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CLIMATE GLIMPSE: Scorching Northern Hemisphere heat leads to deaths and wildfires

Jun. 17, 2024 08:43 AM EDT

The United States is bracing for chaotic weather this week, with the South set to experience another heat wave following a short respite from searing temperatures earlier this month. The National Weather Service expects some areas to reach temperatures so high they'll hit new daily records. ...

Cyprus records a second death from heatstroke as temperatures soar

Jun. 16, 2024 07:06 AM EDT

NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — A Cyprus health official said a second elderly person has died from heatstroke after a weeklong heatwave that baked the east Mediterranean island nation with reportedly record temperatures for the month of June. An 84 year-old woman died a day after her...

Families reclaim the remains of 15 recently identified Greek soldiers killed in Cyprus in 1974

May. 30, 2024 08:53 AM EDT

NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — The remains of recently identified Greek soldiers who fought in Cyprus against invading Turkish troops nearly a half-century ago were returned to their families on Thursday. Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides attended a funeral service in the capital,...