US government offices close in DC due to severe storm threat
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON U.S. government offices in the Washington area closed early on Monday due to a
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Heat camera captures scorching nature of record Phoenix heat wave
By Carlos Barria PHOENIX As the world registered the hottest month of all time in July, the southwestern
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South Korea's heatwave-hit scout jamboree bracing for typhoon
By Hyunsu Yim SEOUL Organisers of the World Scout Jamboree in South Korea, who have been grappling with
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Portugal wildfire rages as strong winds and heat fan flames
LISBON More than 1,100 firefighters and 14 water-carrying aircraft battled a wildfire in central Portugal's Castelo Branco area
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Too hot for K-pop as South Korea scrambles to save scout jamboree
By Jack Kim SEOUL A K-pop music concert scheduled for Sunday at a World Scout Jamboree in South
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China's July economic losses from disasters exceed January-June
BEIJING China's direct economic losses from natural disasters surged to 41.18 billion yuan ($5.74 billion) in July, more
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US Scouts to pull out of heatwave-hit jamboree in South Korea
By Hyunsu Yim SEOUL U.S. Scouts in South Korea for the World Scout Jamboree will pull out of
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Lisbon on 'red' alert as temperatures soar on last days of pope's visit
By Catarina Demony LISBON The Portuguese state weather agency on Friday put the capital Lisbon on high weather
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At least two die as heavy rains hit Slovenia, forcing evacuations
KAMNIK, Slovenia (Reuters) -At least two people died as torrential rains hit northern and western Slovenia on Friday, causing floods,
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Lake Titicaca drying up as heat wave turns winter upside down
By Monica Machicao HUARINA, Bolivia The parched shoreline and shrinking depths of Lake Titicaca are prompting growing alarm
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"We ran for our lives": historic floods destroy Beijing couple's home
By Josh Arslan and Tingshu Wang BEIJING (Reuters) -For years, Gao enjoyed a big apartment in scenic west Beijing and
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Safety concerns mount for scout gathering amid South Korea heatwave
By Soo-hyang Choi SEOUL South Korea's interior minister urged on Thursday organisers of a global scout jamboree to
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