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Kaamya Karthikeyan, the youngest Indian girl and second in the world, has scaled Mt. Everest at 8849 meters from the Nepal side, with assistance from her father, an Indian Navy officer. After her success, the Indian Navy congratulated the girl and her father on scaling the Everest. Netizens also congratulated the father-daughter duo.

SINGAPORE — One worker has died after inhaling a poisonous gas while carrying out routine tank cleaning at the PUB Choa Chu Kang Waterworks on May 23. The worker was one of three who had collapsed and were found unconscious at the plant at around 11.15am. All three were taken to hospital, where the worker died. The two surviving workers are in the intensive care unit at Ng Teng Fong General Hospital. In a statement, PUB said early investigations suggest that the workers had inhaled hydrogen sulphide, a gas produced from sludge which is a by-product of the water treatment process.  According to the US' National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, hydrogen sulphide is a colourless gas that gives off the odour of rotten eggs. Exposure to the gas can cause irritation to the eyes and respiratory system, among other effects, one of which includes falling into a coma. Workers in wastewater treatment industries are labelled as a group at risk by the institute. The PUB said that it has called a safety timeout for similar operations in confined spaces and is reviewing the associated safety measures.

A car mechanic was left with injuries on his head, arm and knee after a vehicle crashed into a lorry that he was repairing along the BKE on Monday (May 20).  The mechanic, surnamed Ji, told Shin Min Daily News that he was called down to repair a white Malaysian-registered lorry which broke down after the Woodlands Ave 3 exit. He arrived at about 4pm.  «I was repairing the lorry for about 30 minutes when the accident happened. I heard a loud bang, and I saw that a green lorry had crashed into the white lorry. I got a shock,» the 24-year-old told the Chinese daily.  At that point, he was fixing something underneath the white lorry and the impact sent him flying. «I was scared to death,» he said.  Ji recounted that the driver of the white lorry was standing next to his vehicle watching the repairs when the accident happened. The impact of the crash sent that driver flying underneath the lorry.  «He was seriously injured and suffered some fractures, but luckily he was still conscious.»  The lorry driver later had to undergo surgery, reported Shin Min. 

Over the years, National Day Parade (NDP) packs have become coveted items among many Singaporeans. They will be glad to know that more of these packs will be made available this year for those who do not manage to score tickets to the parade. «For this year, we are going to have more NDP packs that will be allocated to heartland sites, because this is something we understand every Singaporean household is looking to have,» Brigadier-General Wilson Low, chairman of the NDP executive committee, told the media on Thursday (May 23). As with previous NDPs, festivities will be extended to five heartland locations on Aug 10. Known as Heartland Celebrations, Singaporeans can look forward to carnival activities, live performances, fireworks, as well as static displays by the Singapore Armed Forces, Singapore Civil Defence Force and Singapore Police Force.  More details will be released at a later date. Theme song by Benjamin Kheng Another thing that Singaporeans often look forward to for the nation's birthday is the NDP theme song, which is penned by singer-songwriter Benjamin Kheng this year.

This study analyses the absorption rates of the EU Cohesion Policy funds in 2014-2020 over time across funds (ERDF, ESF, CF, and REACT-EU), and across Member States and regions. It also provides a comparison with 2007-2013 absorption. A summary of absorption drivers, obstacles and undertaken solutions is presented based on the relevant literature and the findings of case studies. Conclusions and recommendations on improving the absorption of funds are set out. Source : © European Union, 2024 - EP

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