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Floods sweep across Asian countries, killing dozens

[ad_1] Parts of Asia are suffering their worst flooding in years, with millions of people affected in Indonesia, Malaysia, Sri Lanka and Thailand. Bad weather hit Indonesia this week, killing at least 80 people and leaving dozens missing. The death…

Escargots worth €90,000 stolen from French farm

[ad_1] Thieves stole snails worth €90,000 (£79,000; $104,000) from a farm in northern France that supplies gourmet restaurants. L’Escargot Des Grands Crus in Bouzy, near Reims, said its entire stock of fresh and frozen snails had been sold out, a…

Why do I spend hours painstakingly repairing banknotes?

[ad_1] Yolande Knell,Middle East Correspondentand Malak Khasawneh,Jerusalem British Broadcasting Corporation In a bustling Gaza City market, a repairman deftly inspects a worn yellow 100 shekel ($30.50; £23.10) note. He straightened it and carefully traced it with pencil to enhance its…

Nigeria’s kidnapping crisis: ‘Afraid to speak’

[ad_1] Hey Jonesand Kayla Hermanson,minna nigeria EPA/Shutterstock Parents have been waiting outside Papiri’s school, desperate for news Many parents whose children were abducted from a boarding school in Nigeria 10 days ago are scared – they don’t want to talk…

Discover the hidden heroine in a long-lost photo

[ad_1] Alkazi Photography Collection Congress leader Lilavati Munshi stands defiantly outside a boycotted British store in Mumbai In India, a recently discovered set of photos has drawn attention to the role women played in one of the country’s largest anti-colonial…