WASHINGTON, USA- US makes history with first all-female spacewalk
Christina Koch (left) is leading Jessica Meir, who is making her first ever spacewalk. . . WASHINGTON: US astronauts Christina
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SCIENCE: Singapore researchers create world’s largest Asian genetic databank
(From left) Professor Liu Jianjun, deputy executive director and senior group leader (human genetics) at the Genome Institute of Singapore
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South Korea’s LINE Launches Anti-Hoax Campaign to Combat Fake News
South Korean social media giant LINE Plus Corporation has partnered with the Associated Press to combat fake news online. (Photo
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WASTE WATER: HÀ NỘI, Việt Nam- Nearly 90% of city sewage ends up in rivers
Untreated wastewater and garbage discharged by households and businesses directly into streams and rivers in the southern city of Cà
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TOKYO, Japan- Rescue efforts underway as Typhoon Hagibis kills four in Japan
Damaged houses caused by weather patterns from Typhoon Hagibis are seen in Ichihara, Chiba prefecture on October 12, 2019. (Photo
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IRRIGATION WATER: VIENTIANE, Laos- Lao, Korean experts approve Vientiane irrigation reservoir ahead of handover
. Technical officials from Laos’ Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry and the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs of
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DRINKING WATER: VIENTIANE, Laos- Japan pouring US$17.8 million into Luang Prabang water supply upgrade
The Japanese government is funding a grant aid project worth US$17.8 million to improve the water supply system in Luang
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NOBEL PEACE PRIZE-CHEMISTRY: STOCKHOLM, Sweden – US-UK-Japan trio win chemistry Nobel for lithium-ion battery
A screen displays the laureates of the 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, from left, John B. Goodenough, M. Stanley Whittingham,
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HO CHI MINH CITY, Viet Nam- Experts call for better water resources management to cope with climate change
The flood-regulating Trà Sư Dam in An Giang Province’s Tịnh Biên District. — VNA/VNS Photo Công Mạo . . HCM
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SOLID WASTE MGMT: HÀ NỘI, Việt Nam- Việt Nam (VN) tackles waste container problem
Scrap containers are handled at Cát Lái Port in HCM City. During the first six months of the year, more
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