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Daily Cuts - NASA unveils findings from asteroid Bennu

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About 18 days ago, NASA’s OSIRIS-REx returned to Earth to drop off material from asteroid Bennu. This is the first U.S. mission to collect a sample from an asteroid, which is about 200 million miles away. The samples from the asteroid contained abundant water in the form of hydrated clay minerals and molecules. 5% of the asteroid was made up of carbon, which is the "highest abundance of carbon measured in any extra-terrestrial sample". Dr Brad Tucker, Astrophysicist and Cosmologist, ANU Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics explains the significance of this for our future.

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Daily Cuts - Creating wedding marches to remember

Melanie Oliveiro speaks with James Wong, a famous pianist with close to a million followers on his tiktok @jameswongkl. Giving the nickname “CEO of Sad Songs'' to himself, his piano covers of classic songs have captured the internet. More notably, his reimagined piano covers of songs as wedding entrances earned him many opportunities to play for weddings and be part of people’s magical day.

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Daily Cuts - More than just a Work+Store

Melanie Oliveiro speaks with Danny Wong, the CEO of Work+Store, a locally-founded storage provider for businesses and individuals. Danny Wong will talk about how the company was founded and storage trends observed as players in the game. He'll share more about the rise of demand from e-commerce firms, and how “shoppertainment” has made them cater to evolving needs like providing livestreaming rooms.

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Daily Cuts - Helping Women Juggle

Hear about an e-commerce platform and community that prides itself in being purpose-driven and inclusive in helping budding and seasoned female entrepreneurs. Artisan Nook’s Founder Reena Yin tells more to Work It’s Stanley Leong & Justine Moss.

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Daily Cuts - How companies can avoid exposure to money-laundering risks

Since the uncovering of the largest money-laundering case in Singapore, more businesses have become sensitised to their risk of being unwittingly involved in the illegal practice. We find out from Tan Jin, co-founder of OneHypernet, a corporate compliance consultant, what they can do to minimise their risks.

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Daily Cuts - Philippines cancels China-funded railway projects

The Philippines is no longer in talks with China for the funding of three railway projects after loan negotiations with the country continued to stall. The projects are wrth US$5 billion. We learn more about the reasons for the decision and the implicit message it could be sending about Manila’s fraught relations with Beijing. Joining us is Prof Edmund Tayao, a Political Analyst in Manila.

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