Headlines: More than 800 killed in SE Asia storms

Today's headlines include:

• More than 800 people have died in tropical storms across Asia in recent days.
• Misinformation, anti-science sentiment and vaccine hesitancy is being blamed for a drop in Australia's immunisation rates.
• Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has sought a pardon from the country’s President Isaac Herzog in his long-running corruption trial.
• And today’s good news: Tai chi could have positive outcomes for sleep.

Reporting with AAP.

Hosts: Zara Seidler and Lucy Tassell
Producer: Rosa Bowden

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:04):
From The Daily Os i'm Lucy Tassel, i'm Zara Seidler.

Speaker 2 (00:07):
It's Monday, the first of December. Here's what's making headlines
this evening.

Speaker 1 (00:14):
More than eight hundred people have died in tropical storms
across Asia in recent days. Sri Lanka declared a state
of emergency on Saturday, with over one hundred people dead
in extreme floods caused by Cyclone Ditwa. Late last week,
heavy downpours flooded homes, fields, and roads, and also triggered landslides,
mainly in the tea growing Central Hill country. The government

(00:36):
closed schools and offices and postponed examinations. Most reservoirs and
rivers have overflowed, blocking roads. Authorities stopped passenger trains and
closed roads in many parts of the country after rocks,
mud and trees felon roads and railway tracks. By Friday,
water flowing downstream from severely affected areas began to inundate
areas around the capital. Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia also experienced

(00:59):
the flooding and landslides due to dueling tropical storms, which
killed hundreds of people and displaced millions.

Speaker 2 (01:08):
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netnaho has sought a pardon from
the country's president, Isaac Hertzog in his long running corruption trial.
Netnaho has been charged with fraud, breach of trust, and
accepting bribes in three separate cases. The request comes weeks
after US President Donald Trump urged Israel to pardon net Yahoo. Meanwhile,

(01:29):
the Palestinian death toll has surpassed seventy thousand since October
twenty twenty three, according to Gaza's Hamas run health ministry.
As Nassau Hospital in Gaza reported IDF soldiers killed two
Palestinian children with a drone strike this week. Israel has
carried out multiple deadly strikes, with soldiers killing at least

(01:51):
three hundred and fifty two Palestinians since a ceasefire came
into effect in October. Both Israel and Tamas have accused
each other of breaking the ceasefire.

Speaker 1 (02:03):
Misinformation, anti science sentiment, and vaccine hesitancy is being blamed
for a drop in Australia's immunization rates. The Australian Medical
Association is urging Australians to reverse the trend, warning lives
are unnecessarily being put at risk and emergency departments are
being stretched too thin. Its latest report, released on Monday,
shows vaccination rates across child, adolescent and adult programs, as

(02:28):
well as seasonal flu vaccination have all dropped. AMA President
Daniel McMullin said, we are seeing increasing global conversations about
vaccine hesitancy and it is putting lives at risk. She added,
Unfortunately Australia is not immune and it is deeply concerning
to see declining rates here, especially among children.

Speaker 2 (02:50):
And today's good news tai chi could have positive outcomes
for sleep. A team of scientists from Hong Kong, Macau,
the US and Switzerland two hundred people in Hong Kong
with chronic insomnia. Half were given tai chi as a
treatment and the other half were given Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
for Insomnia, or CBTI. While the study published in the

(03:14):
British Medical Journal showed that CBTI was more effective than
tai Chi after three months, the difference was much smaller
after fifteen months of treatment. Researchers said this finding quote
supports the use of thai chi as an alternative approach
to manage chronic insomnia in adults long term. They added
that cbti's accessibility was quote often limited because of high

(03:36):
costs and limited professionals, while tai Chi is quote inexpensive,
easily accessible and can be widely implemented.

Speaker 1 (03:45):
That's the latest from The Daily OL's newsroom. If you
are looking for something else to listen to, check out
today's deep dive, where we talk about the prospect of
a ceasefire in Sudan.

Speaker 2 (03:53):
We'll be back tomorrow morning with another deep dive, but
until then, have a great night. My name is Lily
Maddon and I'm a proud Arunda Bungelung Calcotin woman from
Gadighl Country. The Daily oz acknowledges that this podcast is
recorded on the lands of the Gadighl people and pays
respect to all Aboriginal and torrest Rate island and nations.

(04:16):
We pay our respects to the first peoples of these countries,
both past and present.