Wildfires, heat and giant hail as Italy grapples with extreme weather
Italy is facing multiple kinds of extreme weather at once, with some parts of the country scorched by blistering heat, while others are battered by deadly storms.
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Storms ravage northern Italy as Sicily burns
Torrential rain and hailstorms have caused damage in the north while Sicily battles extensive wildfires.
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Rhodes evacuation was 'like something from a film', says Devon mum
Amy Walker and her family, from Dawlish, are hoping to fly back to the UK later.
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Rhodes: Holidaymaker criticises Tui for flying to fire-hit island
Matthew Guy and his family were taken straight from the airport to an evacuation centre.
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Rhodes honeymoon 'wrecked' after hotel evacuation
The couple from Stoke-on-Trent said their holiday had been a "rollercoaster".
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Rhodes: First flights taking NI tourists from wildfires due later
EasyJet and Jet2 flights carrying passengers from areas affected by wildfires will touch down tonight.
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'Catastrophic' reactor failure ignites large blaze at Pittsburgh power substation, officials say
A large blaze erupted at a power substation in Pittsburgh after a reactor "catastrophically failed," public safety officials announced.
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Rhodes fires: Hundreds back in UK after 'traumatic' Rhodes fires
Britons have been flying into airports including Gatwick, Heathrow, Stansted, Birmingham and Bristol.
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Iraq and others condemn Quran-burning in Denmark
Large crowds protest in Iraq and Yemen after the acts of a far-right group in Copenhagen.
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Third person charged in firebombing of California Planned Parenthood
The Justice Department announced charges Monday against a third person who allegedly participated in a firebombing attack on a California Planned Parenthood last spring.
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Nova Scotia floods: Body found of one of four missing
Unidentified remains also found as police continue to search for three others missing in Nova Scotia.
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Algeria wildfires: Dozens killed and thousands evacuated
Northern Algeria has been experiencing a record heatwave with temperatures reaching 48C.
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