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

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

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

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

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    US-India trade deal being finalised, will be announced soon, says White House

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    Review: Rekha is the life and soul of Muzaffar’s Ali’s classic ‘Umrao Jaan’

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    ‘What we saw...we captured in the camera’: Rural Rajasthan, through the eyes of its own residents

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    ‘Map of Memories’: Experimental poems resonate with the poet’s identity as migrant, scholar, thinker

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    Justice is not a startup: AI and technology can’t be a quick-fix for meaningful reform

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    ‘Has he been deported?’: A UP Muslim family searches for man ‘detained’ in post-Pahalgam crackdown

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Watch: Scenes from over two dozen wildfires raging across California (and in Oregon)

Rescue missions are tackling 25 major blazes across California, which have scorched a record high of 2.2 million acres across the state, according to CNN.

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Sep 09, 2020 · 05:49 pm
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#Wildfires in California continue and growing fear of increasingly dangerous/windy conditions in the coming days.

This is Creek fire north of Fresno in Sierra National Forest.pic.twitter.com/ivTjeREcPF

— Scott From Scotland (@ScottDuncanWX) September 6, 2020

Several new fire in California today. The #CreekFire in Fresno County. #ValleyFire in San Diego County. #ElDoradoFire in San Bernardino County. Lots of smoke seen on satellite. pic.twitter.com/fnHu0ZgbvK

— Drew Tuma (@DrewTumaABC7) September 6, 2020

A "smokenado" was spotted twisting in Southern California as the Valley Fire continued to burn. https://t.co/iAh3res5hb pic.twitter.com/IH9b68MOoB

— ABC News (@ABC) September 8, 2020

Nearly 200 people were airlifted to safety over the weekend in California as thousands of firefighters battle nearly two dozen wildfires.

The Creek Fire alone has scorched more than 45,000 acres in central California so far.

Parts of California remain under a state of emergency pic.twitter.com/H2uXLqCDDP

— CBS Evening News (@CBSEveningNews) September 7, 2020

2020 is just showing off now.

The El Dorado Fire, burning in San Bernardino County, California, was caused by a “smoke generating pyrotechnic device” — used AT A GENDER REVEAL PARTY...pic.twitter.com/ZZ70pzEruA

— Rex Chapman🏇🏼 (@RexChapman) September 7, 2020

This is nuts. Downtown Stayton at 12:22pm. Be safe, everyone. #KGW #Oregon #Fire #Smoke #LionsheadFire @KGWNews pic.twitter.com/ff4MKKU4qm

— Christine Pitawanich (@CPitawanichKGW) September 8, 2020

It’s surreal, this was around 3pm n downtown #Salem, #Oregon. Between a very hot, dry Summer & uncharacteristically strong winds. The sky is eery and thick with smoke & ash#OregonFires#California#wildfires#ForestFire#America#USA pic.twitter.com/j1Lz1EYyH5

— 🍒Index Hakeem🍒 (@hakrashaa) September 9, 2020

Ash now falling from the skies in Salem from #wildfires pic.twitter.com/zvw1RHkphv

— Whitney Woodworth (@wmwoodworth) September 8, 2020

Wildfire smoke in oregon turned day into night. 5pm near salem, interstate 5.

*Home evacuations, smoke screen skies pic.twitter.com/A6HORZ3ggK

— A Respectable Wagon (@AntiqueWagon) September 9, 2020
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