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The death toll from monsoon floods across South Asia, including in India’s poorest state Bihar, has increased to more than 340 people over recent weeks, with villages still submerged and hundreds of thousands evacuated to relief camps as authorities battle with rising coronavirus cases. IMAGES
We start in Japan, a country hit hard by the deadly hostage crisis in the Algerian desert. Ten Japanese were among the dozens of foreigners killed when Islamist terrorists stormed the In Amenas gas plant. Next, we head to a village in the Indian state of Rajasthan where an unofficial law has been imposed: single women cannot use mobile phones. And a Bali court hands down the death penalty to a British grandmother who was caught with almost 5 kilos of cocaine in her suitcase.
Air pollution in Beijing hits a record high but the government is being unusually open about it. Next, we look at the fisherman in Pakistan and India being used as diplomatic bargaining chips. Finally, we look at why trade along the fabled silk road in Afghanistan is becoming scarcer and scarcer.
When a Chinese censor gets heavy handed, journalists stage a rare rebellion. Is this a sign of growing dissent in the country? Meanwhile, is India's Parsi community in danger of disappearing? We head to Mumbai, which is home to the world’s biggest Parsi population. Finally, put on your warmest clothes as we take you to the largest ice and snow festival in the world!
As India prepares to try the men accused of gang-raping and killing a 23-year-old student, we take a look at how this gruesome case could bring about much-needed change. Next, French troops leave Afghanistan with more than they arrived with: Afghan translators will be evacuated with them. Finally, forget the Orient express, try Cambodia's Bamboo train: tourists and goods alike are welcome on this alternative means of transportation.
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