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Middle East

UAE opens first fully air-conditioned walkway

Its design lets sunlight filter through while keeping cool air inside

Smoke billows from a blaze in Grampians National Park, Victoria, Australia in this undated handout photo released on December 28, 2024. Photo: AAP/Supplied State Control Centre via REUTERS/File Photo
World+Biz

Australia's southeast braces for extreme fire danger amid intense heatwave

A view shows a partially submerged school and madrasa premises amid severe flooding in the Fazilpur area of Feni, Bangladesh, August 26, 2024. REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain/File Photo
Environment

'Dangerous new era': climate change spurs disaster in 2024

In the past week, 5,440 children have been treated at Dr Zahed Memorial Children’s Hospital. Additionally, 80 to 85 children are being admitted daily for further treatment. Photo: TBS
Bangladesh

Faridpur witnesses massive surge in fever, diarrhoea cases among children amid heatwave

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Environment

Mild heat wave likely to abate in parts of country

A rickshaw puller takes a break from the scorching heatwave, resting on his rickshaw. Photo: Rajib Dhar/TBS
Bangladesh

Mild heat wave sweeping over country

A cyclist cools off at a fountain at Madrid Rio park during the second day of the heatwave, in Madrid, Spain, July 25, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Ana Beltran/File Photo
Europe

More than 47,000 people died in Europe last year due to heat: report

The Iranian flag flutters outside the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) headquarters in Vienna, Austria, 6 March 2023. Photo: Reuters
Middle East

Heatwaves force Iran to shutter government offices and banks, electricity consumption soars 

The July heatwave comes as Morocco suffers a sixth straight year of drought with record heat this past winter. Photo: FADEL SENNA / AFP
Africa

Morocco heatwave kills more than 20 people in 24 hours

Photo: Mehedi Hasan/TBS
World+Biz

2024 could be world's hottest year as June breaks records

A woman pours water on her head after filling her containers with drinking water from a municipal tanker on a hot summer day in New Delhi, India, May 21, 2024. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi/File Photo
Climate Change

Number of days over 35 C surges in world's scorching capitals

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Bangladesh

Mild heat wave likely to sweep over 8 districts

Construction workers drink water while working on a building during hot weather in Pristina, Kosovo 19 June, 2024. Photo: Reuters
World+Biz

Millions sweltering under extreme heat worldwide as summer arrives