Canada weather: Heat hits record 46.6C as US north-west also sizzles
Canada has recorded its highest ever temperature as the country's west and the US Pacific north-west frazzle in an unprecedented heatwave.
Lytton in British Columbia soared to 46.6C (116F) on Sunday, breaking an 84-year-old record, officials said.
A "heat dome" - static high pressure acting like a lid on a cooking pot - has set records in many other areas.
Parts of Australia under new Covid lockdown after cases of Delta variant
Coronavirus outbreaks renew questions about stuttering vaccine rollout and limited quarantine facilities
Australia is grappling with several outbreaks of the highly contagious Delta variant of coronavirus, with a wave of restrictions rolling across the country and plunging some cities into lockdown for the first time since the pandemic began.
Residents of every state and territory in the country – except the island state of Tasmania – are again living under restrictions ranging from full-blown lockdowns in Sydney, Darwin and Perth, to mask mandates in some indoor settings in Adelaide and Canberra.
The scale of the outbreak is tiny compared with those in some other countries, but Australians have lived a charmed life for much of the pandemic because of the rigid rules that are often implemented at the first sign of the virus. This regime is coupled with extraordinary restrictions on its citizens returning to or even leaving the country.
Anger as Czech Republic president describes transgender people as ‘disgusting’
The Czech Republic’s head of state Milos Zeman has sparked anger by describing transgender people as “disgusting” in a television interview.
During the interview, on CNN Prima news, the president also said that if he were younger, he would organise a huge demonstration of heterosexuals in Prague.
“I can understand gays, lesbians, and so on,” Zeman said. “But do you know what I don’t understand at all? Transgender people.”
Fact check: Is global warming merely a natural cycle?
Scientists have been exploring the cause of the planet's rising temperature since the 20th century. Climate change skeptics say that human-caused CO2 emissions don't have an effect. DW takes a look at the facts.
It's true that within its 4.5-billion-year history, planet Earth has experienced periods of lesser and greater warmth.
Altering over many thousands of years, these shifting temperatures have been determined by variations in Earth's orbit around the sun. While greater distances have resulted in colder cycles, shifts closer to the ball of heat have led to warmer, interglacial periods.
Iraq slams ‘unacceptable’ US strikes on pro-Iran fighters
Iraq on Monday condemned overnight US air strikes against Iran-backed armed groups on the Syrian-Iraqi border that killed at least seven fighters and sparked calls for revenge from Iraqi armed factions.
Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi condemned the attack as a "blatant and unacceptable violation of Iraqi sovereignty and Iraqi national security".
In a statement released Monday, Kadhimi called on all sides to avoid further escalation. "Iraq reiterates its refusal to be an arena for settling scores," he said.
As China’s Communist Party turns 100, economic challenges loom
As the ruling Communist Party celebrates its 100th anniversary this week, China’s leaders face formidable economic challenges, from falling birth rates and income inequality to rural-urban opportunity gaps.
Private education companies that provide extracurricular lessons to legions of Chinese children are in the crosshairs of the government, as officials seek to ease pressure on students and the financial burden on families.
Though aimed at private tutoring firms, the crackdown is symptomatic of wider systemic problems facing China as the ruling Communist Party celebrates its 100th anniversary this week.
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