Heat wave alerts were issued in several countries as temperatures rose to 40C this weekend.
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Saturday, August 1, 2020
Amazon region: Brazil records big increase in fires
Images from space show there were nearly 7,000 in July - a rise of 28% on the same period last year.
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Nasa SpaceX crew return: Astronauts set for ocean splashdown
Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken's SpaceX capsule will make the first crewed US water landing in 45 years.
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Greenback returns: How dollar stores came back to Cuba
The Cuban government is allowing its citizens to use the currency of its ideological enemy.
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Kashmir's open-air classes offer stunning solution to lockdown
Open-air schools provide a welcome respite from Covid-19 restrictions in Indian-administered Kashmir.
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Are US cities seeing a surge in violent crime as Trump claims?
President Trump sends federal agents to some US cities to tackle crime, but is there really a spike?
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An underwater webcam in the port of Miami has become a lockdown sensation.
An underwater webcam in the port of Miami has become a lockdown sensation thanks to its tailless star 'Oval'.
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