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Take humans. The more chemicals we’re exposed to, the weaker our immunity becomes and the more likely we are to fall ill. It’s the same for fish.” In fish samples tested by Somporn’s health platform, arsenic was found “mostly in the belly and the head”, she said. “Shrimp tend to accumulate it in the head as well.” Contamination may not come from mining alone, she added. “In some areas, agricultural chemicals could also be involved, so the water might be getting hit from two sources.” The Insight team found out for themselves what was in the waters when they took samples from three areas for analysis: at Chiang Rai, Nong Khai and at Tha Ton in Chiang Mai, where the Kok River enters Thailand.

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Twelve died, eight missing due to habagat, Luis and Maymay, says OCD “The president assured that assistance would be provided to all those affected, including residents who have already returned to their respective homes from evacuation centers,” Palace press officer Claire Castro said in Filipino in a briefing. Citing data from the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council, Castro said a total of P39.37 million in assistance had already been provided by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD and local government units. “Assistance was extended to affected residents in Metro Manila, the Ilocos Region, Cagayan Valley, Central Luzon, the Cordillera Administrative Region, Calabarzon, Mimaropa, the Bicol Region, Western Visayas, and the Zamboanga Peninsula,” she said. The DSWD reported that it had provided 54,370 family food packs, along with 2,722 ready-to-eat food items, 23 other food items, and 1,376 non-food items.

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The Movement testnet is integrated with OKX Wallet, making it one of the first multi-chain wallets to support this new L2 solution. This integration enhances the wallet's capabilities, allowing users to manage digital assets and access a broad range of dApps within the Movement ecosystem. Some of the dApps available for exploration on the testnet include Babylon and Abel Finance.

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Typhoon Yagi has wreaked havoc across Southeast Asia since making landfall in early September 2024. It ranks as one of the most powerful storms to strike the South China Sea in recent decades, causing severe destruction in countries such as Vietnam, China, and others in the region. In Vietnam, over 50,000 people have been forced to evacuate, with the death toll rising above 179. Thousands of homes have been damaged or destroyed, and widespread flooding and landslides have exacerbated the crisis. The storm has impacted millions, including 5.5 million children​

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