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Daily Cuts - Saudi Arabia's Riyadh wins World Expo 2030 bid

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Representatives of 182 member states of the Bureau International des Expositions have voted overwhelmingly in favour Riyadh hosting the 2030 World Expo. It easily beat South Korea's port city of Busan and Italy's capital city, Rome, for the right to host the global event. Asia First's Arnold and Andrea check in with Dr Joseph Cheer, Professor of Sustainable Tourism and Heritage, Associate Dean (International) at Western Sydney University, to understand how Riyadh won so easily.

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Daily Cuts - Hustle culture

When we talk about hustle culture, what comes to mind is something like a side-gig. It can be a job that brings in extra money beyond one's regular paycheck, or it could be one's main source of income. Now, there's a place you can go for that. Work It speaks with Kenneth Phooi from the Customer Growth Team at Hustle Singapore.

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Daily Cuts - Singapore's first fully-electric cargo vessel sets sail

The 18.5m-long electric cargo vessel named “Hydromover” was designed, engineered, and constructed entirely in Singapore. It’s the brainchild of Goal Zero, which is among three consortiums awarded funding in 2021 to develop such harbour craft. We find out more from Jan-Viggo Johansen, Managing Director, marinEV, Yinson Green Technologies.  

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Daily Cuts - Will the Israel-Hamas ceasefire hold?

The truce between Israel and Hamas is expected to take effect on 23 November — after the Israelis delayed the start of the ceasefire by a day. During the delay, Israel bombed more targets in Gaza. We get insights on how likely the four-day truce will hold — and what might happen after. Joining us is Dr Ran Porat, research affiliate at the Australian Centre of Jewish Civilisation, Monash University.

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Daily Cuts - Cross-bred, miniaturised dogs: Cute, but problematic?

Singapore Today's Lance Alexander and Hui Wong speak with Dr Cathy Chan, Veterinarian and Co-Founder, The Animal Doctors, about owning cross-bred, miniaturised dogs.

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Daily Cuts - Paw-renting rescue dogs

Melanie Oliveiro speaks with Daniel Boey, Creative Curator, TV Personality, Author and Fashion Director, about his latest book, 'We Adopted Too!', which continues to document dog rescue and adoption stories.

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