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Second hottest July breaks 13-month record streak, EU scientists say

Last month was the second hottest July for the planet on record, breaking a 13-month period when each month was warmest, which had been in part fuelled by the warming El Nino weather pattern, the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service said on Thursday.

August 8, 2024 6:25 pm

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Thousands of counter-protesters rally after riots

August 8, 2024 12:30 pm

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Democrats Harris, Walz test Midwest credentials at rallies in Michigan and Wisconsin

Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris and her new running mate, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, put his Midwestern credentials to the test on Wednesday with a rally in the battleground state of Wisconsin.

August 8, 2024 11:06 am

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Egypt asks its airlines to avoid Iran airspace for three hours

Egypt instructed all of its airlines to avoid Iranian airspace for three hours in the early morning on Thursday amid tension between Israel and Iran.

August 8, 2024 10:20 am

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Tense Israel in waiting as attack threat looms

Israel’s ambulance service has stocked blood supplies in a fortified underground centre, factories have moved out hazardous materials and municipal authorities are checking bomb shelters and water supplies as the country waits for a threatened attack from Iran and its proxies.

August 8, 2024 9:12 am

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US judge tosses much of Mexico's lawsuit against US gun makers

A U.S. judge dismissed on Wednesday much of Mexico’s $10-billion lawsuit seeking to hold U.S. gun manufacturers responsible for facilitating the trafficking of firearms to violent drug cartels across the U.S.-Mexico border.

August 8, 2024 8:30 am

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Bangladesh army refused to suppress protest, sealing Hasina's fate

The night before long-time leader Sheikh Hasina abruptly fled Bangladesh amid deadly protests, her army chief held a meeting with his generals and decided that troops would not open fire on civilians to enforce a curfew, two serving army officers with knowledge of the discussions told Reuters.

August 7, 2024 6:28 pm

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County in New York bans wearing masks to hide identity of Gaza war protesters

New York’s suburban Nassau County has passed a bill to ban wearing of masks with aim to hide the identity of pro-Palestinian protesters against U.S. support for Israel’s war in Gaza.

August 7, 2024 3:35 pm

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Chinese cities swelter in record heat, rice-growing regions under threat

Extreme heat baked megacities on the eastern Chinese seaboard and sharply pushed up demand for power to cool homes and offices, while scorching temperatures in China’s interior stoked fears of damage to rice crops.

August 7, 2024 1:20 pm

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Russia says forces repel Ukrainian armored raid in Kursk region

Russia said on Tuesday that Ukraine had launched an armored assault into Russia’s southern Kursk region, but Moscow’s forces had responded and the region’s governor described the situation on the border as “controllable”.

August 7, 2024 12:30 pm

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Democrats Harris, Walz campaign together for first time as White House ticket

Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris and her newly selected vice presidential running mate, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, campaigned for the first time together on Tuesday in Philadelphia, kicking off a multi-day tour of battleground states aimed at introducing Walz to the national stage.

August 7, 2024 11:50 am

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Israeli forces kill at least 11 Palestinians in West Bank clashes

Israeli forces backed by drone strikes killed at least 11 Palestinians in clashes around the volatile West Bank city of Jenin, the military and Palestinian health authorities said, after large-scale operations by troops and police.

August 7, 2024 10:30 am