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    Tech jobs aplenty in Dubai’s AI boom – depending on your passport

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    Historical romance: In 1906, an Englishwoman is infatuated by the handsome Indian groom of her horse

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    A look at 15th-century India through the eyes of a Genoan merchant

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    Arunachal Pradesh: Threatened by dam, Siang Valley is home to staggeringly diverse number of species

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    For young readers: Poems about the various small, astonishing creatures we share the planet with

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    Economic history: How the relationship between government and big business changed in India

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Watch: Wildfires continue to spread across California in the United States

A ‘rarely-photographed’ fire tornado was spotted in California’s Lassen County, ABC News reported.

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Aug 17, 2020 · 03:46 pm
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A rarely photographed fire tornado was spotted in Lassen County, California, amid massive wildfire burning so hot that it generated its own thunderstorm. https://t.co/EzPZTlUt5g pic.twitter.com/Oi9mnYPCSD

— ABC News (@ABC) August 17, 2020

Wildfire in the hills just outside Salinas, California. Stay safe out there. #wildfire pic.twitter.com/iCAeiTHEUe

— Tammy Camp 👩🏻‍💻✊🏼 (@TammyCamp) August 17, 2020

#LakeFire flared up on Friday as the triple digit #heatwave begins in #California #wildfire #news pic.twitter.com/MxUiOcGDpa

— Francisco Lozano (@FrancisLozano7) August 15, 2020

🔥 #California #Wildfire 🔥

The #LakeFire in Los Angeles County began on Wednesday and has burned over 10,000 acres, prompting evacuation orders for nearby residents. @WeatherNation #CAwx pic.twitter.com/4htAhKfrDi

— CS NOTICIAS/COAHUILA - Cuarentena Total (@CsNoticias_Coah) August 14, 2020

Another view from Air 12 showing the #MosierCreekFire burning in the gorge tonight. 😔 At last check it’s scorched 500 acres. No word on a cause. 150 homes are being told to evacuated now. #Oregon #Wildfire #OrWx #ColumbiaRiverGorge #Mosier #Dalles #HoodRiver #fire @fox12oregon pic.twitter.com/zjeBXGGJ6Q

— Bonnie Silkman KPTV (@BonnieSilkman) August 13, 2020
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