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Acropolis' midday closure leaves many tourists in the lurch as a heat wave lashes southern Europe

Acropolis' midday closure leaves many tourists in the lurch as a heat wave lashes southern Europe

NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Disgruntled tourists bemoaned the temporary closing of the Acropolis in Athens on Friday as Greek authorities proactively shut the world monument’s gates between midday and early evening amid a heat wave that continues to grip
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Pakistan’s Prime Minister Sharif launches $3.5 billion Chinese-designed nuclear energy project

Pakistan’s Prime Minister Sharif launches $3.5 billion Chinese-designed nuclear energy project

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday launched the construction of a 1,200-megawatt Chinese-designed nuclear energy project, which will be built at a cost of $3.
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Subtropical storm Don forms in open Atlantic waters and becomes the fifth named storm of the year

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Subtropical storm Don formed in open Atlantic waters on Friday, posing no threat to land, according to the National Hurricane Center in Miami.
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White House details 'extreme heat strategy' amid blistering temperatures in U.S.

White House details 'extreme heat strategy' amid blistering temperatures in U.S.

WASHINGTON — Crippling heat waves are an annual fixture in the United States — but it's not every day the White House announces a detailed strategy to confront them.
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A heat wave named Cerberus has southern Europe in its jaws, and it's only going to get worse

A heat wave named Cerberus has southern Europe in its jaws, and it's only going to get worse

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Tourists in central Athens huddled under mist machines and zoo animals in Madrid were fed fruit popsicles Thursday as southern Europeans suffered through a heat wave that was projected to get much worse heading into the weekend.
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Rice crops are being threatened by El Nino after grain supplies were disrupted by the war in Ukraine

Rice crops are being threatened by El Nino after grain supplies were disrupted by the war in Ukraine

NEW DELHI (AP) — Warmer, drier weather because of an earlier than usual El Nino is expected to hamper rice production across Asia, hitting global food security in a world still reeling from the impacts of the war in Ukraine.
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One-third of Americans under heat alerts as blistering weather spreads from Southwest to California

One-third of Americans under heat alerts as blistering weather spreads from Southwest to California

PALM SPRINGS, Calif.
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Climate activists block runways at 2 German airports, disrupting flights for hours

Climate activists block runways at 2 German airports, disrupting flights for hours

BERLIN (AP) — Climate activists blocked flights at two German airports for several hours Thursday in protest against the most polluting form of transportation, and to demand tougher government action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
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People rescued from cars and homes as torrential rain causes flash flooding in central Mississippi

People rescued from cars and homes as torrential rain causes flash flooding in central Mississippi

LOUISVILLE, Miss. (AP) — Torrential rain fell for several hours Thursday in central Mississippi, flooding roads, homes and businesses in Winston County and Louisville, where the mayor declared a state of emergency.
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Record monsoon rains have killed more than 100 people in northern India over two weeks

Record monsoon rains have killed more than 100 people in northern India over two weeks

NEW DELHI (AP) — Schools and colleges were closed after record monsoon rains led to massive waterlogging, road caves-in, collapsed homes and gridlocked traffic in large parts of northern India, killing more than 100 people over two weeks, officials s
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