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Daily Cuts - Fate of ongoing Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal hangs in the air

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US President Donald Trump warned on Monday (Feb 10) that "all hell" would break loose if every Israeli hostage is not released from Gaza within days, after Hamas threatened to postpone further exchanges under a fragile ceasefire deal it said Israel was violating. Tensions have been running high since a shock proposal by Mr Trump to take over the Gaza Strip and remove its more than two million inhabitants. Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman examine the fragility of the situation and whether this is the beginning of the end of the truce with Nader Hashemi, Assoc. Professor of Middle East and Islamic Politics, Georgetown University

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Daily Cuts - Health-related issues surrounding drinking alcohol

The US surgeon general calls for cancer warning labels on alcoholic beverages, following growing research that has linked drinking, sometimes even within the recommended limits, to various types of cancer. He called for updating the labels to include a heightened risk of breast cancer, colon cancer and at least five other malignancies now linked by scientific studies to alcohol consumption. Susan Ng and Hairianto Diman speak with Dr Adeline Seow, Lead of the Cancer programme and Epidemiology Domain at Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, to find out the health risks associated with drinking alcohol.

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Daily Cuts - Cost of living tops Singaporeans' concerns ahead of general election

A new survey by Blackbox Research’s sentiment tracker SensingSG has found cost of living to be the top concern of Singaporeans heading into this year’s general election. Concerns over jobs and unemployment came in second, while the state of the economy followed in third place. A quarter of the voters is also undecided on who they will be voting for. Susan Ng and Hairianto Diman speak with Bilveer Singh, Associate Professor and Deputy Head of Political Science at NUS for a deeper dive into the findings. 

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Daily Cuts - Detained South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol absent from second day of trial

A second no-show for South Korea's detained president Yoon Suk Yeol who again refused interrogation by anti-corruption officials probing his martial law decree. With the expiration of his detention order looming, Susan Ng and Hairianto Diman speak with Gil-Soo Han, Professor of Communications at Monash University, to find out what will happen next.

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Daily Cuts - A Letter to Myself: "Taking up space" and other ideas Vivian Lim believes are worth spreading

Vivian Lim is the lead curator of TEDxSingapore, a platform where selected presenters share some of their most compelling, inspiring, and socially-relevant ideas. Vivian shares how her own journey from being an engineering student to running an established brand that's part of a global network, has shaped her own sense of self, leadership, and aspirations for her community.

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