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Lightning strike near White House kills two people
AFP, Published on 05/08/2022
» WASHINGTON - Two people were killed and two more were in critical condition on Friday after a lightning strike near the White House the night before, police in the US capital said.
Nation faces 'unusual' weather pattern
News, Post Reporters, Published on 03/04/2022
» While most parts of the country were experiencing searing heat in the past few weeks, temperatures suddenly dropped by 5–7C in the Northeast and 2–4C in other regions yesterday, according to the Meteorological Department.
Climate action urgency growing
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 28/03/2022
» Summertime has arrived in this part of the world, with temperatures rising considerably although we are not yet in April, normally the hottest month in Thailand.
770-km US megaflash sets new lightning record: UN
AFP, Published on 01/02/2022
» GENEVA - A single flash of lightning in the United States nearly two years ago cut across the sky for nearly 770 kilometres, setting a new world record, the United Nations said Tuesday.
Philippines to buy 32 new Black Hawk helicopters
AFP, Published on 16/01/2022
» The Philippines will buy 32 new Black Hawk helicopters for more than $620 million, the defence secretary said Sunday, in the nation's latest big-ticket purchase to upgrade its ageing military capability.
Piñatas: a traditional hit for Christmas in Mexico
Published on 19/12/2021
» Mexicans of all ages celebrate their heritage and reaping tasty rewards by smashing open traditional Christmas piñatas during the holiday season. - REUTERS
Are tornadoes linked to climate change? The science isn't yet definite
AFP, Published on 14/12/2021
» WASHINGTON - Was climate change behind the recent tornadoes that killed dozens of people and wrought a trail of destruction through five American states?
Lightning strike deaths surge in India
AFP, Published on 03/09/2021
» JAIPUR, India: Faizuddin is still traumatised from the lightning strike that killed his three friends as they took selfies atop a 400-year-old fort in India, where climate change is making lethal strikes more common.
A country so different to anywhere else
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 22/08/2021
» The dramatic events in Afghanistan inevitably sparked memories of my own brief experiences of the country more than 50 years ago while on an overland trip from London to New Delhi and beyond.
Jazz off to a hot start with fine 64
Sports, Published on 30/07/2021
» TOKYO: Unheralded Austrian Sepp Straka was the surprise leader after a weather-interrupted first round of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics golf tournament yesterday as home favourite Hideki Matsuyama and British Open champion Collin Morikawa suffered frustrating starts.