Hey. How's it going? Amelia here. Let's see what's making news.
For the Top End of Australia, stinger season officially begins next week.
But for 13-year-old Indi, it arrived early.
She ended up in the hospital after getting stung by a deadly Irukandji.
My tummy started to feel really, like, sick
and my chest started to feel really tight,
and then my leg started feeling just aching and stuff.
NAT: Indi Young is describing
the feeling of getting stung by a box jellyfish,
a tiny but extremely venomous Irukandji jellyfish.
She was out kite surfing when it happened.
The outer layer of my skin, it was like needles,
but the real pain that, like, was the worst bit
was it was like I was... it was like a big cramp.
Irukandji are really small.
Their bells can be about the size of a pea,
while their tentacles can reach a metre long.
Their venom can make people really sick,
and in some cases, people have died.
We knew that it was a little bit more serious
than just a little bit of stomach pain.
Expected that it could have been an Irukandji.
And, uh, it was.
We got her to the hospital and she was in a lot of pain.
Stinger season officially starts on October 1,
and lasts right through to the end of May,
but jellyfish can still make appearances
throughout the dry season as well.
Experts say the best advice
is just to stay out of the sea at this time of year if you can,
and you make sure you're wearing protective clothing
that covers your whole body.
Indi's already thinking about her next trip,
but says she'll be wearing a stinger suit.
I can't wait until I can get back out there.
Archaeologists in Egypt have unearthed dozens of coffins
buried more than 2,500 years ago.
They were found in an ancient burial ground south of Cairo,
near several pyramids.
The wooden sarcophagi are pretty special.
They're painted and covered in hieroglyphs.
Archaeologists are still trying to work out where they came from
and who's actually in them.
India's Taj Mahal has reopened.
It's been closed for six months because of COVID-19,
but now authorities have decided
to reopen the 17th century tomb to visitors,
although not as many as in the past.
Now from the Taj Mahal to Taj Farrant.
That's a person, not a building.
He's an 11-year-old Aussie rocker
who's already made a name for himself around the world,
and now he's releasing his first single.
CALE: Carlos Santana, Rob Thomas, KISS -
not too many 11-year-olds can say
they've played guitar alongside these rock 'n' roll icons.
Well, unless you're Taj Farrant.
Taj has been playing since he was a super young.
My dad took me to AC/DC concert when I was six.
And then I saw Angus play Shook Me All Night Long
and I was like, "Yep, I just wanna do that for the rest of my life."
And since then, he's been trotting the globe,
playing with some of rock's biggest names.
It is pretty cool, 'cause, for one, it's Santana
and you always look up to someone like that.
And then, there I am, standing next to him.
Taj has even tested his talents out on Australia's Got Talent
and made an appearance on the Ellen show.
Nice to meet you!
Now Taj has gone and released his debut single, Just Can't Sleep.
Me and my friend Jake,
we were just thinking of writing stuff in the studios
and we needed, um, a song.
(SINGS)
So...we started playing around on the guitar
and then we came up with Just Can't Sleep.
Taj has already got heaps of fans and followers online,
but he can't wait to play for them again for real.
Take us out, Mr Farrant.
(PLAYS RIFF)
Now it's time for some cheeky creatures
wreaking havoc on the soccer field, just because they can.
It's time for Pitch Invaders.
Hmm. It's hard to tackle a macaw, as this Brazilian player now knows.
The pesky parrot swooped in and landed on her head
during the national women's team training in Rio.
I guess that's macaw one, Brazil nil.
And Oscar the alpaca made his debut as a tack-in midfielder
in this game in England.
Just before halftime, Oscar galloped over from a neighbouring farm
to kick some goals, or some players.
Not sure which.
The game was put on hold for around 20 minutes
before Oscar finally returned to his usual field.
I guess we'll call this one a draw.
Well, that's all the news for now,
but I'll be back with more for you tomorrow.
Catch you then.
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