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Modern medicine in ancient Rome
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 02/07/2023
» Doctors are generally held in high regard today, but Romans of the first century were sceptical, even scornful, of medical practitioners, many of whom ministered to ailments they did not understand. Poets especially ridiculed surgeons for being greedy, for taking sexual advantage of patients and, above all, for incompetence.
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Righting the ship
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 30/10/2022
» Millions of dollars in advertisements blasting schools for teaching critical race theory and assailing corporations like BlackRock for catering to "woke politicians".
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The home makeover from hell
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 12/06/2022
» Millions of viewers, eager for a Cinderella story with real estate as the central character, watch televised home renovation shows to see troubled houses transformed into showstoppers.
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Dance in times of pandemic
Life, Published on 26/11/2020
» The Embassy of Israel presents a screening of Outside, a Covid-19 fairytale, at Bangkok Art and Culture Centre's Room 501, Pathumwan intersection, on Sunday at 2pm.
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Chopin with added scholarly polish
Life, Published on 18/07/2019
» The Bangkok Chopin Society invites you to a masterclass by award-winning Polish-American pianist and college professor Anna Kijanowska on Sunday from 2-5.30pm.
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Amazon lets you try on and return clothes free
Jon Fernquest, Published on 22/06/2017
» Retail experiments to find ways to get people to buy online now include trying out products at home for a period of time.
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Currencies slump, funds flee emerging markets
Business, Published on 08/09/2018
» Recap: Emerging stock markets, especially those in Asia, experienced heavy fund outflows as concerns mounted over the health of emerging economies in general, and contagion impact from the likes of Argentina and Turkey. The Indonesian rupiah hit a two-decade low and the Indian rupee also lost more ground. US-China trade tensions continue to cast a pall over markets as well.
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Patience wearing thin with Iranian regime
News, Published on 05/05/2018
» In the early weeks of 2018, protests swept through the small towns of Iran, mobilising the disgruntled lower rung of society. Demonstrators chanted slogans against the country's theocracy. Meanwhile, large cities, where some of the largest anti-regime demonstrations previously had taken place, remained relatively quiet.
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"Free education" not really free
Jon Fernquest, Published on 17/02/2012
» Test scores & education quality falling. Lack of accountability the problem, not money, 20% of govt budget to education, more than ASEAN neighbors.
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