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Extreme heat sparks wildfires, health warnings
Extreme heat was forecast across the globe on Wednesday, as wildfires raged and health warnings were in place in parts of Asia, Europe and North America. Firefighters battled blazes in …
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Heatwave brings health warnings as extremes grip globe
Temperatures are expected to reach record highs in Italy and the World Meteorological Organization has warned of an increased risk of deaths as heatwaves and extreme weather grip parts of …
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Mercury hits new highs as heat waves scorch the globe
Temperatures reached new highs on Monday as heatwaves and wildfires scorched swathes of the Northern Hemisphere, forcing the evacuation of 1,200 children close to a Greek seaside resort. Health authorities …
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Extreme heat continues to sweep Europe and US
Southern Europe is currently enduring a punishing heatwave. Spain, Italy and Greece have been experiencing scorching temperatures for several days already, damaging agriculture and leaving tourists scurrying for shade. On …
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France loses an ‘icon’ as actress Jane Birkin dies
British-born actress and singer Jane Birkin, a 1960s wildchild who became a beloved figure in France, has died in Paris aged 76. The French Culture Ministry said the country had …
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Aristotle Onassis’ iconic Christina O. at Murdoch European super-yacht holiday
The Murdoch family recently embarked on a luxurious European super-yacht vacation along the Amalfi Coast. While Lachlan and Sarah Murdoch’s new $150 million yacht, Sarissa made its virgin tour, aa …
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Zelensky meets Erdogan, hails ‘brave’ Ukraine on 500th day of war
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky hailed “brave” Ukraine on the 500th day of Russia’s invasion on Saturday, as the war’s toll mounted with eight deaths reported in Russian rocket fire. Zelensky …
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Tunisian killed in clashes with migrants in tense city
A Tunisian man has been killed in clashes between residents and sub-Saharan African migrants in the southern city of Sfax, a judicial official says, following days of violent incidents between …
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Stop ‘foolishness’ in north, Bill Clinton tells Kosovo
Former United States president Bill Clinton, largely credited with ending the Kosovo war more than two decades ago, has told Kosovo’s government to stop its actions in the Serb majority …
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Twitter will limit how many tweets users can read: Musk
Twitter is limiting how many tweets per day various accounts can read, to discourage “extreme levels” of data scraping and system manipulation, executive chair Elon Musk says in a post …