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Chinese troops swelter through rehearsal for major military parade
Beijing (AFP) Aug 20, 2025 Rows of neatly dressed soldiers marched in unison to shouted instructions at a training ground in humid Beijing on Wednesday, as China prepares to unveil new domestically produced military hardware at a parade next month. President Xi Jinping will inspect troops in the capital's Tiananmen Square at the event to mark 80 years since the end of World War II, with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin and other world leaders expected to attend. Pin-straight lines of men and women clutching guns ... read more |
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UN says workers' health 'severely impacted' by rising heatGeneva (AFP) Aug 22, 2025 Rising global temperatures are having an ever-worsening impact on the health and productivity of workers, the United Nations said Friday, urging immediate action to tackle the dangers of heat st ... more 
Landslide kills 15 in Guinea; Bridge site in China collapses 7 dead, 9 missingConakry (AFP) Aug 21, 2025 At least 15 people were killed in a landslide near the Guinean capital, Conakry, a hospital source told AFP on Thursday. The landslide happened on Wednesday night in the Maneah area after he ... more 
More than 1,100 deaths linked to Spain's heatwaveMadrid (AFP) Aug 19, 2025 More than 1,100 deaths in Spain have been linked to a 16-day heatwave that ended Monday, according to an estimate released Tuesday by the Carlos III Health Institute. Officials reported 1,14 ... more 
'Like hell': Indoor heat overwhelms Saudi Arabia's cooks, bakersRiyadh, Saudi Arabia (AFP) Aug 15, 2025 /> Baker Eid Ahmed just can't get away from Saudi Arabia's notorious heat: he makes bread next to a sweltering oven for 13 hours a day, only to step outside into summer temperatures that can soar p ... more |
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Overcrowded French prison swelters in 'unbearable' heatSeysses, France (AFP) Aug 9, 2025 Inmates at a prison in southwestern France are struggling to cope as a heatwave grips the region, with high temperatures set to persist through the weekend. ... more
Third-hottest July on record wreaks climate havocParis (AFP) Aug 7, 2025 The third-hottest July worldwide ended a string of record-breaking temperatures, but many regions were devastated by extreme weather amplified by global warming, the European climate monitoring service said Thursday. ... more 
Record heatwave blasts northern VietnamHanoi (AFP) Aug 5, 2025 Northern Vietnam is sweltering under a blistering heatwave, with 17 places across seven provinces reporting record highs for the month of August and electricity demand spiking as people try to stay cool, authorities said Tuesday. ... more
A new record high of 41.8C as 17 heat records broken across JapanTokyo (AFP) Aug 5, 2025 Japan logged two new heat records in a day on Tuesday, with the mercury hitting 41.6C and then 41.8C, the weather office said, warning temperatures may rise further still. ... more 
Exceptional Nordic heatwave stumps tourists seeking shadeHelsinki (AFP) Aug 4, 2025 Nordic countries are relieved after battling an exceptional heatwave which shattered the hopes of foreigners seeking to cool off in the far north - a disappointment meteorologists warn is likely to be repeated. ... more |
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UK summer storm sows travel chaos
London (AFP) Aug 4, 2025 High-speed winds disrupted trains and blew over trees in Scotland and northern England where residents were advised against travelling as an "unusually" fierce summer storm hit the UK on Monday. Gusts in the north of Scotland reached 132 kilometres per hour (82 miles per hour), the fastest ever recorded in August in Scotland. The second-most serious amber wind warning was in place across almost all of Scotland as officials sought to minimise damage. "Storm Floris is an unusually strong storm ... read more 
Thai storm kills six; Sand and dust storm sweeps across southern PeruBangkok (AFP) Aug 2, 2025 Floods and landslides triggered by Tropical Storm Wipha since last month have killed six people and affected more than 230,000 people across Thailand, disaster management officials said Saturday. ... more |
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Japan sweats through hottest July on recordTokyo (AFP) Aug 2, 2025 Japan sweltered through its hottest July since records began in 1898, the weather agency has reported, warning of further "severe heat" in the month ahead. ... more
The science of tracing climate deaths in heatwaves; Seoul breaks century-long record; Turkish city calls for helpParis (AFP) July 31, 2025 A heatwave scorching Europe had barely subsided in early July when scientists published estimates that 2,300 people may have died across a dozen major cities during the extreme, climate-fuelled episode. ... more
Japan sees new record high temperature of 41.2CTokyo (AFP) July 30, 2025 Japan sweltered in a new record temperature of 41.2C on Wednesday, with the mercury also hitting 40C in the ancient capital of Kyoto for the first time since observations began. ... more
Turkey marks 50.5C heat record in southeastIstanbul (AFP) July 26, 2025 Turkey's environment ministry said Saturday that meteorologists had registered a reading of 50.5C in the southeast of the country, a nationwide record. ... more 
Blazing heat in Iraq as Baghdad, south top 50CBaghdad (AFP) July 28, 2025 Iraqis grappled on Monday with searing heat in the capital Baghdad and parts of the country's south, where the weather service said temperatures reached 51C in the shade. ... more |
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