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Magnetic surgical robot makes debut in Chilean hospital
Life, Reuters, Published on 13/12/2023
» SANTIAGO - A robot that uses powerful magnets to perform less invasive and more efficient surgeries completed its first international procedure, a gallbladder removal, at a public hospital in Chile this week, according to the company that developed the technology.
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Ritual piercings mark annual Taoist festival in Phuket
Reuters, Published on 04/10/2022
» PHUKET: Worshippers in this island resort province have celebrated a nine-day Taoist festival, with many piercing their faces with metal spikes and walking on hot coals to show devotion to deities.
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Thai TikToker builds following with tips on frugal living
Reuters, Published on 08/09/2022
» SAMUT PRAKAN: A Thai TikToker's tips on grocery shopping on a budget of just 4,000 baht (US$109) a month are attracting thousands of followers amid a global food crisis as the southeast Asian nation grapples with its highest inflation in more than a decade.
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Cannabis pop-up truck proves popular with tourists
Reuters, Published on 14/06/2022
» "Amnesia", "Jack Haze", and "Night Nurse" are among marijuana strains on sale at a pop-up truck in Bangkok, as retailers cash in on demand for the newly decriminalised substance from foreigners and locals alike.
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Instant noodle store an unlikely hit with youth
Reuters, Published on 24/03/2022
» In Thailand, a country famous for its flavourful, spicy cuisine and street food, instant noodles may seem an unlikely culinary hit.
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Hollywood actor George Segal dies at age 87
Life, Reuters, Published on 25/03/2021
» LOS ANGELES: George Segal, the Oscar-nominated actor who sparred with Richard Burton in Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf, romanced Glenda Jackson in A Touch Of Class and won laughs in the TV sitcom The Goldbergs, has died at the age of 87, his wife Sonia said.
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Gaming addiction classified as mental health disorder by WHO
Reuters, Published on 18/06/2018
» LONDON: Many parents will have thought it for a long time, but they now have a new argument to limit their children's 'screen time' - addiction to video games has been recognised by World Health Organization as a mental health disorder.
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Kate Moss immortalised as mannequin-style sculpture
Reuters, Published on 27/06/2017
» LONDON -- British supermodel Kate Moss has been stripped down and immortalised as a naked, armless mannequin in an advant-garde sculpture titled 'MILF', which has gone on display in London.
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WHO: Polluted environments kill 1.7m children a year
Reuters, Published on 06/03/2017
» LONDON - A quarter of all global deaths of children under five are due to unhealthy or polluted environments including dirty water and air, second-hand smoke and a lack or adequate hygiene, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday.
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Ministry considers Zika tests for all pregnant women
Reuters, Published on 03/10/2016
» The Public Health Ministry is considering testing all pregnant women for Zika, an official said on Monday, following confirmation last week of its first known cases of microcephaly, a birth defect marked by small head size, linked to the Zika virus.
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