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There is welcome drought relief for the Carolinas today and a flood threat building across parts of Deep South. We are also monitoring the record heat in the West. CNN meteorologist Derek Van Dam has the latest.

Kayin State (Myanmar) (AFP) – Four months after the Myanmar military ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi and unleashed a brutal crackdown on dissent that has killed hundreds, some urban protesters have fled the cities and reappeared in rebel-held jungle territory, to train for combat against the military regime.

Polish and Serbian food producers have set their sights on gaining a larger share of China's consumer market, which has shown a strong trajectory of post-pandemic recovery.

YouTuber Logan Paul towered over former professional boxer Floyd Mayweather during an intense face-off in a promotional event in Miami ahead of their Sunday clash.

An increasing number of Singaporean consumers are purchasing through interest-free installments known as buy now, pay later (BNPL) schemes. At this cosmetics store in Singapore, for example, shoppers can opt to pay only a percentage of their bill and the remainder over the next few months, which is interest-free, and carries no service charge.

CNN's Arwa Damon dives under the waters of the Dardanelles Strait in Turkey and witnesses the massive marine mucilage bloom killing the undersea life.

Portugal has questioned the UK's decision to add the country to its amber travel list, forcing visitors returning from the southern European nation to Britain to quarantine amid concerns over rising coronavirus cases. Under the new rule change, people returning to the UK from Portugal will be required to quarantine at home for 10 days as part of COVID-19 restrictions.

In Ethiopia's Tigray region, millions of people are in desperate need of food aid, and even in Mekelle, the regional capital, displaced families say that on some days, they have nothing to eat. As VOA's Heather Murdock reports from Mekelle, hunger is only one element of the growing crisis stemming from the conflict in the region.

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV), a pivotal swing vote for the Democratic party, tells CNN's Manu Raju bipartisan infrastructure talks should continue even as pressure builds for Democrats to move ahead without Republican support.

Volunteer social worker Ashok Kurmi is helping fight the coronavirus in the slums of Mumbai – all while wearing a clown costume.