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Gerald Tan is a TV news reporter by day and foodie by night. He is celebrating his 10th year with Al Jazeera and is now based at the network headquarters in Doha after stints in Washington, DC and Kuala Lumpur. As a senior producer in the English channel, he is responsible for writing, voicing, and packaging reports for the hourly news bulletins.   His passion for international affairs is rivalled by only that for food. Gerald runs his own website www.boulangerry.com featuring articles about food and travel, the restaurant scene in Doha, and his kitchen adventures as a baker. AJEats is the meeting of his two worlds, a lens into global culture through the food people eat. Follow Gerald Tan on Twitter @GeraldoTan & on Instagram @boulangerry

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Iraqi forces are slowly retaking neighbourhoods from ISIL control in western Mosul, which has encouraged some residents to return home.

Published On 24 Apr 2017
Video Duration 02 minutes 10 seconds 02:10

Record temperatures are fuelling a heatwave in several states of India. Some cities are trying to cope by shifting school and working hours. A lack of rain is threatening the livelihoods of many farmers. Al Jazeera’s Gerald Tan reports.

Published On 21 Apr 2017
Video Duration 01 minutes 23 seconds 01:23

Former Haitian football star Bobby Duval has joined a chorus of concern over the government’s decision to revive the military.

Published On 20 Apr 2017
Video Duration 02 minutes 09 seconds 02:09

Thousands of people have attended the funeral of a student killed in a protest in Niger’s capital of Niamey.

Published On 18 Apr 2017
Video Duration 01 minutes 30 seconds 01:30

Rescue ships in the Mediterranean Sea picked up thousands of refugees in mid-April. At least 4,500 people were saved off the coast of Libya on April 14 and 15, and several hundreds more on April 16.

Published On 17 Apr 2017
Video Duration 01 minutes 36 seconds 01:36

North Korea is blaming the US for stirring up a possible conflict n the region. Words have been flying between the adversaries as the North prepares to mark its biggest celebration of the year – some say with a show of force.

Published On 14 Apr 2017
Video Duration 02 minutes 01 seconds 02:01

Parts of New Zealand’s North Island are under a state of emergency because of a severe storm system.

Published On 6 Apr 2017
Video Duration 01 minutes 20 seconds 01:20

A two-day meeting in the Pakistani city of Lahore is under way to help resolve a water dispute between India and Pakistan. The neighbours are bound by a decades-old accord to share resources along the Indus River.

Published On 22 Mar 2017
Video Duration 01 minutes 57 seconds 01:57
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