At least 21 dead as heatwave sweeps across Morocco
• Aug 2, 2024, 12:40 AM
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A heatwave in Morocco has killed at least 21 people in a 24-hour period in the central city of Beni Mellal last week, according to the health ministry. The North African country, which is sweltering under soaring temperatures of up to 48 degrees Celsius, is also facing a prolonged drought.
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More than 50 killed in Vietnam after Typhoon Yagi triggers floods, landslides
• 2:56 PM
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Dozens of people have been killed in northern Vietnam after Asia's most powerful storm this year triggered floods and landslides on its way west. Typhoon Yagi cut power to millions of homes and companies, with factories across the country's northeast rep
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Saving the snot otter: How scientists are working to bring the hellbender to safety
• 9:22 AM
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PRESS REVIEW - Monday, September 9: The Paris Olympics have come to a close and it's not quite national mourning, but it's a teary goodbye for the host nation. In other news, as Georgia prepares for parliamentary elections in late October, are voters cho
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Paris's plan to ditch ACs and expand urban cooling system
• 8:18 AM
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Around the world, record-shattering temperatures are feeding demand for air conditioning. 135 million individual ACs are sold every year, a figure set to triple by 2050 according to the International Energy Agency. This rush to cool air could in turn bec
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