The pearl report [2016]
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23:15 31. Agony & ecstasy
2016-08-01
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"Athletes dream of the Olympics, but getting there is more about talent, hard work, and coaching. Also, coping with two of athletes' worst enemies: injury and fear of failure. The Rio games are days a...
22:29 32. East meds west
2016-08-08
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"Traditional Chinese medicine has a legacy of over 2,500 years of archives for treating ailments but it's often deemed unscientific. Western medicine is based on science but more and more Western doct...
22:29 33. Long goodbye
2016-08-15
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"130,000 people in HK suffer from dementia, and the number is expected to triple by 2050. Experts say government services for them are inadequate. Carers and loved ones suffer too. Diagnosing dementia...
23:29 34. Rising waters
2016-08-22
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"Due to the influence of El Nino, many Chinese cities and provinces were inundated by torrential rainstorms. Why can't the city of 100 lakes, Wuhan, withstand the devastation of flooding? The Pearl Re...
23:14 35. Super seats
2016-08-29
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"Next Sunday's Legislative Council election has produced a record number of candidates. We look at the campaign for the territory's 5 super seats. These are the only politicians in Hong Kong who are e...
23:31 36. A new legislative
2016-09-05
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"Hong Kong will have a new lineup for Legco by Monday. 290 people are contesting in a record 93 lists, up 25% from 2012. As ever, the power for pan democratic parties to veto major government initiati...
23:29 37. The Shaw prize 2016. Shaw prize astronomy
2016-09-12
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"The Shaw Prize was first awarded in 2004. It has 3 categories: Astronomy, Life Science & Medicine, and Mathematical Sciences. In 2016 the astronomy award is shared by Physics Professors Rainer Weiss ...
24:09 38. The Shaw prize 2016. Shaw prize life science & medicine ; The Shaw prize 2016. Shaw prize mathematical science
2016-09-19
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"The 2016 Shaw Prize for Life Science and Medicine is shared by Professor Adrian Bird of Edinburgh University, and Professor Huda Zoghbi of Baylor College of Medicine. Professor Bird discovered the at...
23:59 39. Kidnapped
2016-09-26
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"20,000 kids are abducted in Mainland China annually. Families buy these kidnapped children to raise, with the blessings of local governments. Police beat up parents seeking help to find their lost ch...
23:39 40. Cruelty to critters
2016-10-03
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"Millions of feral and pet dogs and cats are smuggled from HK or captured in the mainland China and sold for food there, every year. The Pearl Report probes this illegal trade and continuing cruelty t...
