Chinese dams costing Mekong River locals their livelihoods | ABC News

China is being blamed for causing havoc with water levels in the upper reaches of the Mekong River system. Communities in northern Thailand say the Jinghong Dam is changing the natural cycle of the Mekong. And there's growing alarm about the impact that's having on the River's ecosystem and the millions of people who rely on it. South-east Asia correspondent Amy Bainbridge reports from Chiang Khong in northern Thailand.

Hotspots: Hong Kong on the brink

Sky correspondents Stuart Ramsay and Alex Crawford are on the frontline of clashes in Hong Kong. Violence escalates on both sides as protestors fight for their rights and police hit back.

Arabs Abroad: The Paralympian and the Bone Maker | Al Jazeera World

The Paralympian Abderrahman Ait Khamouch represents his adopted country Spain as a Paralympic athlete, gaining accolades and awards including three Olympic silver medals. His story begins several hundred kilometres to the south, with a traumatic childhood accident in the small Moroccan village where he was raised. He was just eight years old when his right arm was burned by a bonfire, after which he jumped into a well to quell the pain. He suffered a severe fracture and infection which resulted in his arm being amputated. “When the doctor saw me, he told my brother I had just 24 hours to live. That night, the doctor amputated my right arm,” Abderrahman Ait Khamouch tells Al Jazeera. As a young adult, Ait Khamouch migrated to Spain in a small boat along with 40 other people. He later became a world-class long-distance runner, despite facing challenges finding work as a person with a disability. “I was motivated by the goal of helping my family in the village of Melaab. I also wanted to prove to myself that one day I could be successful and to show the others I could do it.” The Bone Maker Dr Hala Zreiqat is a Jordanian living in Sydney, Australia’s biggest city. She has become a world leader in regenerative medicine, designing synthetic bone implants using 3D printing. She uses cutting-edge technology and ceramic material to create bone implants which have been successfully tested in animals. Human trials of her 3D printed bones are just around the corner. “My ultimate goal is to see our inventions used by people so that humanity can benefit from our work,” Zreiqat tells Al Jazeera. Her work reflects the future of 3D printing technology that may include better treatment options for millions of people around the world. Zreiqat is Professor of Biomedical Engineering at The University of Sydney in Australia and has earned recognition in her adopted country. In 2018, Zreiqat was named New South Wales Woman of the Year for her outstanding contribution to medical research.

Lebanon Crisis: Healthcare sector worst affected by continuing instability

The worsening economic situation in Lebanon has put a strain on all sectors of the economy, but, one area that has been particularly badly hit has been hospitals. Medical suppliers are now warning of a potential shortfall in supplies that could risk the lives of patients and even collapse the whole healthcare system. Owen Holdaway reports.

Unique In The World! Russian State TV Broadcasts Programs In Russia's 54 Minority Languages

Russia is home to diverse cultures, which are manifested in the high number of different languages used all over the country. The Russian language is the most popular in the country, with about 260 million speakers and is legally recognized as the country’s official language at the national. There are 35 languages that are used as official languages in different regions of Russia. The country is also home to about 200 other minority languages.

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Scandal wasting millions of litres of water during Australia's worst drought | 60 Minutes Australia

For Australian farmers battling one of the worst droughts of all time, water is more precious than gold. So imagine being told that government authorities, whose job it is to manage our water, are actually wasting millions and millions of litres of it? Deliberately.

Góc nhìn trưa nay | Độc lạ bánh tét nhân sâm Cồn Sơn

God’s Own Country!! SOUTH INDIAN SEAFOOD on Houseboat | Backwaters - Kerala, India!

UN Report: DR Congo Violence May Amount To Human Rights Violations | Eye On Africa

On tonight's show we talk to the spokesperson for the UN's High Commissioner for Human Rights; it comes as after a report says that inter-ethnic violence in northeastern DR Congo may amount to human rights violations. Former CAR President Michel Djotodia is back in the country after 6 years in exile in Benin, and a plague of locusts sweeps across northern Kenya; threatening food security in the region.

"Thời gian vàng" cho bệnh nhân đột quỵ là thế nào?

VTC Now | Thống kê ngành y cho thấy 90% bệnh nhân đột quỵ khi nhập viện đều đã bỏ qua khoảng "thời gian vàng" để cứu chữa.

Coconut Shell Jet Flame!! INDIAN JUNGLE FOOD in Kozhikode! | Kerala, India!

Fiancé of murdered mom speaks out after being reunited with daughter

Shane Carey speaks out for the first time since he was reunited with his infant daughter Margot, after his fiancé Heidi Broussard disappeared just two weeks after she gave birth.

Cocaine Has An Iron Grip On Colombia | VICE on HBO

In Colombia, the cultivation of coca, the main ingredient of cocaine, has nearly tripled over the past five years. As part of the 2016 peace agreement between the government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), the country has embarked on a unique experiment to try to end coca farming and production, but freeing Colombia from its cocaine problem is proving difficult.

VICE's Charlet Duboc travels to the remote towns where coca farming is a way of life to examine the struggle for a cocaine-free Colombia.

Ikea to pay $66m to parents of toddler crushed by drawers

Swedish furniture giant Ikea has agreed to pay $66 million to the parents of a two-year-old boy who was killed when a 32 kilogram chest of drawers fell on him.

Live| NDTV Exclusive: Mehak Mirza Prabhu On Trolls, Free Kashmir Poster

In an exclusive interview with NDTV’s Saurabh Gupta, Mumbai-based poet Mehak Mirza Prabhu opened up about why she went for a "Kashmir" placard during a protest that was organised to condemn the JNU Mob Attack. Mehak Mirza Prabhu was trolled on the internet for holding a “FREE KASHMIR” placard during a peaceful protest....

Portugal: 5 y/o children encouraged to smoke at Epiphany celebrations

Children as young as five were encouraged to smoke cigarettes during Epiphany festivities in the Portuguese village of Vale de Salgueiro on Monday.

Every year, residents of the north-eastern Portuguese village choose a 'king' and delegate to him the responsibility of organising the celebrations.

"We will start with the tradition of the coronation of the new king to accompany him to his house where we will have some sweets all the neighbours. Here the tradition is maintained that on January 5 and 6 the children of the town smoke."

Residents were seen parading through the narrow streets of the village dressed in traditional robes playing drums and bagpipes.

School surprises bus driver with new car and raise

You can see why someone might hate being a school bus driver: the early hours when the weather sours and the abundance of responsibility combined with the absence of eyes in the back of your head. Nevertheless, as we first reported last May, Curtis Jenkins loves delivering these little ones to Lake Highlands elementary in Dallas, Texas. This holiday season, the school thanked him back. Steve Hartman reports.

Victorians brace for power price hike | Nine News Australia

As Victorian households owe almost $80 million for energy, residents are struggling to cope with the cost of power.

Thousands of displaced Syrians living in harsh conditions

The Russian-backed Assad regime's attacks on southern Idlib have resulted in one of the largest waves of displacement in the Syrian conflict. TRT World visited a newly formed camp for internally displaced people. Those who've escaped the bombardment may feel safer there, but they're struggling to put their lives back together