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Germany’s Robert Koch Institute for disease control announced Thursday that around 12,500 people have died as a result of heatwaves that swept the country this year.According to a new report, the institute recorded the highest heat-related death toll this year between April 6 and August 2, surpassing figures from previous years, particularly 2018 and 2019, which also saw unusually high temperatures and significant numbers of heat-related deaths.The report noted that 9,400 people died from heat in 2018, while the figure reached around 7,700 in 2019. Older people were the most vulnerable, with approximately 6,300 deaths among those aged over 85, more than 3,100 among those aged 75-84, around 1,900 among those aged 65-74, and about 1,200 among people under 65.The institute also recorded nearly 9,600 heat-related deaths in a single week, from June 22 to 28, when temperatures reached the 40°C range across large parts of Germany.The estimates were based on mortality data from Germany’s Federal Statistical Office, along with data from 52 weather stations operated by the German Meteorological Service. Related Story Source link
Rescue workers and volunteers remove rubble as they search for survivors at the site of collapsed buildings after an earthquake in Cali, Colombia on August 12,…
An earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale struck northern Pakistan on Thursday. The US Geological Survey reported that the epicenter was at a depth of 58.9 kilometers in the Gilgit-Baltistan region of northern Pakistan. There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage. Earthquakes are common in Pakistan, as the country lies on the boundary between the Indian and Eurasian tectonic plates. A devastating magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck Pakistan in 2005, killing thousands of people. Related Story Source link
A US Army helicopter crashed in the state of Texas on Wednesday, killing two soldiers, according to the military installation where the aircraft was based.”An AH-64E Apache attack helicopter based at Fort Hood crashed today in Salado. Two soldiers are confirmed deceased,” the base said in a statement.”Fort Hood personnel remain on scene working in coordination with local first responders.”The statement, which did provide details on what the aircraft was doing at the time of the crash, said the identities of the deceased were being witheld until after their next of kin are notified.The deadly helicopter crash comes around two months after a US Air Force B-52 bomber crashed in California, killing all eight people on board. Related Story Source link
The moon completely covers the sun during a total solar eclipse as seen from the Javalambre Astrophysical Observatory in Arcos de las Salinas, near Teruel, Spain,…
A catering truck is parked next to Air Force One, before US President Donald Trump’s departure from Ankara en route to Washington after his participation in…
Four crew members were killed in an attack by Iran-backed Houthis on a small cargo ship in the Bab el-Mandeb strait yesterday, Yemen’s transport ministry said, while sources reported a missile attack on a container ship off Pakistan in a suspected US strike. The fatalities aboard the Egyptian-owned Tihamah, if confirmed, would mark the first deaths in a Houthi strike on shipping since the Iran war began on February 28. The Houthis have not claimed the attack. Three Pakistanis and one Indonesian were killed, the Yemeni ministry said, adding the crew lost control of the vessel after being attacked.Three coastguard personnel were injured after being targeted by a drone while trying to rescue the crew, Yemeni military sources said. The Houthis declared a maritime embargo against Saudi Arabia in the Red Sea on July 20 in response to what they described as a Saudi siege. Riyadh denies that Yemen is under siege. The ship was hit by an unknown projectile, according to a report received by the British navy-affiliated agency UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO). The incident occurred while the ship was at anchor northeast of Perim Island, Yemen, British maritime security group Ambrey said.Separately, the Panama-flagged container ship Vela Nova was struck by a missile in an attack off Pakistan while sailing into the Gulf of Oman, maritime security sources told Reuters. Source link
US President Donald Trump accused Iran of being “devious negotiators” in an interview released late on Monday and described some of his current options in the war — “just bop along” and let Tehran fail economically or hit them “really, really hard.” “I’m sort of negotiating,” Trump told Real America’s Voice in a phone interview. “They’re very devious negotiators.” Since the conflict began in late February, Trump has repeatedly oscillated between threats of escalation and claims that a peace deal is imminent. Trump described one of his possible strategies as: “Do what I’m doing now: just bop along and look how bad they’re doing.”“Economically, they are a mess. They can’t borrow money. We control their money, what they had, which is a lot. They had a lot, and we have total control of it. I’m their banker,” he said, referring to frozen Iranian assets. Another option would be to “Hit them really, really hard,” Trump said.Trump also shrugged off concerns of low munitions, saying the US was “building them like crazy” and cast blame on his predecessor Joe Biden. Source link
Turkiye condemns Colombia’s recognition of Israeli sovereignty over Syrian Golan Heights
Turkiye has denounced Colombia’s decision to recognize Israeli sovereignty over the occupied Syrian Golan Heights.In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs vehemently condemned Colombia’s declaration to legitimize the Israeli occupation of the Golan Heights, stressing that the Golan is utterly inseparable from Syria.The Ministry emphasized that individual attempts of this sort, which gravely violate international law, particularly UN Security Council Resolution 497, lack any legal value.The statement reiterated its call upon the international community to assume its responsibilities and put an end to the Israeli occupation of Syrian territories, including the Golan Heights, along with the attacks on the nation’s sovereignty and stability.The Ministry further stressed that Turkiye would continue to support safeguarding the unity of Syrian territories and sovereignty, in addition to consolidating enduring peace and stability in the country.On Aug. 10, the Colombian government declared its recognition of Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights, which is occupied Syrian territory. Related Story Source link
Former Chinese premier Zhu Rongji, whose market reforms helped drive the country’s extraordinary economic rise, died from illness on Wednesday at the age of 97, state media reported.An obituary jointly issued by China’s top political bodies and carried by Xinhua said he had passed away in Beijing late Wednesday morning “after medical treatment failed to save him”.Zhu became premier in 1998, and swiftly established a reputation as a hard-hitting free marketeer.Among his best known reforms were a broad programme to privatise unprofitable state-owned enterprises, the privatisation of urban housing and the promotion of home ownership. Zhu was “an outstanding member of the Communist Party of China, a long-tested and loyal communist fighter,” Xinhua quoted his obituary as saying. “The life of comrade Zhu Rongji was a life of revolution, a life of struggle, a life of glory,” it said.”It was a life dedicated wholeheartedly to serving the people, one given to the communist cause. His passing is a major loss for the Party and the country.” Source link
