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    Explaining the difference between good and bad carbs

    Life, Published on 18/07/2023

    » DEAR DOCTORS: I'm fuzzy on the idea of "good" and "bad" carbs. I know candy and soda and junk food are bad carbs, but I'm not sure what makes them different from good carbs. I'd like to understand that better. Also, what are some examples of good and bad carbs?

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    Book by exiled academic banned for 'insulting' the King: Gazette

    News, Published on 09/07/2023

    » A book about the monarchy written by academic-in-exile Pavin Chatchavalpongpun has been banned in Thailand for defaming the monarchy, according to a police announcement published in the Royal Gazette on Friday.

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    Cheat days can stall progress on diet

    Life, Published on 04/07/2023

    » DEAR DOCTORS: I'm starting a low-carb diet to lose weight, and I plan to incorporate cheat days to help me stick with it. I don't see anything wrong with that, but my sister says cheat days are bad for your health, and that they teach you bad habits. Is that true? What is considered a cheat day?

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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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    Adam Smith 300 years later

    Oped, Published on 30/06/2023

    » This year marks the 300th anniversary of the birth of Adam Smith, the founding father of modern economics. It comes at a time when the global economy faces several daunting challenges.

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    Without aid of whistleblowers, the West is lost

    News, Published on 28/06/2023

    » Earlier this month, CNN reported that a British court has denied WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange "permission to appeal an order to extradite him to the United States, where he faces criminal charges under the Espionage Act". Although Assange's legal team will continue to explore its options, the snare around his neck is clearly tightening. Time is not on his side. The US and British authorities who are pursuing him can afford to wait for any remaining public interest in his case to dwindle in the face of wars, climate change, anxiety about artificial intelligence, and other global issues.

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    War, modernity shake up pacifist sect

    Sunday Spotlight, Published on 25/06/2023

    » When he was growing up among the Doukhobors, a pacifist religious group that immigrated to Canada from czarist Russia, J J Verigin would sometimes arrive home from school to find naked elderly women trying to burn down his family's house.

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    Rising sea threat for D-Day beaches

    Sunday Spotlight, Published on 25/06/2023

    » Even filled with grass and wildflowers, the craters remain so deep and wide that you can still sense the blasts of bombs that carved them 79 years ago. At the pockmarked entrance of an old German bunker, you can almost feel the rattle of machine-gun fire.

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    Comedian John Cleese to perform in Bangkok

    Life, Post Reporters, Published on 20/06/2023

    » Legendary comedian John Cleese is set to bring back laughter to Thai fans during "John Cleese Live in Bangkok" at KBank Siam Pic-Ganesha, 7th floor of Siam Square One, Rama I Road, on July 7 at 8pm.

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    Yearly physicals set baseline for health

    Life, Published on 20/06/2023

    » DEAR DOCTORS: I am baffled that what used to be a thorough and comprehensive physical exam is now just a few questions, taking some vital signs and a few blood tests. No checking your eyes, throat, glands or reflexes. No breast exam. Why has this changed? What constitutes a complete physical these days?

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