Sarah Keith-Lucas Lead Weather Presenter Watch: How people on the US East Coast are coping with extreme heat Dozens of people have been hospitalised for heat-related illnesses as the summer’s first major heat wave descends on eastern North America. More than 150 people fell ill at an outdoor school graduation ceremony in Paterson, New Jersey … Read more
Dozens of people suffered minor injuries Saturday afternoon when a yacht carrying 352 passengers crashed into a pier on the Hudson River in New York City, authorities said. Some reports suggested the yacht was hosting a party when the crash took place at Henry Hudson Parkway and 125th Street in Manhattan shortly after 4 p.m. … Read more
About 27 locations in the capital were hit during several waves of attacks throughout the night, and residential buildings, educational institutions, and critical infrastructure facilities were damaged, officials said. A ballistic missile struck a nine-story residential building in Kyiv‘s Solomianskyi district, wiping out a whole section of it, which was flattened into a pile of … Read more
Reuters It is one of the largest bombardments of the capital since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion At least 14 people have been killed overnight and dozens more wounded in Russian strikes on the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, officials say. It was one of the largest bombardments of the capital since the beginning of the … Read more
Dozens of Canadians are expected to be among thousands of other activists gathering in Egypt this week ahead of a global march to its Gaza border as they call for an end to Israel’s siege on the territory. As many as 84 Canadians were set to travel to Egypt to be part of the civilian-led … Read more
PORTLAND, Ore. — Twenty-seven states and the District of Columbia on Monday filed a lawsuit in bankruptcy court seeking to block the sale of personal genetic data by 23andMe without customer consent. The lawsuit comes as a biotechnology company seeks the court’s approval to buy the struggling firm. Biological samples, DNA data, health-related traits and … Read more