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Europe’s Heat Wave Disrupts Key Rhine Shipping RouteWorld3:24

Water levels on the Rhine at Kaub, Germany, have reached their lowest point since records began in 1880 and may fall further during another heat wave this week. Companies including Thyssenkrupp, BASF and Lanxess are rapidly adapting to keep goods moving along the waterway.

BBloomberg Television
Stingray stings surge at Southern California beaches as waters warmSociety

Stingray incidents have risen sharply at many Southern California beaches compared with a year ago. A marine heat wave has brought more swimmers and rays toward shore, and expected El Niño conditions could make such encounters more frequent.

TThe Associated Press
Colombian families wait outside morgue after deadly quakeWorld

Families gathered outside a morgue in Palmira, Colombia, after an earthquake on August 10 killed 265 people and left many others missing. One grieving relative said there was no contingency plan and that broken refrigerators were causing bodies to decompose.

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Hugh Hewitt: This is not the end of the socialist surgePolitics

Fox News contributor Hugh Hewitt discusses Francesca Hong’s defeat in the Wisconsin Democratic gubernatorial primary on “America Reports,” arguing that the result does not mark the end of the socialist surge.

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Why Leadership Turmoil at Tata Sons Is DeepeningEconomy

Tata Sons is facing an intensifying leadership crisis as the conglomerate leads India’s push into high-tech sectors. Indian School of Business entrepreneurship professor Kavil Ramachandran discusses how markets view the leadership confusion and why the turmoil is unexpected.

BBloomberg Television
Missed your A-level grades? Here’s what happens nextSociety

A-level results have been released in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Students who received unexpected grades can learn about requesting a remark, resitting exams, confirming a university place, using Clearing and considering apprenticeships.

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Could extreme weather threaten the world’s food supply?World

Extreme weather is increasingly threatening food security. The United Nations says frequent and prolonged heatwaves are harming crops, livestock, fisheries and forests, with potential consequences for food supply and access.

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UK faces fifth heatwave of hot, dry summerWorld

The UK is set for its fifth heatwave of the summer, with temperatures expected to reach 38 C (100 F) in some areas. The conditions could make this Britain’s hottest summer on record.

TThe Associated Press
China’s matcha boom: How green tea is becoming a new economic driverEconomy

China is scaling up matcha production and cultivating domestic demand as it seeks to become a global matcha powerhouse. In Guizhou, a major production hub, locally made machinery is helping producers expand, while matcha is being added to foods ranging from noodles to dumplings.

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Tame Core CPI Eases Fed Rate-Hike Bets as Tech Shares Rally | The Asia Trade, Aug. 13Economy

Subdued US core inflation has eased pressure on the Federal Reserve and cooled expectations for a rate hike, while Asian stocks are positioned to gain and technology shares rally. Bloomberg Television’s The Asia Trade offers market insight from Tokyo and Sydney before trading begins in Asia.

BBloomberg Television
Hannity: Hasan Piker’s temper tantrum isn’t surprisingPolitics

Fox News host Sean Hannity discusses the future of Democratic Socialists of America policies nationwide as the midterms approach on “Hannity.” He says Hasan Piker’s temper tantrum is not surprising.

FFox News
Colombia earthquake: Search for thousands missing enters critical phaseWorld

The search for survivors after Colombia’s earthquake has entered a critical phase, with at least 4,000 people reported missing and many feared trapped under rubble. In badly hit Pereira, teams are racing to investigate reports of possible survivors in collapsed buildings. Homeless survivors are relying largely on donations from churches and fellow Colombians for food, clothing and other essentials.

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LIVE: Taiwan drills wartime internet blackout scenarioPolitics54:35

Taiwan is holding its annual Urban Resilience exercise alongside the Han Kuang drills. Seven northern counties and cities are conducting a roughly 30-minute mobile-network slowdown on 13 August, with air-raid alerts and restrictions on vehicles and people. The exercise is Taiwan’s first simulation of a wartime internet blackout and is testing responses to damage to key communications infrastructure such as undersea cables, affecting an estimated 17 million people.

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