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Feb. 10, 2025 — New research has found exposure to outdoor air pollution and extreme temperatures during pregnancy may increase the risk of prolonged pregnancy, offering new insights into the ...

Two big plastic containers are being filled with 1,000 litres of icy water through a pump. Today they're dropping it over 16km of land shrouded in pollution. They do it twice a day across the country.

LETTER | The government is strongly urged to abolish the ineffective and inhumane catch-and-kill policy and implement a no-kill policy through a structured National Stray Animal Management Plan.