"Normal rainfall is likely over many parts of the peninsular region, adjoining the east-central, east, northeast areas and some parts of northwest India," he said.

Source: https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/in-monsoon-forecast-for-2023-weather-department-talks-of-evolving-el-nino-3938415

The latest attack followed a weekend of violence, when another 20 people were killed in two attacks in the country's east-central and western regions.

Source: https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20230131-dozen-security-officers-killed-in-latest-burkina-attack-as-violence-spirals

When Japan seized east-central China in 1937, including the area around Shanghai, the Nationalist Chinese government could no longer inspect visas at the city’s riverfront docks.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/26/arts/music/emigre-oratorio-shanghai-jews-.html