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^{SINGAPORE: The three-hour Pollutant Standards Index (PSI) reading soared to 290 at 9pm on Wednesday, setting a new all-time high and almost reaching hazardous levels of above 300.}

^{With the sun shining outside, there's no need to spend all day in the kitchen; try this easy one-bowl chocolate cake.}

^{Local filmmakers are given the chance to shine at the International Student Film Festival in Tel Aviv this week.}

^{Hot flushes, night sweats, mood swings - menopause and its side effects can all be blamed on men, experts suggest.}

^{In a world first, a healthy baby has been born using a "safer" method of the infertility treatment IVF.}

^{SINGAPORE: National Day Parade 2013 rehearsals may be scaled down if the haze situation in Singapore worsens.}

^{SINGAPORE: The National Environment Agency (NEA) said 173 hotspots were detected in Sumatra, Indonesia, on Wednesday and 187 detected on Tuesday.}

^{JAKARTA - Indonesian lawmakers on Monday approved a revised budget in a move that paves the way for the first hike in fuel prices since 2008 amid nationwide protests against the measure.}

^{KABUL: President Hamid Karzai on Tuesday announced the transfer of nationwide security from NATO to Afghan control, a major milestone as the US-led war effort winds down after 12 years.}

^{Montreal's mayor has been arrested by Quebec's anti-corruption unit on fraud charges, months after his predecessor resigned amid corruption allegations.}