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Nearly 250 million children missed school last year because of extreme weather, UNICEF says

Jan. 24, 2025 08:56 AM EST

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — At least 242 million children in 85 countries had their schooling interrupted last year because of heatwaves, cyclones, flooding and other extreme weather, the United Nations Children's Fund said in a new report Friday. UNICEF said it amounted to one...

Tropical Thailand takes a break from the heat as it experiences a run of cool weather

Jan. 16, 2025 01:36 AM EST

BANGKOK (AP) — Tropical Thailand is experiencing an unusually cool stretch of weather that forecasters say could last until mid-February, leading many residents to dig out their sweaters and cardigans. Thursday morning’s forecast showed areas all over Thailand were feeling the...