Australian Proposed Social Media Ban Sparks Outrage
Australia has planned to implement a social media ban for all minors below a certain age. An exact age has not yet been specified, but it is assumed to be between the ages of fourteen and sixteen. Australia’s Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese displays concern for mental and physical health, stating, “I want to see kids off their devices and on the footy fields and the swimming pools and the tennis courts.” Opponents of the bill claim that the ban would make social life much more difficult, pushing kids into dangerous online activities.
Tension Escalates Among Conflict in the Middle East
The war between Israel and the Hamas terrorist group is escalating with no sign of stopping. More and more nations are beginning to be pulled into the conflict as warfare wages on. Hezbollah, a Lebanese-based proxy of Iran, has started to clash with the Israeli military, after its leader, Hassan Nasrallah, was killed. As a result, people are evacuating the southern part of the country. The United States has sent more troops to the Middle East to aid in securing the Israeli border. Iran is becoming increasingly hostile as it sends hundreds of rockets at Israel. Over 40,000 lives have been claimed by the conflict and the question of all-out war is growing ever-present.
Mozart Drops A New Track
A previously uncatalogued piece of music, composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart himself, was recently rediscovered in Germany! While revising the Köchel Catalogue, researchers at Leipzig Municipal Library uncovered an unknown piece dating back to the 1760s, when Mozart was just a teenager. It’s been titled Serenate ex C., or in full “Ganz kleine Nachtmusik.” It is now available in an online medium for all to experience.
Mpox Epidemic Continues To Spread
In 2022 the whole world was reintroduced to an outbreak of Mpox, otherwise known as Monkeypox. As of October 2024, the newest and deadliest strain of Mpox, called Clade 1b, has been circulating in central Africa. It has most heavily affected the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where nearly 20,000 cases have been reported, and more than 500 deaths. Twelve countries have reported this new strain, three of which are located outside of Africa: Sweden, Thailand, and India. Global efforts have risen from nations such as the United States, France, Germany, and Japan. Vaccines are being manufactured and donated to countries in Africa where the disease is rampant.
