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Who am I?
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Names in the News Places in the News
(Pg2)Wan Zafirah ArshadAung Phone Naing
(Pg20)Michoacan, MexicoParicutin (village)
Words in the News
(Pg2)Negligent
ImprisonmentSecond-degree
burns
(Pg4)Endemic
Casualtiesnausea
(Pg20)Earth’s crustVolcanologist
Global warming
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A few people were burnt after sitting on acid left on MRT seats
A 52-year old man has been arrested
Investigations currently ongoing
How does acid work? Can you find example of acids around you?
Man arrested over acid burn case
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• More than 100 people infected this year
• Mosquito borne disease
• Symptoms similar to Dengue, but not fatal
• What is Chikungunya and what will a person suffering from it experience?
Dealing with chikungunya
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• Touted as one of Singapore’s eeriest places
• Read the LRD to find out more about its history form 1926 to present day
• Can you locate it on a map?
Hospital’s bittersweet memories
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• Parucutin volcano was ‘born’ on Feb 20, 1943
• Grew to 5 storeys tall in a week
• Reached a height of 336m in a year
• Destroyed everything within 25 km
• What is a volcano and how does it work?
The baby volcano
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This week in History…In 1940, Britain's new prime minister, Winston Churchill, told Parliament: "I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat."
Go back to where it all began…