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Firefighters battle California blaze generating its own weather
AFP, Published on 26/07/2021
» CHICO (UNITED STATES) - Thousands of US firefighters are battling a blaze in California that has grown so big it is generating its own weather system, with authorities warning conditions could worsen on Monday.
Record-shattering heatwaves caused by pace of warming: study
AFP, Published on 26/07/2021
» PARIS - Heatwaves that obliterate temperature records as in western Canada last month and Siberia last year are caused by the rapid pace, rather than the amount, of global warming, researchers said Monday.
Kaeng Krachan added to world heritage list
Online Reporters, Published on 26/07/2021
» Unesco has added the Kaeng Krachan Forest Complex in Western Thailand to the World Heritage List hours after a protest against it was held in Bangkok.
Biden to meet Iraq PM, announce 'new phase' of US deployment
AFP, Published on 26/07/2021
» WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden, who will host Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhemi Monday, is expected to launch a "new phase" of the US military presence in Iraq, formally ending combat operations but stopping short of announcing a full withdrawal.
Army-run hospitals adding 3,600 beds
Wassana Nanuam, Published on 26/07/2021
» Field hospitals have been or are being opened at army-run hospitals to care for Covid-19 patients whose number has been steadily rising in recent weeks, said the army.
Climate science report 'critical for success' of COP26: UN
AFP, Published on 26/07/2021
» PARIS - Nearly 200 nations started online negotiations Monday to validate a UN science report that will anchor autumn summits charged with preventing climate catastrophe on a planetary scale.
Buri Ram police defend booster shots for officers
Published on 26/07/2021
» BURI RAM: The province's police chief, Rutthaphol Naowarat, on Monday clarified reports that 11 of its officers were given AstraZeneca jabs as a booster shot, saying the officers were in charge of transporting Covid-19 patients and were considered frontline workers.
Woman dies, leaves behind Covid-infected daughters
Sutthiwit Chayutworakan, Published on 26/07/2021
» SAMUT PRAKAN: Two young girls who woke up on Monday morning and found their mother dead on the floor beside them later tested positive for Covid-19.
Diving star Daley: Olympic champion who grew up in the public eye
AFP, Published on 26/07/2021
» TOKYO - Tom Daley's first Olympic diving title adds a golden chapter to a life lived in the public eye, during which he has become one of Britain's most recognisable athletes and prominent voices on gay rights.
Wild boar bites picture-taking Hong Kong hiker
Published on 26/07/2021
» A Hong Kong hiker was bitten by a wild boar on Monday while taking photos in one of the city's country parks on Monday.