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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 - Israel-Hamas updates

Gaza is now a scene of desperation, as displaced civilians are raiding aid trucks to access food. The Strip is now facing a public health disaster due to the collapse of its health system and the spread of disease. Israel says the war won’t end for several more months, while Hamas is open to ideas to end it.  Andrea Heng and Susan Ng speak with Lawrence Anderson, Senior Fellow, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies

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Daily Cuts - US President faces impeachment probe

US President Joe Biden faces an impeachment probe – but is it a legitimate threat to his presidency and re-election run? Andrea Heng and Susan Ng speak with Professor Richard Bensel, Department of Government, Cornell University.

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Daily Cuts - Volunteering in Kampala, Uganda

Melanie Oliveiro speaks with Matthew Driver, Executive Vice President, Head of Services, Asia Pacific of Mastercard about his trip to Kampala, the capital city of Uganda. Matthew will share about his time volunteering at a Refugee Charity that helps to integrate refugees and empower them to be self-reliant, and more on Mastercard's new AI offerings and how it will change the way we travel. 

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Daily Cuts - The stage is set for Mediacorp's Berani Nyanyi

Mediacorp's hit programme Berani Nyani is back! Melanie Oliveiro speaks with Najip Ali, veteran musician, actor, host and executive producer, and Shane Mardjuki, actor and Semi-Final contestant of Mediacorp’s Berani Nyanyi? Season 2. The singing competition asks 30 non-singing local talents "Berani Nyanyi?" which means "Dare to Sing?" and Najip and Shane will share what goes on behind the scenes, and the meeting point of new faces and veterans alike. It airs every Tuesday from 8.30pm – 9.30pm on mewatch, Suria and Mediacorp Entertainment on YouTube.

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Daily Cuts - Nurturing social entrepreneurs

Melanie Oliveiro speaks with Seah Chin Siong, President and CEO (PCEO) of SIM & Jonathan Eu, Grandson of the late Dr Richard K M Eu to find out more about the new ‘Dr Richard K M Eu – SIM Social Entrepreneurship Centre’ (RESSEC). The conversation will cover how RESSEC aims to further advance Singapore’s social service sector - by developing social entrepreneurs, nurturing social enterprises, and fostering collaborations with social service agencies. 

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