Quick Takes

• August 20, 2020

  German, Israeli Air Forces Hold First Joint Combat Exer

  German and Israeli air forces held their first joint combat exercises in Germany, Thursday, August 20.

• August 19, 2020

  Rains Bring Chaos to Cities in India

  Heavy rains drenched the Indian city of Gurugram, Wednesday, August 19, wreaking havoc as waterlogged streets caused massive traffic jams. (Reuters)

• August 18, 2020

  Scientists Harvest Eggs From Last Two Female White Rhin

  Scientists harvested 10 more white rhino eggs, Tuesday, August 18, from the last two females alive in a bid to save the species, in a conservancy in Kenya.

• August 17, 2020

  India Rescue

  ▶️The Indian Air Force deployed a Mi-17 helicopter on Monday, August 17, to airlift a man stranded for hours amid rapid flowing water at a flooded dam in central Chhattisgarh state, India. 

• August 16, 2020

  Eyewitness Captures Footage of Smoke Funnel in California Wildfire

  An eyewitness has captured images of a smoke funnel near a raging California wildfire, as weather agencies issued a rare "fire tornado" alert, Saturday, August 15. 

• August 16, 2020

  Incessant Rains Inundate India's Diamond Hub, Surat

  The situation in India's Surat city, the country's diamond hub, has been grim for days, as incessant rainfall isn't allowing floodwater to recede.

• August 14, 2020

  Volunteers in Mauritius Continue Oil Spill Clean Up

  Local volunteers laid out booms made from human hair as well as husks from sugar cane factories, Thursday, August 13, in an effort to soak up as much of the oil spill off Mauritius as possible.

• August 13, 2020

  Lebanon: Drone Images Show Devastated Beirut

  Drone footage filmed Thursday, August 13, shows countless destroyed buildings, hundreds of shattered windows and a still-smoldering Beirut port.

• August 13, 2020

  Heavy Downpour in Indian Capital Cripples Traffic

  A heavy downpour in New Delhi caused water logging and slowed traffic, as residents struggled to reach their destinations, Thursday, August 13. 

• August 13, 2020

  Israel Hospital Tests Ultra-Quick Saliva Coronavirus Te

  A newly developed saliva test is aiming to determine coronavirus infections in less than a second, Israel’s largest hospital said Thursday, August 13.

• August 11, 2020

  Newlywed Photos Interrupted by Beirut Blast

  A photographer captured the moment a couple’s wedding photos were interrupted by the explosion that ripped through Lebanon’s capital Beirut, Tuesday, August 4.

• August 11, 2020

  India Crocodile Park Struggles Amid Virus Lockdown

  Zookeepers feed crocodiles in their enclosure at the Madras Crocodile Bank Trust and Center for Herpetology, Mahabalipuram, India, Monday, August 3. The Madras Crocodile Bank is a reptile zoo and research station in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and has been closed by the coronavirus pandemic.

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