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Hotter nights could lead to a 60 percent rise in global mortality: study – The
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Numerous studies have detailed the deleterious health effects posed by rising day-time temperatures resulting from climate change.
Now, new research underscores the extreme toll rising night-time…
Japan PM shuffles cabinet as anger deepens over ties to Unification Church
Voter support slumps over party's ties to churchShake-up comes earlier than analysts had expectedChurch defends its right to participate in politicsKishida says Unification Church did not influence party policyTOKYO, Aug 10 (Reuters) -…
Rise in Night Temperatures Due to Climate Change May Disrupt Sleep Patterns and
Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. (IANS)As night-time temperature climbs owing to climate change, so does your risk of death — nearly six-fold in the future — due to excessive heat that disrupts normal sleeping patterns, a new global…
Ukrainian Official Calls for U.N. Monitors to Visit a Nuclear Plant Occupied by
VideoUkraine claimed responsibility for a rare attack on a Russian air base in the occupied Crimean Peninsula.CreditCredit...ReutersODESA, Ukraine — A series of explosions rocked a key Russian air base on the Kremlin-occupied Crimean…
Rescuers to move whale stranded in French river to saltwater
PARIS (AP) — French environmentalists prepared Tuesday to move a beluga whalethat strayed into the Seine River last week to a saltwater basin in Normandy, hoping to save the life of the dangerously thin marine mammal.A medical team…
Kenya’s Presidential Election: Live Updates and News
Voting in Nairobi on Tuesday.Credit...Luis Tato/Agence France-Presse — Getty ImagesNAIROBI, Kenya — One is the self-declared champion of the “hustler nation.” The other is a veteran leftist making his fifth run for high office. Both are…
EXCLUSIVE Russia starts stripping jetliners for parts as sanctions bite
This content was produced in Russia, where the law restricts coverage of Russian military operations in UkraineMOSCOW, Aug 8 (Reuters) - Russian airlines, including state-controlled Aeroflot (AFLT.MM), are stripping jetliners to secure…
Chile to seek ‘consequences’ for sinkhole near copper mine
SANTIAGO, Aug 8 - Chile will seek to apply harsh sanctions to those responsible for a huge sinkhole near a copper mine in the country's north, the mining minister said on Monday.The mysterious hole of 36.5 meters in diameter that emerged…
As Israel-Palestinian truce holds, Gaza power plant restarts
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — With a cease-fire between Israel and Palestinian militantsholding after nearly three days of violence, Gaza’s sole power plant resumed operations Monday and Israel began reopening crossings into the…
Amnesty regrets ‘distress’ caused by report on Ukrainian military, but stands by
The human rights watchdog published a press release last week accusing Ukrainian forces of putting civilians in harm's way by setting up military bases in residential areas, including schools and hospitals and launching attacks from…