11/08/21 WEDNESDAY ZEDLINES
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WEDNESDAY 10AM ZEDLINES 11/08/21
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Andrew Cuomo resigns
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo resigns following sexual harassment report.
Faced with mounting legal pressures and demands for his departure from President Joe Biden among others, Andrew Cuamo resigned on Tuesday
following an inquiry that he sexually harassed 11 women capping a startling demise for one of the most prominent politicians in the United States.
Fake doctor at Sydney hospital
Police are investigating a woman who allegedly posed as a doctor at Sydney hospital for almost eight months.
The woman had worked for almost eight months at the hospital and had been "supervised" throughout her entire employment.
She has since been removed from the facility and the matter has been referred to the NSW Police department
Fossil Fuel trade is wreaking havoc across the planet
The Federal Government is under intense pressure after IPCC report showed how the fossil fuel trade is “wreaking havoc” across the planet.
Scott Morrison responded to the IPCC by stating that he believes the world will have access to carbon-removing technology, which is yet to even begin development and currently doesn’t exist.
Dozens of backpackers released from quarantine
Dozens of people have been released from a backpackers hostel in Brisbane this morning, after completing two weeks of mandatory quarantine.
Sixty-two guests and the owner of the City Backpacker HQ hostel were forced to isolate inside the Roma Street building for 14 days, after a guest tested positive to COVID-19.
Guests say it was “business as usual in the hostel exposing that plenty of people were mingling as it was just a big party. People went to the pool, drank and just socialised.”
Thousands of Brisbane families to be released from home quarantine
Thousands of families caught in the Brisbane school cluster will be released from home quarantine Friday morning after having to self isolate for 2 weeks due to the ongoing cases.
Queues are expected to be staggering as more residents are undergoing their final 12 day tests in preparation to leave their self-isolation.
Lack of physical activity harms the mental health of teenagers
New global research has found excess screen time and a lack of physical activity is harming the mental health of adolescents.
The study By Asad Khan, from the University of Queensland School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, finds that girls experience detrimental health impacts after 2 hours of screen time and boys after 4 hours.
Dr Khan says, "We have also seen that it is linked with depression and anxiety in this particular paediatric population."
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Google introduces new privacy measures to protect children
International search engine giant, Google, has announced new privacy measures to protect Teenagers and impose tougher standards on companies that fail to protect children.
Children 13-17 will immediately be put on private mode, and anybody under 18 will have the option to remove an image of themselves on Google Images.