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Floods in India's Assam force villagers and wildlife to flee

More than three million people have been affected by the annual monsoon deluge as torrential rains pummelled eastern India, officials said Wednesday, with villagers fleeing to higher ground and vast swathes of two wildlife sanctuaries underwater

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A Taste of Dubai History: Traditional Emirati Food at Al Fanar

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Al Fanar is a family restaurant, founded in Dubai and it celebrates the culinary heritage of the UAE. We sample its fish machboos, a main dish in Emirati households and also traditional desserts like legaimat and asidat al tamor.

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Sri Lanka reports rare birth of elephant twins

Sri Lanka's main elephant orphanage recorded a rare twin birth Tuesday as a 25-year-old named Surangi delivered healthy male calves.

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Taliban take full control of Afghanistan airport

The Taliban took full control of Kabul International Airport on Tuesday after the last US plane left the airport, marking the end of the longest war in US history.

South Korea

South Korea sees drop in COVID-19 transmissions after jump

South Korean officials are expressing cautious hope that COVID-19 transmissions are beginning to slow, after battling the country’s worst wave of infections for weeks.

Afghanistan

Watch: Taliban take control of Kabul airport after US withdrawal

A Euronews reporter witnessed first-hand Taliban leaders taking over Kabul airport and celebrating their victory after the last US soldiers flew out of Afghanistan.

Afghanistan

Afghans would view troops staying as 'continuation of invasion'

If any Western troops stay in Afghanistan it will be considered "a continuation of the invasion", a spokesman for the Taliban has told Euronews.

North Korea

North Korea appears to have resumed nuclear nuke reactor operation

The UN's nuclear agency said indications that operations at a 5-megawatt reactor have restarted are "deeply troubling."

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Taliban special forces unit guards Kabul streets

A Taliban special forces unit patrols and guards Kabul streets as suicide bomb threats hang over the final phase of the US military's airlift operation, with US President Joe Biden warning another attack is highly likely before the evacuations end

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Protesters rally outside closed banks in Kabul

Protesters gather outside bank buildings in Kabul after government buildings, banks, passport offices, schools and universities remain largely closed since the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan.

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Gazan engineers create firefighting robot from scrap

Gazan engineers use a robot they’ve created from auto parts and other trash to handle dangerous remnants of war and extinguish fire, as they face shortage of raw materials due to the Israeli blockade.