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Too hot to live? French buyers rethink housing choices after heatwaves
Too hot to live? French buyers rethink housing choices after heatwaves

After multiple severe heatwaves in a single summer, French residents are increasingly factoring high temperatures into their home hunts, realtors say, bumping up features such as shutters, air conditioning and indirect sunlight on their priority lists.

August 11, 2026

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Economic losses from natural disasters fall to $100 bn in first half of 2026: Swiss Re
Economic losses from natural disasters fall to $100 bn in first half of 2026: Swiss Re

Economic losses from natural catastrophes worldwide are estimated to have reached $100 billion in the first half of this year, reinsurance group Swiss Re said Tuesday, a sharp decline from the period last year.

August 11, 2026

Ukraine says Russia fired N. Korean missiles in deadly attack
Ukraine says Russia fired N. Korean missiles in deadly attack

Russian attacks across Ukraine killed at least nine people overnight and wounded dozens, Kyiv said Tuesday, accusing Moscow of launching North Korean missiles in the raid.

August 11, 2026

Colombia scrambles to find survivors as quake kills 132
Colombia scrambles to find survivors as quake kills 132

Colombian volunteers and rescuers cleared rubble with their bare hands and buckets to search for survivors early Tuesday after the country's strongest earthquake in a decade killed at least 132 people and smashed dozens of buildings.

August 11, 2026

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Charity races to raise millions to buy historic English estate
Charity races to raise millions to buy historic English estate

For sale: thousands of hectares of "rare beauty" owned by an English lord, which could become one of Britain's biggest sanctuaries of biodiversity.

August 11, 2026

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Swiatek dominates Shnaider to set up Toronto semi with Svitolina
Swiatek dominates Shnaider to set up Toronto semi with Svitolina

Former world number one Iga Swiatek cruised into the Toronto Masters semi-finals on Monday to set up a clash with Elina Svitolina who fought back from a set down to reach the last four.

August 11, 2026