☕️ Tennis legend Rafael Nadal retires

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“We will fight hard. And we will ask them to remain in Paris! ‘Emily in Paris’ in Rome doesn’t make sense.”
French President Emmanuel Macron in an interview with Variety that the next season of the Netflix show Emily in Paris will be filmed in Rome.

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The number of cases of coercive control currently being investigated by NSW Police. NSW Commissioner Karen Webb confirmed to ABC that one person has been charged since the act became an offence in July. Coercive control is a form of domestic violence where a person displays a pattern of controlling and manipulative behaviours in the context of a relationship, limiting someone’s autonomy and independence over time.

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Bill Clinton and Hillary Rodham (now Clinton) got married.

18-year-old Nima Rinji Sherpa has broken the record for the youngest person to climb the 14 highest peaks on Earth.

These are peaks measuring more than 8,000 metres above sea level. He summited all of these mountains in 740 days.

The previous record was held by a 30-year-old.

Nima Rinji summited the mountain peaks as part of the 14 Peaks Expedition, which is led by Sherpas. He climbed with Pasang Nurbu Sherpa.

Sherpa is an ethnic community from the mountainous regions of Nepal. Today, Sherpas often assist visitors on their climbs because they have a local understanding of the mountainous environment.

Nima Rinji is a Sherpa, and said his world record is “a tribute to every Sherpa... it is a testament to our strength, resilience, and passion.”

Reporting by Nandini Dhir.

A group of businesses, unions, and community organisations are calling for Government reforms to boost employment opportunities for skilled migrants.

In an open letter to Parliament, a newly formed working group said the economy is missing out on $9 billion a year from permanent migrants working below their skill level.

The group said talent that could address a national skills shortage “is not being fully utilised.”

A national worker shortage is impacting a range of occupations, including teaching, healthcare, and childcare.

Government data shows there was a national shortage for more than a third of occupations last year.

According to analysis by the ‘Activate Australia’s Skills’ working group, shortages of skilled workers grew three times faster in regional areas than in capital cities in 2023.

CEO of Settlement Services International, Violet Roumeliotis, said an “endless maze of red tape and hurdles unrelated to their actual skills and experience” was preventing thousands of workers from using their overseas qualifications in Australia.

“We have doctors and electricians driving ride shares. We have engineers stacking shelves. We have nurses and pharmacists cleaning offices,” Roumeliotis said.

The group called for the system to be modernised to address these issues.

A report from ‘Activate Australia’s Skills’ called for four key changes to the skills recognition system:

Migrants applying to arrive in Australia as skilled workers must undergo an assessment to ensure they have “skills, qualifications, and experience to meet Australian occupational standards.”

This year, the Federal Government allocated $1.8 million over two years to streamline the assessments, prioritising workers with experience in the housing construction industry.

Skills and Training Minister Andrew Giles said the government is committed to seeing more Australians filling roles in ”crucial areas”.

Reporting by Achol Arok.

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A former Canadian international player, Campbell has been involved in coaching since 2017 and was appointed to the NHL earlier this year. She said “it's just a normal day,” but also acknowledged, “I'm really going to try to honour what it is, because I know… that the magnitude and the importance of this moment is really important for our game.”

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Reporting by Chloe Christie.

When a hurricane warning is issued in the U.S. many people turn to the National Hurricane Centre. However, the Waffle House Index (aka the #whindex) has been pulling through since 2004.

Waffle House is a popular fast food chain in the U.S. and its index has three categories:

These colours are plotted onto a map to indicate whether a Waffle House location is in operation or not during the hurricane season.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) manages natural disasters. Its former head, Craig Fugate, created the Waffle House Index in 2004 when he was looking for something to eat after Hurricane Charley.

Since then, the #whindex has been used as a way of indicating how severely an area is impacted by a storm or hurricane.

Reporting by Nandini Dhir.

here’s a new Netflix show that everyone’s talking about. It’s called ‘Monsters’ and it’s based on the true story of the Menendez brothers, who were found guilty of murder in 1996.

Over two decades later, U.S. authorities have now announced they will review new evidence in the case. In today’s podcast, we’ll explore the case that’s got everyone talking, and what could happen now that the LA District Attorney is considering new evidence.