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Sunak, Truss clash in heated TV debate
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
London [UK], July 26 (ANI): In a quest to succeed Boris Johnson as UK's next Prime Minister, the former chancellor Rishi Sunak and British Foreign Secretary, Liz Truss traded blows at each other over economic policy, foreign relations in the first-ever TV debate on Monday night.
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Study finds child malnutrition gets worsened by extreme heat exposure
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [US], July 25 (ANI): Cornell University research has found that exposure to extreme heat increases both chronic and acute malnutrition among infants and young children in low-income countries, threatening to reverse decades of progress.
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As UK PM race heats up, top contender Rishi Sunak talks tough on China
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
London [UK], July 25 (ANI): Amid the ongoing bid for Tory leadership and the race to become the next British Prime Minister, former Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak has come out all guns blazing against China.
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California wildfires: Over 14,000 acres land destroyed, 6000 people displa
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
California [US], July 25 (ANI): A huge wildfire raging for the third day on Sunday in central California destroyed land of over 14,000 acres and displaced over 6,000 people from rural communities.
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China 'renews' orange alert for high temperatures
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Beijing [China], July 24 (ANI): As intense heat waves continue to linger in several parts of China, the country issued an orange alert for high temperatures on Sunday.
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Record high temperatures hit Chinese provinces
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Beijing [China], July 24 (ANI): Several Chinese regions including Xinjiang and Fujian facing record high temperatures as blistering heatwaves hit the country with the hot weather forecast.
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Do you know how stressed-out plants produce their own aspirin? Study revea
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [U.S], July 24 (ANI): Plants produce salicylic acid, popularly known as aspirin, to protect themselves against environmental dangers like insects, thirst, and heat. A better understanding of this procedure could aid plants in surviving the increased stress brought on by climate ch
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Gourmet dining at home: Beyond 'heat & eat'
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 23 (ANI): It was the advent of the microwave that launched the first wave of convenient 'heat and eat' meals in India. The (then) 'hi-tech' gadget didn't lend itself to multi-stage cooking of Indian recipes and after resting a while as a baby white elephant was deploy
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China renews yellow alert for high temperatures
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Beijing [China], July 23 (ANI): China's national observatory on Saturday issued a yellow alert for high temperatures as intense heat waves linger in many regions of the country.
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Heatwave in Europe underscores need for effective action to combat climate
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Copenhagen (Denmark), July 22 (ANI): World Health Organization (WHO) has urged the regional governments to implement the Paris climate agreement, which is termed a "health treaty" by the COP26 (United Nations Climate Change Conference) Health Programme, as the prolonged heatwaves continue to
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Study: Engineered mattress tricks your body to fall asleep faster
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [U.S], July 22 (ANI): Bioengineers have developed a unique mattress and pillow system that uses heating and cooling to tell the body it is time to go to sleep.
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Over 1,000 killed in Spain's heatwave
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Madrid [Spain], June 22 (ANI/Xinhua): Spain's Ministry of Health said on Thursday that 1,047 people died in this year's second heatwave as temperatures topped 40 degrees Celsius in many parts of the country over the past 10 days.
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