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Hello. Today we're in Chinatown in Sierra Leone.

As Chinese influence in Africa spreads even further,

a government is questioning its relationship with one of its biggest trading partners.

Why the difficulty of getting hold of parmesan cheese in Oman is making one restaurateur

question what's really going on in the country.

Why the Turkmenistan-Uzbekistan border remains largely closed

while others in the region are opening up.

And our correspondent boards the Balkan Express for a rather luxurious journey into the region's history.

It's the peak tourist season in the picturesque Indian Hill Station Shimler, but tourists

are being asked to stay away.

Let the place breathe for a while, pleaded one social media campaign as the Himalayan city is

fast running out of water. Other parts of the country also face acute water shortages

and Prime Minister Narendodi has acknowledged that it represents a major challenge

for India.

Increasing demand, mismanagement, erratic weather and a The

day La Al-Bajader was beaten to death, New Delhi was sweltering in a suffocating heat.

Hawkers did brisk business selling iced water, sugar cane juice and orange ice cream bars.

L'Alba Heather spent most days walking up and down the scorched streets of the slum where he lived,

scouting for discarded plastic bags to sell to a scrap dealer. But at 4.30 p.m. on March 17th

when a water tanker rumbled into the mouth of the slum, he was at home, catching

his breath. The tanker was the only source of clean water. It showed up at the same time every

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