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Australia sees record August temperatures, second-warmest winter
Bureau of Meteorology data showed that last month was the hottest August since records began in 1910, with several parts of the continent logging their highest-ever maximum and minimum temperatures.
Weakening Shanshan rains still disrupting transport in Japan
A powerful typhoon now downgraded to a tropical storm was still disrupting flights and trains in Japan Saturday, with authorities warning of possible landslides caused by heavy rain.
Five wounded in Germany bus stabbing
The 32-year-old suspect was arrested after the incident in the town of Siegen with no indications it was a terrorist attack, the local police force said in a statement.
Egyptian killed, Israeli tourists wounded in hotel fight: medical source
The worker succumbed to his injuries "in an ambulance transporting him from Taba" on the border with Israel to Sharm al-Sheikh, 200 kilometres south, the source said, requesting anonymity because they were not authorised to speak to the media.
Monsoon floods in India’s Gujarat kill at least 28 people
The state government said late Wednesday that 13 people had died from drowning and the rest from houses or trees collapsing on them.
10 Palestinians killed in Israeli operation in West Bank: Red Crescent
Two Palestinians were killed in the city of Jenin, four others in a nearby village, and four more in a refugee camp near the town of Tubas, Red Crescent spokesman Ahmed Jibril told AFP.
UAE seeks consular services for arrested Telegram boss
The UAE said Tuesday it had requested consular services for Telegram's Pavel Durov after the Dubai-based tech boss was arrested in France over alleged failings to curb criminality on the app.
Oil prices surge over Middle East tensions
The price of Brent, the global crude benchmark, rose 3.0 percent to trade at more than $81 per barrel.
Dozens of Colombian flights cancelled due to low fuel stocks
National carrier Avianca, which according to Colombia's air transport regulator canceled 24 flights Monday, said in a statement it had been advised by suppliers of a cap on kerosene deliveries "for the rest of the month."
Reuters team member killed in strike on east Ukraine hotel
Reuters said it was "devastated" by the loss of its security advisor following the strike late on Saturday at the Hotel Sapphire in the city of Kramatorsk, where six of its crew covering the war were staying.
