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Jul 19

Britain breaks record for highest temperature as heat wave sears Europe

By Danica Kirka, Jill Lawless, Associated Press

Britain shattered its record for highest temperature ever registered amid a heat wave that has seared swaths of Europe.

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Jul 18

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News Wrap: Russia pounds Ukraine with heavy shelling as the civilian death toll rises

In our news wrap Monday, Russia continued its campaign of heavy shelling in Ukraine that killed more civilians as Russian President Putin remained defiant over western sanctions, the acting president of Sri Lanka declared a state of emergency that gave…

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Jul 18

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Europe struggles with major wildfires and energy uncertainty amid 'heat apocalypse'

By Malcolm Brabant, Zeba Warsi

An intense heat wave has gripped much of Europe, with scorching heat, buckling roads, raging fires and hundreds of people dead -- and forecasts predict even more unbearable weather to come. Special correspondent Malcolm Brabant reports on the worst European…

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Jul 18

Watch 5:52
The underlying reasons for Europe's extreme heat

A heat wave that's been searing southern Europe moved north into Britain this week, with temperatures topping 100 degrees Fahrenheit. The heat also fueled wildfires in France and Spain, displacing thousands of people with hundreds of heat-related deaths. Emily Shuckburgh,…

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Jul 17

Wildfires scorch France, Spain as Europe contends with extreme heat wave

By Angela Charlton, Joseph Wilson, Associated Press

Firefighters are struggling to contain wildfires in France and Spain as Europe wilts under an unusually extreme heat wave that authorities link to a rise in excess mortality.

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Jul 15

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News Wrap: House Democrats approve two bills to restore abortion rights

In our news wrap Friday, House Democrats approved two bills to restore abortion rights after the Roe reversal with support falling along party lines, thousands of Shiites descended on a Baghdad suburb in a show of protest against a political…

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Jul 14

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News Wrap: White suspect in Buffalo supermarket massacre charged with federal hate crimes

In our news wrap Thursday, a federal grand jury indicted a white suspect on hate crimes in the Buffalo supermarket massacre of 10 Black victims, producer prices in June were 11.3 percent higher than a year ago, a rocket attack…

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Jul 11

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News Wrap: Death toll rises in Ukraine after Russian strike on apartment block

In our news wrap Monday, The death toll rose to 31 in a Russian missile strike on an apartment block in Ukraine's Donetsk region, police in South Africa hunt for gunmen who killed 15 people, a contagious Covid mutation gains…

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Jul 01

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Weather forecasters increasingly address climate change

By Miles O'Brien, Will Toubman

Even before summer began, there were extreme heat waves and new heat records throughout the Northern Hemisphere, and the forecast calls for a hotter-than-normal summer in much of the U.S. Scientists say climate change is accelerating and intensifying these kinds…

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Jun 17

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Record heat wave in the U.S. raises public health concerns

More than 100 million Americans this week were under some sort of heat advisory, and were warned to stay indoors if possible. From Texas to California, a massive heat wave has set record temperatures, raising concerns about how hot is…

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