8AM ZEDLINES WITH MADI AND ZORA
Madi and Zora present your 8am Zedlines.
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Boris Johnson will ask EU for Brexit extension
British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson will send a letter to the EU asking for Brexit extension beyond 31st October if there is no agreement by Saturday.
Trump denies giving Turkey ‘green light’ to invade Syria
President Donald Trump denies giving Turkey the ‘green light’ to invade Syria in a meeting with the Italian President Sergio Mattarella on Wednesday.
Investigation clears officers after teenage girl was spit-hooded in NT cell
Officers involved in an internal investigation into whether a Northern Territory girl was spit-hooded, stripped and kept naked in a cell have been cleared of breaches of duty.
Freight-train company announces support for Adani
Pacific National, one of Australia’s largest rail freight companies has publicly announced its willingness to service Adani’s Carmichael mine, despite opposition by environmentalists.
Drought-stricken farmers forced to surrender working dogs
Farmers are being forced to surrender their dogs to shelters in Brisbane as drought conditions worsen.
Extinction Rebellion protesters occupy Brisbane CBD
Extinction Rebellion protesters are expected to block traffic in the city again this morning after last week’s series of protests for climate change action.
11am Zedlines
Your 11am Zedlines with Jesse and Tiffany
NASA launches first all-female spacewalk
NASA will carry out the first all-female spacewalk this week, after a spacesuit debacle earlier this year resulted in accusations of sexism.
Traditionally a male-dominated agency, NASA announced that Astronauts Christina Koch and Jessica Meir will venture outside the International Space Station either Thursday or Friday this week to replace a power controller unit that failed over the weekend.
Calls for German lab to be shut, after animal cruelty reports
An animal testing laboratory in Germany that subjected monkeys to “barbaric” treatment and kept unwell dogs in squalid conditions is under investigation amid calls for the closure of the centre by animal rights groups.
The calls come after footage, allegedly shot at the Laboratory of Pharmacology and Toxicology facility near Hamburg, shows a monkey strapped in a metal harness, and a bleeding dog left untreated in its cage.