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    ‘Special Ops 2.0’ review: Kay Kay Menon-led suspense thriller often resists momentum

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    Is population decline good for nature? Japan shows that may not be the case

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    Why Zohran Mamdani’s surname tells the story of migration, resilience and community

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    US tariffs will crush lives and livelihoods in Bangladesh, Cambodia garment industries

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    A new book on India vs Australia cricket addresses racism and violent fan reactions

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    How ‘glof’ became a common word in Sikkim – and why it haunts people two years later

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    A new book examines whether Hindu nationalists supported the Zionist project to occupy Palestine

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Watch scenes of destruction as deadly tropical storm Amanda batters El Salvador and Guatemala

The season’s first named Pacific storm made landfall on Sunday, causing heavy rain, landslides, and flash floods.

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Jun 01, 2020 · 05:12 pm
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VIDEO: Tropical storm Amanda floods entire neighbourhoods in El Salvador, destroying houses and forcing dozens of residents to be evacuated pic.twitter.com/dygNVmnm3o

— AFP news agency (@AFP) June 1, 2020

The eastern Pacific Ocean basin has seen its first tropical cyclone of the season. Tropical Storm #Amanda will bring heavy rain and local flash flooding to Guatemala and southern parts of Mexico over the next few days. pic.twitter.com/OtSp7J9V6H

— BBC Weather (@bbcweather) May 31, 2020

This video is from San Salvador, El Salvador. You can see the water line on the turquoise house & how high the flooding got. People lost homes in this neighborhood. #ElSalvador #Amanda pic.twitter.com/VpatkNAK7a

— Annalise Gardella (@amazingannalise) May 31, 2020

#Amanda is dumping #rain in Central America. Here's a view from #ElSalvador where #flooding is ravaging parts of the nation. pic.twitter.com/tUgPbcqEQl

— WeatherNation (@WeatherNation) May 31, 2020
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