Speaker 1: From the Daily Os. I'm Lucy, I'm Zara. It's Friday,
Speaker 1: the sixth of December. Here's what's making headlines this evening.
Speaker 2: Victoria's Arson Squad is investigating what it says was a
Speaker 2: deliberate and targeted attack on a Melbourne synagogue. Witnesses say
Speaker 2: they saw two masked individuals at the synagogue pouring a
Speaker 2: liquid on the floor before a quote deliberately lit fire
Speaker 2: destroyed much of the building. Detective Inspector Chris Murray said
Speaker 2: an accelerant had been found at the synagogue. PM Anthony
Speaker 2: Alberizi has condemned the incident, saying he has quote zero
Speaker 2: tolerance for anti Semitism, while Opposition leader Peter Dudden called
Speaker 2: it totally unacceptable.
Speaker 1: Woolworths has filed an application with the Fair Work Commission
Speaker 1: over ongoing employee strikes at several of its distribution centers.
Speaker 1: The employees, who are members of the United Workers' Union,
Speaker 1: have blocked the entrances to four distribution centers across Victoria
Speaker 1: and New South Wales as part of an indefinite strike
Speaker 1: for quote, safer warehouses, fair pay and the same rights
Speaker 1: at every site. Blocking the distribution sites has meant goods
Speaker 1: can't reach stores, leading to empty shelves at some Woolworth supermarkets.
Speaker 1: Woolworth said it believed the majority of its employees at
Speaker 1: these centers weren't union members and wanted to quote return
Speaker 1: to work to begin being paid. The UWU has said
Speaker 1: its members quote don't want empty shelves, but can't go
Speaker 1: back in until Woolworth's puts their safety first.
Speaker 2: Members of South Korea's parliament will vote tomorrow night on
Speaker 2: whether to impeach President yunsuk yol. It comes days after
Speaker 2: President Yun put the country under military rule or martial
Speaker 2: law for several hours overnight until a majority vote of
Speaker 2: MPs forced him to back down. The motion to impeach
Speaker 2: comes from the opposing Democratic Party. However, Korean media reports
Speaker 2: some members of Yun's own party could support the motion.
Speaker 2: The leader of the People Power Party has said that
Speaker 2: although he previously work to stop the impeachment, he now
Speaker 2: believes that President Yun's immediate suspension from duty is necessary
Speaker 2: to protect the Republic of Korea and its people. The
Speaker 2: impeachment motion needs a support of two hundred members of
Speaker 2: parliament to pass, which means at least eight members of
Speaker 2: Yun's party have to vote for it.
Speaker 1: And today's good news, a team of researchers from South
Speaker 1: Australia and China have developed a new strategy to make
Speaker 1: water desalination more efficient, which could increase the world's supply
Speaker 1: of fresh drinking water. Currently, seawater evaporates more slowly than
Speaker 1: fresh water, such as that found in rivers and lakes.
Speaker 1: That means desalination plants use a lot of energy to
Speaker 1: turn salt water into drinkable water. With the addition of
Speaker 1: some common minerals to a pre existing water evaporator, the
Speaker 1: scientists found they could make seawater evaporate faster than freshwater,
Speaker 1: increasing efficiency. Lead scientist Professor Harlan Schu said this new
Speaker 1: strategy will provide additional access to massive amounts of clean water,
Speaker 1: benefiting billions of people worldwide.
Speaker 2: Well, that wraps up another week of the Daily Ods.
Speaker 2: Don't forget to tune in tomorrow for a bit of
Speaker 2: good news. Sam and I will be taking you through
Speaker 2: the bright stories you might have missed this week. But
Speaker 2: until tomorrow morning, have a lovely evening.
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