1 00:00:04,600 --> 00:00:07,560 Speaker 1: From The Daily Os i'm Lucy Tassel, i'm Zara Seidler. 2 00:00:07,760 --> 00:00:11,559 Speaker 2: It's Monday, the first of December. Here's what's making headlines 3 00:00:11,560 --> 00:00:12,119 Speaker 2: this evening. 4 00:00:14,440 --> 00:00:17,200 Speaker 1: More than eight hundred people have died in tropical storms 5 00:00:17,200 --> 00:00:20,639 Speaker 1: across Asia in recent days. Sri Lanka declared a state 6 00:00:20,680 --> 00:00:23,800 Speaker 1: of emergency on Saturday, with over one hundred people dead 7 00:00:23,880 --> 00:00:27,760 Speaker 1: in extreme floods caused by Cyclone Ditwa. Late last week, 8 00:00:27,800 --> 00:00:32,520 Speaker 1: heavy downpours flooded homes, fields, and roads, and also triggered landslides, 9 00:00:32,880 --> 00:00:36,199 Speaker 1: mainly in the tea growing Central Hill country. The government 10 00:00:36,200 --> 00:00:40,440 Speaker 1: closed schools and offices and postponed examinations. Most reservoirs and 11 00:00:40,560 --> 00:00:44,640 Speaker 1: rivers have overflowed, blocking roads. Authorities stopped passenger trains and 12 00:00:44,680 --> 00:00:47,480 Speaker 1: closed roads in many parts of the country after rocks, 13 00:00:47,560 --> 00:00:51,360 Speaker 1: mud and trees felon roads and railway tracks. By Friday, 14 00:00:51,440 --> 00:00:55,440 Speaker 1: water flowing downstream from severely affected areas began to inundate 15 00:00:55,520 --> 00:00:59,800 Speaker 1: areas around the capital. Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia also experienced 16 00:00:59,800 --> 00:01:03,120 Speaker 1: the flooding and landslides due to dueling tropical storms, which 17 00:01:03,200 --> 00:01:06,880 Speaker 1: killed hundreds of people and displaced millions. 18 00:01:08,160 --> 00:01:11,959 Speaker 2: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netnaho has sought a pardon from 19 00:01:12,000 --> 00:01:16,360 Speaker 2: the country's president, Isaac Hertzog in his long running corruption trial. 20 00:01:16,680 --> 00:01:20,040 Speaker 2: Netnaho has been charged with fraud, breach of trust, and 21 00:01:20,200 --> 00:01:24,679 Speaker 2: accepting bribes in three separate cases. The request comes weeks 22 00:01:24,720 --> 00:01:29,720 Speaker 2: after US President Donald Trump urged Israel to pardon net Yahoo. Meanwhile, 23 00:01:29,760 --> 00:01:34,320 Speaker 2: the Palestinian death toll has surpassed seventy thousand since October 24 00:01:34,360 --> 00:01:38,360 Speaker 2: twenty twenty three, according to Gaza's Hamas run health ministry. 25 00:01:38,760 --> 00:01:43,119 Speaker 2: As Nassau Hospital in Gaza reported IDF soldiers killed two 26 00:01:43,200 --> 00:01:47,480 Speaker 2: Palestinian children with a drone strike this week. Israel has 27 00:01:47,560 --> 00:01:51,480 Speaker 2: carried out multiple deadly strikes, with soldiers killing at least 28 00:01:51,640 --> 00:01:55,680 Speaker 2: three hundred and fifty two Palestinians since a ceasefire came 29 00:01:55,720 --> 00:01:59,400 Speaker 2: into effect in October. Both Israel and Tamas have accused 30 00:01:59,440 --> 00:02:01,320 Speaker 2: each other of breaking the ceasefire. 