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Henan floods: Authorities rush to restore telecom service

An aerial view of the heavy rain-hit urban area of Zhengzhou City, Henan Province, July 21, 2021. /CFPChina's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) has

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24 solar terms in nature: Major Heat

01:40 Major Heat is the 12th of the 24 solar terms on the Chinese lunisolar calendar, beginning on July 22 this year.It ushers in the hottest period of the year – also

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One dead, two missing in severe rain and flooding in Zhengzhou, China

One person is dead, two are missing, and 1,231 people have been rescued in China’s central Henan Province amid severe rainstorms and flooding. Local authorities say a total of 3,590 rescuers, 718

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Typhoon Cempaka hits S China's Guangdong Province

00:39 Cempaka, the seventh typhoon of the year, centered in the coastal waters about 90 kilometers southeast of Yangjiang City in Guangdong Province early in the mornin

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Catastrophic floods in western Europe leave over 120 dead

Devastating flash floods due to intense rainfall have swept through several western European countries in the past few days, killing more than 120 and causing widespread damage. /CFP A

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China's large military transport aircraft Y-20 in 60 seconds

01:17 The Y-20, officially code named "Kunpeng," is a large military transport aircraft developed and produced by China. The aircraft can carry out long-distance air tr

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Weather satellite monitored the N China's strongest rainfall this year

01:01 From July 11 to 12, north China experienced the strongest rainfall of the year.China's latest generation geostationary orbit weather satellite Fengyun-4B monitore

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Watch Moscow bears play in cool pools as heat bakes the city

00:31 Moscow zoo residents, a panda and a polar bear enjoyed a hot summer day swimming in cool water pools on Monday (July 12) as temperatures in the capital hit 31C (87,8 degrees Fahre

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Russia and U.S. attempt to coordinate response to climate change

01:00 U.S. climate envoy John Kerry is meeting with Russian officials in Moscow, including Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, to discuss potential joint action on climate change.Kerry arri

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Huge wildfire in N California grows to nearly 250 square km

Firefighters from the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection's Placerville station battle the Sugar Fire, part of the Beckwourth Complex Fire, in Doyle, California, U.S., July 9, 2

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Sir Richard Branson lands safely after completing space flight

The British billionaire has pipped Jeff Bezos in the new space race, but questions loom over whether he will actually reach space.

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Beijing on yellow alert for heavy rain

The Beijing Meteorological Observatory on Sunday morning issued yellow warnings for both rainstorms and gale force winds, as the capital city is poised for the heaviest

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Heavy rain triggers flooding in New York metro stations

00:43 Heavy rain inundated parts of New York'ssubway system on Thursday afternoon, as tropical storm Elsa approached the city. Video posted on social media showed waterlogged stations w

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24 solar terms in nature: Minor Heat

01:43 Minor Heat is the eleventh of the 24 solar terms of the Chinese lunisolar calendar. It begins on July 7 this year.Entering Minor Heat means the third month of sum

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No survivors from plane crash in Russia's far east, rescue officials say

There are no survivors after a plane carrying 28 people crashed in the far east of Russia on Tuesday, Russian news agencies cited rescue officials as saying.The Antonov

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As summer vacation arrives, people throng beach in E China

Summer, here we are! /CFPAerial photos taken on Saturday show tourists packed on the beach of an amusement park in Lianyungang City, east China's Jiangsu Province. /CFP

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Dehydration to the body overheating - how do humans die of heat?

The body normally regulates its own temperature to about 37C but when extreme heat hits, it cannot do so and overheats.