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Nature: An ice-covered Niagara Falls
Read more: Nature: An ice-covered Niagara FallsWe leave you this Oscar Sunday at one of nature’s greatest movie sets: an icy Niagara falls. Videographer: Carl Mrozek.
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Iran-US war latest: Trump says Iran wants ceasefire but suggests he’ll keep bombing Kharg Island ‘just for fun’
Read more: Iran-US war latest: Trump says Iran wants ceasefire but suggests he’ll keep bombing Kharg Island ‘just for fun’US president says he ‘totally demolished’ Iran’s Kharg Island and ‘may hit it a few more times just for fun’
Asia
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Low pay, 84-hour working week: Malaysia’s doctor shortage under the microscope
Read more: Low pay, 84-hour working week: Malaysia’s doctor shortage under the microscopeMalaysia’s medical professionals are under pressure. Falling recruitment, an exodus of doctors and a growing patient load have put a strain on the system. What is behind the staffing crisis in public hospitals, asks the programme Insight.
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With Malaysia’s drug abuse cases at ‘critical level’ amid rise of Kpods, can it turn the tide?
Read more: With Malaysia’s drug abuse cases at ‘critical level’ amid rise of Kpods, can it turn the tide?Experts are calling for a shift from a punitive approach against drug users to one focused on public health and rehabilitation.
Thailand
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Yodchanan satisfied with Pheu Thai effort despite setbacks
Read more: Yodchanan satisfied with Pheu Thai effort despite setbacksPheu Thai Party prime ministerial candidate Yodchanan Wongsawat insists he remains undiscouraged by the outcome of Sunday’s election, adding that it is now up to the party’s executive committee to decide whether to join a coalition government or serve in opposition.
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Parks chief defends elephant relocation protocols
Read more: Parks chief defends elephant relocation protocolsThe head of the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation on Thursday defended his agency’s handling of a fatal elephant relocation operation, while protesters continued to demand his resignation.
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Ultrafine dust levels unsafe in most of Thailand
Read more: Ultrafine dust levels unsafe in most of ThailandUltrafine dust was at unsafe levels in Bangkok and 47 provinces over the past 24 hours, as of Sunday afternoon, according to the Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency (Gistda).
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Travel worries ease as Airbus delivers quick software fix
Read more: Travel worries ease as Airbus delivers quick software fixPARIS – Fears of days of travel chaos across the world eased on Saturday after the plane manufacturer Airbus intervened rapidly to deliver a software upgrade it had said was immediately needed on 6,000 of its stalwart A320 passenger jets.
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Global flights in chaos as top-selling Airbus jet hit by recall
Read more: Global flights in chaos as top-selling Airbus jet hit by recallHONG KONG — Airlines across the world cancelled hundreds of flights on Saturday and scrambled to adjust schedules, as a major Airbus software glitch threatened to derail a crucial holiday travel season.
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Low pay, 84-hour working week: Malaysia’s doctor shortage under the microscope
Read more: Low pay, 84-hour working week: Malaysia’s doctor shortage under the microscopeMalaysia’s medical professionals are under pressure. Falling recruitment, an exodus of doctors and a growing patient load have put a strain on the system. What is behind the staffing crisis in public hospitals, asks the programme Insight.
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With Malaysia’s drug abuse cases at ‘critical level’ amid rise of Kpods, can it turn the tide?
Read more: With Malaysia’s drug abuse cases at ‘critical level’ amid rise of Kpods, can it turn the tide?Experts are calling for a shift from a punitive approach against drug users to one focused on public health and rehabilitation.
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State leaders urged to honour vow
Read more: State leaders urged to honour vowThe restaurant and tourism sectors hope the administration will remain intact to deliver on its memorandum of agreement (MoA) with the People’s Party by launching stimulus campaigns for people suffering in the South before the end of its term.
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BMA to expand city’s Water Taxi network
Read more: BMA to expand city’s Water Taxi networkThe Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has unveiled plans to renovate inner-city canals for tourism and improve water-based transport with an expanded Water Taxi service, supported by an on-demand mobile application set to launch by mid-December.
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NHRC steps in as prison privilege scandal grows
Read more: NHRC steps in as prison privilege scandal growsFour officials at Bangkok Remand Prison have been dismissed after being found guilty of serious disciplinary violations linked to a prison scandal, while 14 others remain under investigation, said Justice Minister Pol Lt Gen Rutthapon Naowarat.