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      Cane and rice farmer Satyavan Narwal at a dried-up pond bed in Kathura village, Haryana, India.

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        Books helped me get through the war, says 11-year-old winner of Arab Reading Challenge

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      Average temperatures in region could rise up to 6°C by end of century, researchers warn

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