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It's getting too hot to vote in India
News, David Fickling, Published on 24/04/2024
» How do you run a democracy when the mercury rises above 40 degrees Celsius? That's the problem faced by voters in India. A swath of the country's east is sweltering under a heatwave. The city centre of Kolkata has emptied out, schools have cancelled classes, and one TV presenter collapsed on air with heat stroke.
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Digital wallet 'super app' to link with bank apps
Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 17/04/2024
» The so-called super app earmarked for the 10,000-baht digital wallet scheme will work in sync with existing mobile applications for banks on users' phones, according to Deputy Finance Minister Julapun Amornvivat.
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UK debates tough anti-smoking law
Published on 16/04/2024
» LONDON - British lawmakers were preparing to vote on Tuesday on a proposal by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to ban anyone aged 15 and under from ever buying cigarettes.
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Public health needs more attention
News, Published on 08/04/2024
» April 7 marks the founding anniversary of the World Health Organization. It was on this day, in 1948, that the WHO constitution came into force for the first time.
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Politics of religion
Oped, Postbag, Published on 23/03/2024
» Re: "Buddhism is always oddly political", (Opinion, March 16).
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Give disabled women a chance
Oped, Published on 22/03/2024
» It is well known that women in developing economies have fewer educational and employment opportunities than their male counterparts, leading to higher rates of poverty.
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Airline hit by disability row
Gary Boyle, Published on 15/03/2024
» The Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities will look into a complaint filed by a wheelchair-bound activist after an airline denied boarding on the grounds that he had no one to escort him on the flight.
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China faces 3% GDP loss as heatwaves intensify
South China Morning Post, Published on 14/03/2024
» More frequent and severe global heatwaves will disrupt future supply chains around the world, a new study has found.
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Airline stung by disability row
News, Published on 14/03/2024
» The Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities will look into a complaint filed by a wheelchair-bound activist after an airline denied boarding on the grounds that he had no one to escort him on the flight.
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Welfare rules need review
Oped, Editorial, Published on 27/02/2024
» Last week, Social Development and Human Security Minister Varawut Silpa-archa announced the expansion of welfare programmes to benefit newborns, the elderly and the disabled. While experts welcomed the push, it was certainly overdue.
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