SBS News In Depth

Glaciers in Switzerland have lost 5.5 per cent of their ice volume this year, what does this mean for humanity and the environment?

The trend has worsened in recent years: Over the past five years alone, the volume of ice in Switzerland has declined by nearly a fifth, the experts say. A new report testifies to the latest concerns that global warming is wreaking havoc on Europe, the world's fastest-warming continent.

In this episode:
Andreas Bauder from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich on documenting changes to Alpine glaciers.
The report by the Swiss Glacier Monitoring Network or GLAMOS and the Swiss Commission for Cryosphere Observation of the Swiss Academy of Sciences.
How Switzerland's largest ice giant, Aletsch Glacier, suffered its biggest-ever melt while Glacier de Tsanfleuron lost more than four metres of average thickness this year.
The impact of glacier melts as Switzerland gets more than half of its electricity from hydropower.
The amount of glaciers that have disappeared and the change to the landscape of the Alpine region.
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Investors still cautious amid rising bond yields and data heavy week

SBS Finance Editor Ricardo Gonçalves speaks with Tapas Strickland, Chief Market Strategist at Moomoo for the day's market action as the ASX recovers from yesterday's 2 per cent wipe out and discusses a potential new AI IPO.

SBS On the Money is a daily finance podcast where SBS Finance Editor Ricardo Gonçalves unpacks the ASX, the economy and the latest market moves with leading analysts and executives.

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Inside the failed execution attempt of a death row inmate in Tennessee that has thrown the state’s death penalty system into turmoil.

Christa Pike, who was facing death row for the murder of Colleen Slemmer, remains in critical condition, while executions have been halted in Tennessee. An independent review has also been ordered into how the procedure failed. The state says its protocol was followed, but lawyers and medical experts say repeated problems finding and maintaining IV access may help explain why Pike is still alive.

In this episode:
Witnesses recount what they saw at Christa Pike's failed execution.
Why was Christa Pike jailed and the first woman on death row in more than two centuries?
Inside the execution attempt.
Experts explain why the execution could have failed.
Colleen Slemmer’s mother, May Martinez speaks out.
How Tennessee's lethal injection system under fresh scrutiny.
Lawyers explain what could happen next.
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As more details emerge about the stabbing aboard a flydubai flight to Israel, experts raise questions over aircraft security.

The motivation of the alleged attacker on board a flydubai flight bound for Israel is at the centre of an ongoing investigation, with UAE authorities saying they will consider the possibility of terrorist activity or intent. As more details and dramatic first hand accounts emerge, questions are growing over aviation security, cockpit access and how the aircraft avoided disaster.

In this episode:
Firsthand accounts of chaotic scenes onboard.
Injured pilot moved to Abu Dhabi for further treatment.
What investigators are examining.
Experts provide details on the aircraft's descent
How the incident is prompting debate over cockpit door design and aviation security.
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A new national research centre is aiming to improve how FASD is prevented, diagnosed and supported.

Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder is a lifelong disability caused by prenatal alcohol exposure, but because its effects are often hidden, it can go unrecognised for years. As a new Australian research centre dedicated to FASD prepares to launch, people living with the condition and advocates say stigma and misunderstanding remain barriers to diagnosis and support.

In this episode:
Jessica's journey to getting a FASD diagnosis.
How many Australians are impacted by FASD.
The stigma associated with FASD and its impacts.
The barriers for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women and Australia's first FASD Indigenous Framework.
The experiences of people with FASD in the criminal justice system.
How the new national FASD research centre hopes to help.
For more information about FASD and the Red Shoes Rock campaign, visit Red Shoes Rock campaign

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