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Spain, Portugal battle wildfires as temperatures soar
AFP, Published on 07/08/2023
» MADRID: Firefighters in Spain and Portugal were battling to keep wildfires spanning thousands of hectares contained Monday as a scorching heatwave hit the Iberian peninsula, worsening conditions.
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Loch Ness struggles with Scotland's shifting climate
AFP, Published on 04/08/2023
» INVERNESS (UNITED KINGDOM) - Around Scotland's Loch Ness, famous for hosting a mythical monster in its murky depths, another prolonged dry spell earlier this year has heightened fears of a different kind.
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Algeria battles wildfires that have killed 34
AFP, Published on 25/07/2023
» ALGIERS: Algerian firefighters on Tuesday were battling blazes that have killed 34 people across the tinder-dry north, destroyed homes and coastal resorts and turned vast forest areas into blackened wastelands.
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Rahm's stunning 63 heaps pressure on British Open leader Harman
AFP, Published on 23/07/2023
» HOYLAKE (UNITED KINGDOM) - Masters champion Jon Rahm hit eight birdies in a course-record 63 to haul himself into contention for the British Open on Saturday as overnight leader Brian Harman steadied himself after a shaky start.
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Record heatwaves sweep the world, from US to Europe and Asia
AFP, Published on 16/07/2023
» ROME: Tens of millions of people were battling dangerously high temperatures around the world on Sunday as record heat forecasts hung over parts of the United States, Europe and Asia, in the latest example of the threat from global warming.
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McIlroy hopes Hoylake return can finally end major drought
AFP, Published on 19/07/2023
» HOYLAKE (UNITED KINGDOM): Rory McIlroy returns to the scene of his sole British Open triumph at Hoylake this week hoping fond memories can help him snap a nine-year major drought, even if they do make him feel old.
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Global debt dominates G20 finance talks
AFP, Published on 17/07/2023
» GANDHINAGAR, India: G20 finance ministers and central bank chiefs opened talks Monday on debt restructuring deals, multilateral bank reform and finance to tackle climate change, as they aim to bolster a sagging global economy.
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UN: World hunger stops rising but remains high
AFP, Published on 12/07/2023
» PARIS: World hunger stopped rising in 2022 after growing for seven years but remains above pre-pandemic levels and far off track to be eradicated by 2030, UN agencies said Wednesday.
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Iraq's marshes are dying, and a civilisation with them
AFP, Published on 13/07/2023
» CHIBAYISH (IRAQ) - Mohammed Hamid Nour is only 23, but he is already nostalgic for how Iraq's Mesopotamian marshes once were before drought dried them up, decimating his herd of water buffaloes.
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Last week the hottest worldwide on record: UN
AFP, Published on 10/07/2023
» PARIS - The beginning of July was the hottest week on record for the planet, according to early findings Monday from the World Meteorological Organization, after a series of scorching days saw global temperature records tumble.
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