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Country braces for hottest July weekend in 50 years as firefighters battle 79 forest blazesThe heatwave engulfing Greece is expected to be the longest in the country’s history, with temperatures forecast to reach a 50-year high for July this weekend.Ko…
People in Italy, Spain and Greece describe their day-to-day struggles in soaring temperaturesWith sea temperatures in the high 20s, open-water swimmer Grabiela Rojas feels it isn’t safe to train in the ocean near Valencia this summer.Rojas, 35, is inst…
Temperatures reached as high as 53.3C in the US and flooding hit South Korea and India A remote township in the north-western region of Xinjiang set a Chinese record of 52.2C (125.9F) on Sunday – in a country that was battling -50C weather six months a…
Extreme heat lingers, leading to wildfires and even giant hailstones. Plus Philippines braces for fifth typhoon of the seasonExtreme heat has lingered over southern Europe throughout the past week, with all-time records broken in a number of locations….
Alberto Núñez Feijóo says female deputy PM ‘knows a lot about makeup’ as he queries employment figures at election rallyThe leader of Spain’s conservative People’s party (PP), which is leading the polls before Sunday’s snap general election, has been a…
Before voting Sunday, a focus on the leading parties’ allies has dominated the campaign — and obscured debate about more fundamental issues.
Some in Extremadura region see local outcome as latest example of People’s party putting pragmatism over principlesTowards the end of last month, María Guardiola, who leads the conservative People’s party (PP) in the Extremadura region of south-west Sp…
Temperatures remain high as hailstorms hit northern Italy, with fourth heatwave forecast to hit southern Europe next weekHailstorms have hit northern Italy as near-record temperatures begin to ebb, but forecasters have warned of a fourth heatwave hitti…
Judge agrees with prosecutors to look into two possible cases as the singer faces trial over alleged failure to pay over €14mPop star Shakira is facing more trouble from Spain’s tax office after a court near Barcelona said on Thursday that it had agree…
In today’s newsletter: How countries have responded to record-breaking temperatures – and what it will take to change minds and policy• Sign up here for our daily newsletter, First EditionGood morning.When the temperature in Sicily is approaching 50C, …