16,974 Speaker 1: on Wednesday, to be tested by a select group of 37 00:02:17,094 --> 00:02:20,254 Speaker 1: users before a widespread roll out in August. The feature, 38 00:02:20,254 --> 00:02:22,454 Speaker 1: which must be set up in the company's app, is 39 00:02:22,454 --> 00:02:26,974 Speaker 1: compatible with electric vehicles from brands including Tesla byd MG, 40 00:02:27,294 --> 00:02:31,374 Speaker 1: Volvo and Pollster, and automatically recognizes the vehicle when users 41 00:02:31,374 --> 00:02:34,414 Speaker 1: plugging a charging cable. This move aligns with the industry 42 00:02:34,414 --> 00:02:38,054 Speaker 1: efforts to reduce app dependency at charging stations, including using 43 00:02:38,174 --> 00:02:42,014 Speaker 1: RFID cards. Electric cars comprised eight percent of new vehicle 44 00:02:42,054 --> 00:02:45,614 Speaker 1: sales in Australia in June, totaling over fifty thousand sales 45 00:02:45,654 --> 00:02:48,894 Speaker 1: in the first half of the year. Singer Adele has 46 00:02:48,974 --> 00:02:51,734 Speaker 1: no plans to release new music anytime soon as she 47 00:02:51,774 --> 00:02:54,214 Speaker 1: prepares to take a big break at the end of 48 00:02:54,214 --> 00:02:57,254 Speaker 1: her Las Vegas residency, which are scheduled to end in November. 49 00:02:57,574 --> 00:03:00,374 Speaker 1: Adele is planning to take things easy and spend quality 50 00:03:00,374 --> 00:03:02,654 Speaker 1: time with her partner Rich Paul and her eleven year 51 00:03:02,654 --> 00:03:06,454 Speaker 1: old son Angelo. The singer told German outlet ZDF. I 52 00:03:06,494 --> 00:03:09,294 Speaker 1: don't have any plans for new music at all. Want 53 00:03:09,334 --> 00:03:11,254 Speaker 1: to be break after this and I think I want 54 00:03:11,254 --> 00:03:13,734 Speaker 1: to do other creative things just for a little while. 55 00:03:13,974 --> 00:03:16,694 Speaker 1: The Grammy winner, who suffers from anxiety performing in front 56 00:03:16,734 --> 00:03:19,574 Speaker 1: of massive crowds, promised that when she did return with 57 00:03:19,574 --> 00:03:22,054 Speaker 1: a new record, she would do a world tour, saying, 58 00:03:22,254 --> 00:03:23,934 Speaker 1: I just don't think I'm going to write an album 59 00:03:23,974 --> 00:03:26,574 Speaker 1: for quite some time, but next time I do, I'll 60 00:03:26,574 --> 00:03:29,494 Speaker 1: come to wherever it is you live. That's your latest 61 00:03:29,494 --> 00:03:32,694 Speaker 1: news headlines. On tomorrow's episode of The Quickie, Claire Murphy 62 00:03:32,774 --> 00:03:35,334 Speaker 1: is looking into the life of Shannon Doherity. The Charmed 63 00:03:35,374 --> 00:03:38,014 Speaker 1: star lost her battle with cancer this week, but the 64 00:03:38,054 --> 00:03:40,574 Speaker 1: battle against a husband who cheated when she was sick 65 00:03:40,734 --> 00:03:42,974 Speaker 1: was happening right up until the day she passed away. 66 00:03:43,334 --> 00:03:45,494 Speaker 1: Claire is speaking to a woman who knows all too 67 00:03:45,534 --> 00:03:48,934 Speaker 1: well exactly how that feels. Listen to The Quickie wherever 68 00:03:48,974 --> 00:03:50,054 Speaker 1: you get your podcasts.