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Archived image accompanying: France Records ~1,000 Excess Deaths as Unprecedented European Heatwave Spreads East

France Records ~1,000 Excess Deaths as Unprecedented European Heatwave Spreads East

Public Health France confirmed roughly 1,000 excess deaths since June 24 as the continent's worst-ever recorded heatwave shatters June temperature records in France, the UK, Germany, and Switzerland, with 191 million Europeans forecast to endure 35°C-plus temperatures on Sunday.

4 months ago

Archived image accompanying: Iran Drone Strike on Ever Lovely Shatters Hormuz Ceasefire, Triggering U.S. Retaliation

Iran Drone Strike on Ever Lovely Shatters Hormuz Ceasefire, Triggering U.S. Retaliation

An Iranian drone struck the Evergreen containership Ever Lovely in the Strait of Hormuz on June 25, shattering a week-old US-Iran ceasefire, prompting US military strikes on Iran, and halting the IMO's evacuation of 11,000 stranded seafarers. A second tanker was hit the following day as both sides traded retaliatory blows.

4 months ago

Archived image accompanying: U.S. and Iran Trade Military Strikes Over Strait of Hormuz, Threatening to Unravel Ceasefire Deal

U.S. and Iran Trade Military Strikes Over Strait of Hormuz, Threatening to Unravel Ceasefire Deal

Just a week after signing a 60-day memorandum of understanding, the U.S. and Iran have exchanged airstrikes and drone attacks over the Strait of Hormuz, leaving some 500 ships stranded and analysts warning the fragile peace deal could collapse entirely.

4 months ago

Archived image accompanying: EU Designates Amazon and Microsoft Cloud Units as Gatekeepers Under Digital Markets Act

EU Designates Amazon and Microsoft Cloud Units as Gatekeepers Under Digital Markets Act

The European Commission has preliminarily concluded that AWS and Microsoft Azure should be formally designated as "gatekeepers" under the Digital Markets Act, extending Europe's toughest tech rules into the €220 billion cloud market for the first time and setting up a clash with Washington.

4 months ago

Archived image accompanying: Ebola Spreads to Uganda With High Risk of Reaching South Sudan as DRC Outbreak Accelerates

Ebola Spreads to Uganda With High Risk of Reaching South Sudan as DRC Outbreak Accelerates

The Bundibugyo Ebola strain has hit a record-breaking 1,048 confirmed cases in DRC in its first month, spread into Uganda, and a new Lancet study gives a 69% probability it will reach South Sudan within 12 weeks. WHO has declared a global health emergency.

4 months ago