One week of extreme heat in Europe linked to 16,000 excess deaths: Report
Temperatures exceeded 100 degrees Fahrenheit across large parts of Spain and Italy in late June Around 16,000 more people than usual died across Europe during a week of extreme heat in late June, according to a report based on European mortality data.…
Persistent Etna ash shuts Sicily’s busiest airport during peak holiday week
MILAN — Ash spewing from Sicily’s Mount Etna has forced the closure of the Italian island’s largest airport for the fifth consecutive day, stranding hundreds of summer holiday travelers during the busiest travel week of the year. Persistent Etna…
North Korea Ballistic Missile Launch: North Korea fires second ballistic missile in a week ahead of US-South Korea war drills – The Times of India
A TV screen shows a file image of North Korea’s missile launch during a news program at Seoul Railway Station (Picture credit: AP) North Korea fired a ballistic missile towards the sea off the Korean Peninsula’s east coast on Wednesday, South…
Social Security payment Aug 12: Who gets a check this week and when others will be paid
Millions of Americans receiving Social Security benefits are set to get their next payment this week. The first round of August Social Security payments is scheduled for Wednesday, Aug. 12. According to the Social Security Administration (SSA), people…
Lindsay Clancy murder trial: 5 bombshell takeaways from second week testimony, ‘Shut her up’
The second week of Lindsay Clancy’s murder trial featured multiple witnesses who characterized her as a caring mother, showing no signs of potential harm towards her children. This has raised concerns about the prosecution’s strategies in…
She once worked in a glass factory and now runs a $26 billion company and attends state dinners in China with Elon Musk and Tim Cook
Qunfei Zhou is one of the most compelling rags-to-riches success stories in the global technology industry. Born into a poor family in rural China, she dropped out of school as a teenager and worked in a factory grinding watch glass to support her…