31 00:02:03,960 --> 00:02:08,440 Speaker 1: Misinformation, anti science sentiment, and vaccine hesitancy is being blamed 32 00:02:08,440 --> 00:02:12,120 Speaker 1: for a drop in Australia's immunization rates. The Australian Medical 33 00:02:12,160 --> 00:02:16,359 Speaker 1: Association is urging Australians to reverse the trend, warning lives 34 00:02:16,360 --> 00:02:20,200 Speaker 1: are unnecessarily being put at risk and emergency departments are 35 00:02:20,240 --> 00:02:23,840 Speaker 1: being stretched too thin. Its latest report, released on Monday, 36 00:02:23,919 --> 00:02:28,280 Speaker 1: shows vaccination rates across child, adolescent and adult programs, as 37 00:02:28,280 --> 00:02:32,280 Speaker 1: well as seasonal flu vaccination have all dropped. AMA President 38 00:02:32,400 --> 00:02:36,440 Speaker 1: Daniel McMullin said, we are seeing increasing global conversations about 39 00:02:36,520 --> 00:02:40,360 Speaker 1: vaccine hesitancy and it is putting lives at risk. She added, 40 00:02:40,560 --> 00:02:44,359 Speaker 1: Unfortunately Australia is not immune and it is deeply concerning 41 00:02:44,400 --> 00:02:47,520 Speaker 1: to see declining rates here, especially among children. 42 00:02:50,200 --> 00:02:54,079 Speaker 2: And today's good news tai chi could have positive outcomes 43 00:02:54,080 --> 00:02:57,760 Speaker 2: for sleep. A team of scientists from Hong Kong, Macau, 44 00:02:57,960 --> 00:03:02,080 Speaker 2: the US and Switzerland two hundred people in Hong Kong 45 00:03:02,360 --> 00:03:05,920 Speaker 2: with chronic insomnia. Half were given tai chi as a 46 00:03:05,960 --> 00:03:09,480 Speaker 2: treatment and the other half were given Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 47 00:03:09,520 --> 00:03:14,120 Speaker 2: for Insomnia, or CBTI. While the study published in the 48 00:03:14,160 --> 00:03:18,160 Speaker 2: British Medical Journal showed that CBTI was more effective than 49 00:03:18,200 --> 00:03:21,760 Speaker 2: tai Chi after three months, the difference was much smaller 50 00:03:21,880 --> 00:03:25,840 Speaker 2: after fifteen months of treatment. Researchers said this finding quote 51 00:03:25,880 --> 00:03:28,840 Speaker 2: supports the use of thai chi as an alternative approach 52 00:03:28,919 --> 00:03:32,760 Speaker 2: to manage chronic insomnia in adults long term. They added 53 00:03:32,800 --> 00:03:36,800 Speaker 2: that cbti's accessibility was quote often limited because of high 54 00:03:36,840 --> 00:03:41,440 Speaker 2: costs and limited professionals, while tai Chi is quote inexpensive, 55 00:03:41,600 --> 00:03:44,400 Speaker 2: easily accessible and can be widely implemented. 56 00:03:45,040 --> 00:03:47,360 Speaker 1: That's the latest from The Daily OL's newsroom. If you 57 00:03:47,400 --> 00:03:49,600 Speaker 1: are looking for something else to listen to, check out 58 00:03:49,600 --> 00:03:52,160 Speaker 1: today's deep dive, where we talk about the prospect of 59 00:03:52,200 --> 00:03:53,400 Speaker 1: a ceasefire in Sudan. 60 00:03:53,640 --> 00:03:56,040 Speaker 2: We'll be back tomorrow morning with another deep dive, but 61 00:03:56,160 --> 00:04:02,360 Speaker 2: until then, have a great night. My name is Lily 62 00:04:02,400 --> 00:04:05,800 Speaker 2: Maddon and I'm a proud Arunda Bungelung Calcotin woman from 63 00:04:05,840 --> 00:04:10,200 Speaker 2: Gadighl Country. The Daily oz acknowledges that this podcast is 64 00:04:10,240 --> 00:04:12,720 Speaker 2: recorded on the lands of the Gadighl people and pays 65 00:04:12,760 --> 00:04:15,960 Speaker 2: respect to all Aboriginal and torrest Rate island and nations. 66 00:04:16,279 --> 00:04:19,160 Speaker 2: We pay our respects to the first peoples of these countries, 67 00:04:19,320 --> 00:04:20,520 Speaker 2: both past and present.