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Heatwave: Greece facing longest heatwave on record while record highs hit US
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Heatwave: Greece facing longest heatwave on record while record highs hit US

ATHENS: Greece was Saturday facing its hottest July weekend in 50 years, with temperatures forecast to soar above 40 Celsius (104 Fahrenheit), while a record-breaking…

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Spain on alert for ‘extreme’ danger from heatwave

MADRID: Spain issued hot weather red alerts for three regions on Tuesday due to the “extreme” danger posed by scorching temperatures as firefighters made gains…

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High Temperature: US Southwest swelters under dangerous heat wave, with new records on track
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High Temperature: US Southwest swelters under dangerous heat wave, with new records on track

PHOENIX: A dangerous heat wave threatened a wide swath of the Southwest with potentially deadly temperatures in the triple digits on Saturday as some cooling…

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Tuesday broke Monday's hottest-day record. Wednesday may have been hotter
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Tuesday broke Monday’s hottest-day record. Wednesday may have been hotter

The planet’s temperature spiked on Tuesday to its hottest day in at least 44 years and likely much longer, and Wednesday could become the third…

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15 killed by floods in southwestern China as seasonal torrents hit mountain areas
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15 killed by floods in southwestern China as seasonal torrents hit mountain areas

BEIJING: At least 15 people have been killed by floods in southwestern China as seasonal torrents hit mountain areas, authorities said on Wednesday.Another four people…

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Massive winter storm brings snow, strong winds, frigid cold in northern US
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Massive winter storm brings snow, strong winds, frigid cold in northern US

MINNEAPOLIS: Brutal winter weather bringing snow, dangerous gusts of wind and bitter cold settled over much of the northern United States on Wednesday, shutting down…

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Northeast US, Canada gripped by 'generational' Arctic blast
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Northeast US, Canada gripped by ‘generational’ Arctic blast

NEW YORK: A “generational” Arctic blast brought dangerously cold temperatures to swaths of the northeastern United States and Canada on Saturday, with forecasters warning that…

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