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Thai capital Bangkok reports unsafe levels of air pollution

STORY: Thai capital Bangkok reports unsafe levels of air pollution SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 15, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 16, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:23 LOCATION: Bangkok CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of Bangkok STORYLINE: Thailand's Pollution Control Department (PCD) reported unsafe levels of air pollution in all parts of Bangkok on Wednesday, prompting calls for remote work to combat excessive dust particles. Private sector and state agencies are urged to consider allowing their staff to work from home until the weekend as PM 2.5 pollution in the Thai capital and its surrounding areas is projected to worsen in the next two days due to air stagnation and increased fire hotspots, the PCD said in a statement. Unhealthy to very unhealthy levels of PM 2.5 pollutants, ranging from 58-105 micrograms per cubic meter, were detected in the Bangkok metropolitan region on Wednesday, according to the PCD. Governor Chadchart Sittipunt said the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) also reached out to its agencies

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UK unions continue strikes amid ongoing pay disputes

STORY: UK unions continue strikes amid ongoing pay disputes SHOOTING TIME: FILE, Dec. 3, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 7, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:44 LOCATION: London CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Euston station on drivers' strike day (Dec. 3, 2023) 2. various of junior doctors and nurses strike over pay disputes (file, Feb. 2023) 3. various of ASLEF train drivers strike (file, April 2023) 4. various of strikes organized by unions (file, March 2023) STORYLINE: Widespread industrial action in the United Kingdom (UK) continued into December with no sign of stopping amid disputes over pay, and the walkouts have disrupted travel plans and already strained public services. Junior doctors in England will take further industrial action in late December and early January, and the six-day strike in January would be the longest in the history of the National Health Service (NHS), the British Medical Association (BMA) said on Tuesday. "After five weeks of intense talks, the government was unable to present a credi

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THAILAND-BANGKOK-FLOODS

(220913) -- BANGKOK, Sept. 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A person with a motorcycle wades through floodwater in Bangkok, Thailand, on Sept. 13, 2022. The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) on Tuesday issued a warning of moderate to heavy rain and potential floods from 4 p.m. to 11 p.m local time in the Thai capital's 12 districts. This came after several parts of the city had been inundated after heavy monsoon rains in the last several days. (Xinhua/Rachen Sageamsak)

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THAILAND-BANGKOK-FLOODS

(220913) -- BANGKOK, Sept. 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People wade through floodwater in Bangkok, Thailand, on Sept. 13, 2022. The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) on Tuesday issued a warning of moderate to heavy rain and potential floods from 4 p.m. to 11 p.m local time in the Thai capital's 12 districts. This came after several parts of the city had been inundated after heavy monsoon rains in the last several days. (Xinhua/Rachen Sageamsak)

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THAILAND-BANGKOK-FLOODS

(220913) -- BANGKOK, Sept. 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Vehicles move in floodwater in Bangkok, Thailand, on Sept. 13, 2022. The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) on Tuesday issued a warning of moderate to heavy rain and potential floods from 4 p.m. to 11 p.m local time in the Thai capital's 12 districts. This came after several parts of the city had been inundated after heavy monsoon rains in the last several days. (Xinhua/Rachen Sageamsak)

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THAILAND-BANGKOK-FLOODS

(220913) -- BANGKOK, Sept. 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Vehicles move in floodwater in Bangkok, Thailand, on Sept. 13, 2022. The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) on Tuesday issued a warning of moderate to heavy rain and potential floods from 4 p.m. to 11 p.m local time in the Thai capital's 12 districts. This came after several parts of the city had been inundated after heavy monsoon rains in the last several days. (Xinhua/Rachen Sageamsak)

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THAILAND-BANGKOK-FLOODS

(220913) -- BANGKOK, Sept. 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A man wades through floodwater in Bangkok, Thailand, on Sept. 13, 2022. The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) on Tuesday issued a warning of moderate to heavy rain and potential floods from 4 p.m. to 11 p.m local time in the Thai capital's 12 districts. This came after several parts of the city had been inundated after heavy monsoon rains in the last several days. (Xinhua/Rachen Sageamsak)

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THAILAND-BANGKOK-FLOODS

(220913) -- BANGKOK, Sept. 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Vehicles move in floodwater in Bangkok, Thailand, on Sept. 13, 2022. The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) on Tuesday issued a warning of moderate to heavy rain and potential floods from 4 p.m. to 11 p.m local time in the Thai capital's 12 districts. This came after several parts of the city had been inundated after heavy monsoon rains in the last several days. (Xinhua/Rachen Sageamsak)

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THAILAND-BANGKOK-FLOODS

(220913) -- BANGKOK, Sept. 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Vehicles move in floodwater in Bangkok, Thailand, on Sept. 13, 2022. The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) on Tuesday issued a warning of moderate to heavy rain and potential floods from 4 p.m. to 11 p.m local time in the Thai capital's 12 districts. This came after several parts of the city had been inundated after heavy monsoon rains in the last several days. (Xinhua/Rachen Sageamsak)

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THAILAND-BANGKOK-FLOODS

(220913) -- BANGKOK, Sept. 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People wade through floodwater in Bangkok, Thailand, on Sept. 13, 2022. The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) on Tuesday issued a warning of moderate to heavy rain and potential floods from 4 p.m. to 11 p.m local time in the Thai capital's 12 districts. This came after several parts of the city had been inundated after heavy monsoon rains in the last several days. (Xinhua/Rachen Sageamsak)

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THAILAND-BANGKOK-FLOODS

(220913) -- BANGKOK, Sept. 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People wade through floodwater in Bangkok, Thailand, on Sept. 13, 2022. The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) on Tuesday issued a warning of moderate to heavy rain and potential floods from 4 p.m. to 11 p.m local time in the Thai capital's 12 districts. This came after several parts of the city had been inundated after heavy monsoon rains in the last several days. (Xinhua/Rachen Sageamsak)