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Spain, Portugal, and Greece battle wildfires as heatwave is expected to last for days
MADRID (AP) — Firefighters in Spain, Portugal and Greece continued to battle wildfires Friday on a public holiday in all three countries…
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Shattering decades-old records: Israel braces for extended heatwave
The heat wave is expected to peak on Wednesday, with interior regions, including the Jordan Valley and the Sea of Galilee area, forecast…
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Thousands evacuated as wildfires rage across Spain during scorching heatwave
MADRID (AP) — Thousands of people in Spain faced evacuation orders Tuesday as wildfires continued to burn across the Iberian Peninsula…
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Chinese students sleep off heatwave in libraries and tents
As Chinese authorities issue warnings for extreme heat in the country's eastern region, students are leaving their stuffy dormitories to…
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Scorching European heatwave turns deadly in Spain, Italy and France
Two people were found dead by firefighters tackling a blaze in Spain's Catalonia region on Tuesday, as Europe endures scorching…
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European heatwave claims lives as regions on high alert
Two people have died in France due to heat-related issues and more than 300 have received emergency treatment, French Environment Minister…
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Southern Europe swelters as heatwave spreads
Health and fire warnings have been issued in countries across southern Europe, with temperatures expected to exceed 40C in some places…
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Spain braces for heatwave with temperatures to exceed 40 degrees
Spain is due to experience its first heatwave of the year, with maximum temperatures surpassing 40 degrees Celsius, according to…
Politics
Crops under threat as surprise March heatwave hits Central Asia: study
A surprise heatwave hit Central Asia in March, a new study published Friday showed, putting in danger crops and water supply in a largely…
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Thief dismantles A/C units in China to sell them during heatwave
The summer heat in China has led a man to commit an unusual series of thefts that took some handy skills to complete - he dismantled more…
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Eastern China’s power grids stretched as record heatwave hits
Power grids in Chinese provinces including Shanghai and Zhejiang are experiencing extreme demand as record temperatures reach more than…
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Spain swelters in first heatwave of the year
Hot air masses from Africa are bringing Spain its first real heatwave of the summer. Temperatures of more than 40 degrees Celsius were…
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Spain heats up under 1st heatwave of the year as Southern Europe swelters
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spain sweated under its first official heatwave of the year with temperatures expected to reach 40 degrees Celcius…
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'Hellishly hot' southern Europe bakes under heat wave, worst still to come as temperatures top 104F
ROME (AP) — The Italian health ministry placed 12 cities under the most severe heat warning Tuesday as a wave of hot air from Africa baked…
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Over 50 dead as Pakistan’s Karachi bettered by prolonged heatwave
A sever heatwave continued to batter Pakistan’s largest city of Karachi for a third week, filling hospitals with patients and morgues with…
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Mexico's drought, heatwave and water shortage are so bad even police are blocking traffic in protest
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s drought, heatwave and water shortages have gotten so bad that even police blocked traffic in protest…