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Beacon Current Affairs 2014

Who am I? I am a fake!

Names in the news Places in the news

Children affected by the typhoon in the Philippines

Philippines!Various countries helping out with the

search for MH370

Words in the News

(pg6)!dire need

(pg12)!tonnes!

affluent

(pg19)!Thalassaemia!haemoglobin!

anaemia

(pg20)!forgeries!

commonplace!counterfeit

Say ‘no’ to wastage (pg12)❖ Singaporeans threw out a record

796,000 tonnes of food waste last year. !❖ That’s about 1 packet of nasi padang

for every Singaporean every day!❖ It has increased from the 703,200

tonnes dumped in 2012!❖ Have you ever witness scenes of food

wastage going on? Like people ordering more food than they can finish and throwing it away? Share in the comments section below. !

❖ As for you, what are you doing to make sure you don’t waste any food?

Red Alert (pg19)❖ Thalassaemia is an inherited blood

condition where the patient cannot produce enough red blood cells!

❖ Hence, these people suffer from anaemia (what is it?)!

❖ There is less blood to carry oxygen around the body!

❖ They may suffer from fatigue, shortness of breath, dizziness!

❖ The more severe ones need monthly blood transfusions

Watch out for fakes (pg20)❖ Paintings are often forged

because they can be sold for a tidy sum!

❖ Read on to see how forgers work to create these fake paintings!

❖ Have you ever had this experience before? Share about the time you bought something but did not get what you wanted.

-Mr Ng

Don’t forget to check out the other articles on the upcoming International Friendship Day!