The Government's New Plans To Change Social Media Laws

SOCIAL MEDIA SUMMIT
We got a bit more information about the government's new social media laws for young people today. In case you missed it, the government is trying to figure out how to slap age restrictions on social media in an effort to try to keep kids safer online. But we haven't had a lot of detail yet, until today, when we got a tiny bit more info. At a big social media summit in Adelaide, the government announced that it plans to get the social media companies themselves to better enforce age limits, rather than putting that responsibility on kids and their parents. That means there will be no penalties if you're underage and have a social media account. But some people are worried that it won't be enough. The other big question on everyone's lips is what the age limit is actually going to be. And the government still doesn't have an answer, although it could be anywhere from 14 to as high as 16 years old, so we'll have to wait and see.

HURRICANE MILTON
Hurricane Milton has left a trail of destruction across Florida. While the storm wasn't as fierce as first expected, it still brought extremely wild winds and dozens of tornadoes. Lots of buildings have been destroyed, including the local baseball stadium, Tropicana Field, that had its roof completely torn off. Millions of people are still without power and at least 10 people have died. Milton has now made its way out to sea and emergency crews are working hard to keep everyone safe.

NADAL RETIRES
Yep, the King of Clay Rafael Nadal has announced he's retiring. After a super long and super successful career, the 38-year-old Spaniard says next month's Davis Cup will be his very last tournament. Rafa's a 22-time grand slam champion and is considered to be one of the greatest tennis players of all time. He's also pretty well known for his interesting superstitious match rituals. But lately, he's had a lot of injuries, so the news didn't exactly come as a surprise. The tennis community and the world were quick to leave their tributes as they prepare for an emotional farewell to a legend of the game.

SOCCEROOS
Speaking of legends, the Socceroos have defeated China in their World Cup qualifier last night. It was a rough start for the Aussies after falling behind in the 20th minute, but after Lewis Miller scored an equaliser for Australia in the first half, the rest was history, with the Aussies taking the win 3 to 1. They'll now go on to play Japan in the next round.

YOUNG MOUNTAINEER
And finally meet 18-year-old Nima Rinji Sherpa. He's just become the youngest mountaineer to summit all of Earth's 14 highest peaks. The peaks are all more than 8,000 metres tall and are all located in the Himalayan and Karakoram mountain ranges. He started the challenge when he was just 16, and it's taken him just over 2 years to complete it.

CAN ART
First up, to a strange artwork in the Netherlands. What you're looking at here is a meticulously hand painted replica of a real tin can label and all. So realistic in fact, that a new worker at the museum accidentally threw these cans in the bin thinking they were litter. But luckily, a curator realised the cans had gone missing, and rescued them in the nick of time.

PADDINGTON STATUES
Now to the UK, where 23 sculptures of Paddington have popped up around the UK and Ireland ahead of the release of his latest movie. They were all cast and painted by hand, woah that's a lot of Paddingtons.

NOBEL LITERATURE PRIZE
And finally, to the winner of this year's Nobel Prize in Literature: South Korean author Han Kang. And she's officially the first person from South Korea to win the award.
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