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After UK, record temperatures set across US as heat wave engulfs nation
Temperatures in large parts of the southwest United States have soared to over 100 degrees Fahrenheit (38 degrees Celsius), topping 110 degrees in some areas. Similar levels were recorded across the US south, where humidity compounded the discomfort
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Japan's baby hatch: Abandonment or a new lease of life?
In a hatch at a hospital in southern Japan's Kumamoto, children can be left anonymously by a desperate family. Instituted in 2007, 161 babies and toddlers have been left in the hatch in 15 years, but opinions are divided whether it encourages abandonment of children or gives them a new lease of life
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Aviation still overwhelmingly male, especially at the top
Fewer than six percent pilots at the world's leading airlines are women, while just eight of the largest 100 carriers in terms of passengers have had women bosses, according to a 2021 study by the Aviation Institute at the University of Nebraska
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Magnus Carlsen is forfeiting his world title. Replacing him won't be easy
The decision announced Wednesday by Magnus Carlsen, the reigning world chess champion, to skip the chance to defend the crown in a match next year means that there will soon be a new titleholder
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Europe waits to see if Russia restarts gas shipments through key pipeline
The suspense is another reminder of the reliance of Germany, and much of Europe, on Russian energy, a relationship that has come to haunt officials who say Moscow is leveraging its oil and gas to influence decision-making
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Cracking tarmac, buckling rails: How extreme heat upends travel
As England breached record high temperatures, flights in and out of Britain's international airport were halted due to 'surface defect'; temporary speed restrictions were imposed on portions of Britain's rail network—including London's tube system over fears that the rails will buckle to extreme heat and overhead wire systems will fail
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Elon Musk and Twitter will go to trial over their $44 billion deal in October
The trial will seek to decide whether the billionaire must complete his $44 billion acquisition of the social media company, a Delaware judge ruled on Tuesday
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UK breaches 40 degrees Celsius for first time
At least 34 locations in Britain beat the previous record of 38.7 degrees Celsius set in Cambridge, eastern England, in 2019
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Netflix has lost more subscribers
The streaming giant is battling fierce competition and viewer belt tightening, as it reports a loss of 970,000 paying customers, a number that was, however, not as big as expected
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From the debris of shattered Ukraine rises the healing song of children
Borodianka, a town of 14,000 before the February 24 invasion, is the most battered of the towns encircling Kyiv, bearing the profound scars of Moscow's failed attempt to take the Ukrainian capital
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China to fine ride-hailing giant Didi more than $1 bn: reports
The fine—imposed over Didi's cybersecurity practices—would amount to more than four percent of its $27.3 billion total revenue last year and pave the way for its new share listing in Hong Kong