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Southern Europe swelters as 2025's first major heatwave triggers wildfire, health alerts
Southern Europe is experiencing its first major heatwave of the summer, with temperatures soaring above 40C (104F) across Italy, Spain, Greece, Portugal and France, prompting widespread health warnings and raising the risk of wildfires. In...

Spain and Portugal hit record temperatures
Temperatures in Spain and Portugal soared to record June highs of 46C as a punishing heat dome covered Europe and high winds helped to fan large wildfires in France and Turkey. An “unprecedented” number of heat alerts were put in place across...

Milwaukee shooting Monday, 1 injured near 26th and Lisbon
Milwaukee Police Department (MPD) MILWAUKEE - One person was injured in a shooting in Milwaukee on Monday, June 30, 2025. Shooting details What we know: According to the Milwaukee Police Department, at about 12:27 p.m., a suspect in a vehicle...

This is what will happen if the UK suffers a catastrophic power outage
Stock up on bottled water, tune into Radio 2 - ministers publish Resilience Action Plan for national emergencies like blackouts Ministers are actively preparing for a nationwide power cut in the UK on the scale of the blackout that hit Spain and...

'Heat dome' in Europe 'a serious public health emergency' amid red heat warnings
Irish tourists have been issued health and safety warning as Europe is facing extreme heatwaves with temperatures exceeding 40 degrees Celsius. A 'heat dome' is currently causing extreme heat in countries such as Italy, France, Spain, Turkey and...

Climate change tripled death toll of latest European heatwave, first ever rapid study finds
An estimated 1,500 people across 12 European cities were killed by human-caused climate change during the latest heatwave, a quickfire study has found. Burning fossil fuels has made heatwaves up to 4°C hotter in Europe, tripling the number of...

FBI Says It's Uncovered Largest Medical Fraud in US History
A seal reading "Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Investigation" is displayed on the J. Edgar Hoover FBI building in Washington, DC, on August 9, 2022. A seal reading "Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Investigation" is displayed on...

Urgent warning to UK tourists travelling to Spain, Portugal, Greece or Italy
UK tourists flying to Spain, Portugal, Greece or Italy have been warned as heatwaves sweep southern Europe. The risk of wildfires has been reported in multiple areas of Europe already, with Greece and Turkey experiencing disruption due to the...

Women lead professions in personal care, cleaning, health and teaching
In Portugal, women represent 92.4% of personal care and similar workers, 88.2% of cleaning workers, 76.8% of health professionals and 76.2% of teachers, according to 2022 data published by the Gender, Work and Power Observatory, an organization of...

Deadly temperatures blasted western Europe in record hot June
Western Europe sweltered through its hottest June on record last month, as extreme temperatures blasted the region in punishing back-to-back heatwaves, the EU climate monitor Copernicus said Wednesday. Dangerous temperatures stretched into July,...

ESTEVE To Acquire Medicine To Treat Medullary Thyroid Cancer
(MENAFN- PR Newswire) Caprelsa® (vandetanib) is a medicine that is used in adults and children above 5 years of age to treat aggressive and symptomatic medullary thyroid cancer1. This is a new step forward in ESTEVE's international growth journey...

Scorching Heatwave Sets Records Across Europe as Health Warnings Mount
A relentless heatwave is sweeping across Europe, prompting widespread health warnings and shattering temperature records in multiple countries. Southern Spain has been hit hardest, with the town of El Granado recording 46°C, the highest June...

Treble boost, keeper wait, op confirmed - Middlesbrough injury news and return dates for pre-season
New Middlesbrough boss Rob Edwards is working with a squad with a largely clean bill of health as the assesses the situation at the club during their pre-season training camp in the Algarve. Edwards is still learning about the strengths of his...

Spain, Greece, Italy and Portugal alert for UK tourists
Brits heading to southern Europe are being alerted as major heatwaves with temperatures above 40C soar in countries such as Italy, Spain and Greece. Local authorities have issued fresh warnings about the risk of wildfires. Experts are attributing...

Pharma Dynamics’ Heart-healthy Cookbooks clinches top spots at Global Cookbooks Awards
South African heart-health is in the global spotlight this month, with Pharma Dynamics celebrating two major honours at the 30th Gourmand World Cookbook Awards, that took place during the Cascais World Food Summit in Lisbon, Portugal from 18–22...

Ahmedabad Plane Crash: Bodies of 260 People Killed in Air India AI171 Flight Crash Handed Over to Family Members, Says Civil Hospital Medical Superintendent Rakesh Joshi
Ahmedabad, June 30: The bodies of 260 people who died in the Air India-171 plane crash have been handed over to their family members, Medical Superintendent of Civil Hospital, Rakesh Joshi said on Monday. 254 victims of the crash were identified...

Air India Plane Crash: Bodies of 260 victims handed over to family members, says Civil Hospital Medical Superintendent Rakesh Joshi
The bodies of 260 people who died in the Air India-171 plane crash have been handed over to their family members, Medical Superintendent of Civil Hospital, Rakesh Joshi said on Monday. 254 victims of the crash were identified through DNA matching,...

Portugal’s Atlântico Sul Chamber Leads Delegation to Explore Salvadoran Business Opportunities.
El Salvador continues to position itself as a reliable destination for foreign investment. On Tuesday, Investment Secretary Miguel Kattan and Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Adriana Mira welcomed a delegation of Portuguese entrepreneurs from the...

Brits told 'listen to BBC Radio 2' as UK prepares for 'major power outage'
The UK is gearing up for a potential "major power outage", with the Government issuing some rather unexpected guidance. Labour has today unveiled the new UK Government Resilience Action Plan. Essentially, this plan outlines the nation's readiness...

Portugal is a world reference with 98% of children vaccinated in the 1st year.
Portugal remains an international reference in vaccination, with 98% to 99% of children vaccinated in their first year of life, as per the 2024 annual report of the National Vaccination Program released today by the Directorate-General of Health....