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Potatoes ‘boiling’ in ground, livestock dead: Record heat ruins harvest in South Korea, Japan, Hong Kong

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Potatoes 'boiling' in ground, livestock dead: Record heat ruins harvest in South Korea, Japan, Hong Kong

Record heat hits farms as Asia endures extreme summer (Representative image) South Korea recorded its hottest summer on record this year, with the southeastern city of Yangsan reaching 42.5°C on August 2, the highest temperature recorded in the country since modern weather observations began in 1904.A South Korean potato farmer in Gangwon province has seen … Read more

Spain’s Belchite was destroyed in the 1937 Civil War, but archaeologists are still finding bullets, trenches and personal belongings beneath its ruins

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Spain’s Belchite was destroyed in the 1937 Civil War, but archaeologists are still finding bullets, trenches and personal belongings beneath its ruins

On the edge of Zaragoza province, the remains of Belchite sit among dry grass and scrub, their broken walls exposed to the weather. Towers rise without roofs, doorways lead nowhere and sections of masonry have been left much as they were after the fighting. A newer settlement stands nearby, separated from the ruins by a … Read more