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00:00At least 21 were killed when Israeli airstrikes hit Can Yunis,

00:04after evacuation orders triggered another exodus from a city Manny had only just returned to.

00:10Organizers of Hungary's largest music festival

00:14raised the security alert following foiled terrorist attacks in Vienna.

00:23Israeli airstrikes into the southern Gaza Strip city of Can Yunis killed at least

00:2821 Palestinians, according to local health officials.

00:32The airstrikes came after Israeli evacuation orders triggered another exodus of Palestinians

00:38from heavily destroyed districts within the city,

00:41where Manny had only just returned to following Israel's last incursion in July.

00:46Thousands were forced to flee the city, carrying essentials like tents, backpacks and blankets.

00:52It's at least the third time Israeli forces launched a major incursion into Can Yunis,

00:57the city where they believe Hamas's newly named top leader could be.

01:01Much of the city has been reduced to ruins.

01:05An Israeli drone hit a car in southern Lebanon,

01:08killing a Hamas official, according to state media.

01:11Over the past few months,

01:12several Hamas officials have been killed in Lebanon in airstrikes blamed on Israel.

01:17Last week, Hezbollah said Israel killed its top commander in Beirut.

01:21Organizers of Sziget, Hungary's largest music festival,

01:28have put the event on high alert following foiled terrorist attacks

01:32at Taylor Swift concerts in Vienna.

01:35First of all, the outer buffer zone of the K7 is surrounded by terrorist weapons,

01:42so we can basically prevent attacks.

01:48The seven-day music festival, located on an island, is attended by 95,000 people daily.

01:54The event is particularly vulnerable to an attack

01:57due to its accessibility by boat from Budapest.

02:00Organizers decided to raise the security alert as a precaution following recent events.

02:19The 108-hectare site is also monitored by more than 50 CCTV security cameras.

02:26But security personnel warn that no festival is totally safe from violence.

02:33Denmark's landmark wind farms are becoming a tourist attraction,

02:37with the most-talked-about wind farms continuing to draw attention.

02:41Initial plans to install coastal wind turbines in the North Sea

02:45face significant opposition from holiday homeowners and rental agencies.

02:50But despite ongoing criticism following the wind farm's launch,

02:54they found an additional purpose beyond generating green electricity.

02:59The site has emerged as a tourist attraction,

03:01with a local company offering boat tours that allow visitors to view the turbines up close.

03:11After days of protests due to the construction of a mini-hydroelectric power plant

03:16at the source of the Una River, the Croatian state issued an announcement.

03:21A criminal complaint was filed against the official who issued the investor the location permit,

03:26saying it didn't comply with the environmental protection procedures

03:30and the construction permits are therefore illegal.

03:35Citizens and environmental activists had protested the plant's construction for days.

03:43New lava cooling equipment intended to protect the power station in southwest Iceland

03:48from lava flow in the event of another volcanic eruption has been installed and tested.

03:58Approximately the equivalent amount of water

04:00in a large swimming pool will be pumped onto the lava every hour.

04:07The area has been hit with eruptions and quakes since last November,

04:12and another eruption is predicted to happen within the next two weeks.

04:19Severe flooding has forced people displaced by Sudan's civil war to relocate once again,

04:24adding further suffering to the plight of families already exhausted by conflict.

04:29More than 11,000 people, including refugees and local communities,

04:34have been impacted by the floods and heavy rains in the past two weeks, according to the UNHCR.

04:40The UNHCR provided emergency tents and relocated the families,

04:44describing the needs, including access to water, hygiene and sanitation, as huge.

04:50Forecasts predict more storms in the coming days.

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