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Asia's oldest newspaper endures wars, bankruptcy and pandemics for nearly 200 years | South China Morning Post

It has survived two world wars, the fight against colonialism and bankruptcy. The Mumbai Samachar is considered Asia's oldest newspaper still in print. Founded in 1822 for businessmen living in the key port city, the paper this year entered its 200th year on July 1, 2021. The Gujarati-language daily is struggling, b…

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'Eye of fire' forms after undersea gas leak in Gulf of Mexico | South China Morning Post

A circular-shaped fire on the surface of the Gulf of Mexico resembling molten lava has been dubbed an "eye of fire" on social media. Mexico’s state-owned oil company, Pemex, said that a gas leak from an undersea pipeline sparked the blaze near one of its drilling platforms on July 2, 2021. The company said it brough…

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After 92 years, Japan’s ‘rajio taiso’ stretching exercises still a hit daily routine for millions | South China Morning Post

A Japanese broadcast tradition known as rajio taiso started in 1928, when the Postal Life Insurance Bureau of Japan’s Ministry of Communications established a national exercise programme to improve people’s health. The state-run insurance firm took a cue from US insurance companies which sponsored fitness programmes…

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