Speaker 1: From the Daily Os. I'm emma, I'm lucy. It's Friday,
Speaker 1: the fourteenth of March. Here's what's making headlines this evening.
Speaker 2: Prime Minister Anthony Albanesi has confirmed he will speak with
Speaker 2: European Union leaders about the possibility of sending Australian peacekeeping
Speaker 2: troops to Ukraine. The PM said he was invited to
Speaker 2: participate in talks with the UK led quote Coalition of
Speaker 2: the Willing by his British counterpart, Keir Starmer. The coalition
Speaker 2: was formed during recent crisis talks in London to boost
Speaker 2: support for Ukraine and end Russia's war there. Albanesi said
Speaker 2: Canada and New Zealand had also accepted an invitation to
Speaker 2: join discussions with other leaders from European countries, including France,
Speaker 2: Italy and Germany. Speaking in Perth today, Albanizi said, quote,
Speaker 2: we look forward to their being peace in Ukraine, but
Speaker 2: we don't have to think very hard about which side
Speaker 2: we're on in this conflict. Russia is the aggressor.
Speaker 1: The United Nations has accused Israel of genocidal acts in
Speaker 1: a new report. The findings from an independent UN commission
Speaker 1: also accuse Israeli forces of the systemic use of sexual,
Speaker 1: reproductive and other gender based violence against women in Gaza.
Speaker 1: The paper examines what it calls Israel's widespread destruction and
Speaker 1: disproportionate violence, including the targeting of residential buildings and the
Speaker 1: indiscriminate use of heavy explosives in densely populated areas. It
Speaker 1: also alleges attacks on sexual and reproductive health care facilities
Speaker 1: in Gaza as a method of war by Israel. Israeli
Speaker 1: Prime Minister Benjamin Netnya, who has rejected the findings and
Speaker 1: labeled the UN Human Rights Council as anti Semitic, rotten,
Speaker 1: and terrorist supporting.
Speaker 2: US President Donald Trump has threatened a two hundred percent
Speaker 2: tariff on European alcohol. It comes amid an escalating trade
Speaker 2: war between the two regions, which started with a blanket
Speaker 2: twenty five percent tariff on mesals imported to the US
Speaker 2: from the EU. Trump's alcohol tax came after Europe announced
Speaker 2: plans to add a fifty percent tax on all US whiskey.
Speaker 2: Wine is Europe's biggest export to the US, and the
Speaker 2: two hundred percent tariff could cost billions. EU and US
Speaker 2: officials are continuing negotiations to avoid further trade tensions. It
Speaker 2: comes as Australia continues its efforts to avoid a twenty
Speaker 2: five percent tariff on aluminium and steel imports to the US.
Speaker 1: And today's good news, Aussie scientists have learned more about
Speaker 1: the history of Antarctica by analyzing penguin pooh. It's the
Speaker 1: good news you didn't see coming. Researchers from the University
Speaker 1: of Adelaide traveled to the Ross Sea on the coast
Speaker 1: of Antarctica, where they visited active and abandoned a Deli
Speaker 1: penguin colonies. They dug about a meter below ground to
Speaker 1: excavate around one hundred and fifty six samples. One of
Speaker 1: the research which, as Jamie Wood said, the dig was
Speaker 1: like quote going back through time, with the team collecting
Speaker 1: samples of penguin pooh, eggshells, feathers, cells, and DNA from
Speaker 1: other animal species. The samples generated more than ninety billion
Speaker 1: DNA sequences, giving experts new insights into six thousand years
Speaker 1: of life and changes on the remote continent.
Speaker 2: Wow poo new. That's the latest from the Daily OZ newsroom.
Speaker 2: If you're looking for something else, listen to today's Deep Dive.
Speaker 2: I'm the former leader of the Philippines who's been arrested
Speaker 2: over his deadly war on drugs.
Speaker 1: We will be back tomorrow morning with the good news
Speaker 1: wrap up from the week that was. Who knows will
Speaker 1: there be more animal pooh? Until then, have a great evening.
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