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UK, Japan, South Korea endure hottest summer on record
The UK, Japan and South Korea sweltered this year through the hottest summers since each country began keeping records, their weather agencies said Monday.Temperatures the world over have soared in recent years as human-induced climate change creates ever more erratic weather patterns.The UK’s provisional mean June-August temperature was 16.1C, which was 1.51C above the long-term …
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European stocks steady after robust gains for Chinese equities
Europe’s main stock markets held broadly steady on Monday after strong gains for Chinese indices, as trading entered a traditionally weak month for Wall Street.Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index closed with a gain of 2.2 percent, fuelled by the share price of Chinese ecommerce giant Alibaba soaring almost 20 percent on bumper results which included …
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