Europe’s accelerating heat and warnings over its health impact shaped the day, while Belgium followed reports of three citizens missing in mudslides in Nepal and Tibet. Elsewhere, a record volleyball set, a food-waste solution and political and cultural news drew attention.
The summer so far has already been marked by wildfires and episodes of extreme heat, particularly in Europe and Belgium. François Gemenne, an IPCC member and researcher at the University of Liège, explains why the continent is warming about twice as fast as the global average.
Italy and Germany played an exceptional 89-minute first set in a friendly match in Calabria on Wednesday. With 130 points in total, the set became the longest in volleyball history.
An Auvergne restaurant now sells at reduced prices dishes prepared the previous day that remain unsold. This initiative helps reduce food waste while offering customers cheaper meals and the owner a new source of income.
Three Belgian nationals are missing after mudslides occurred in Nepal and Tibet. Scientists are trying to determine the cause of these devastating floods. The leading hypothesis is that a glacier collapsed, triggering a magnitude 5.2 earthquake and numerous landslides. Search efforts continue.
A VUB study estimates that up to 560 million children aged 0 to 9—43% of this global population—experience at least 30 additional days of heat stress each year. Researchers attribute this increased exposure to human-caused climate change.
Belgium’s Royal Meteorological Institute has issued a Code Yellow alert for locally severe thunderstorms from 5 p.m. The storms could bring intense rain, hail and strong wind gusts, while the non-urgent emergency number 1722 has been activated.
Boris Vallaud, president of the Socialist MPs' group in the National Assembly, announces his support for Raphaël Glucksmann, the Place Publique candidate, in the next French presidential election. The decision puts the parliamentary leader alongside the MEP. The campaign's next steps and the election timetable remain to be specified.
Before the performance of “9 to 5: The Musical” at Worthing’s Pavilion Theatre, an actress announced Dolly Parton’s death at age 80. The cast dedicated the show to the American country legend.
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