TOI Correspondent from Washington: MAGA Supremo Donald Trump’s domineering style that has succeeded in overwhelming leaders of most countries was on full display at the White House on Monday when he turned the heat on South Korea’s President Lee Jae Myung and softened him up ahead of their meeting. Shortly before the Oval Office engagement, […]
GENEVA: Rising global temperatures are having an ever-worsening impact on the health and productivity of workers, the United Nations said Friday, urging immediate action to tackle the dangers of heat stress.Extreme heat is posing growing challenges in the workplace, the UN’s health and climate agencies said, as they issued guidance for governments, employers and health […]
Suhail is visible naked eye in Saudi Arabia from August to September, southeast horizon, before sunrise, in dark, clear skies away from lights/ Representative image Every year, as the brutal summer heat begins to wane, eyes across the Arabian Peninsula turn skyward in anticipation of a celestial sign: Suhail. This year, with temperatures soaring to […]
Hidden deep within the Amazon rainforest, the Shanay-timpishka in Peru, more famously known as the Boiling River, is one of Earth’s most extraordinary natural wonders. This river is no ordinary body of water—it maintains extreme temperatures so high that they can reach 210°F (100°C), enough to boil living animals alive and inflict severe burns within […]
A choking heatwave left astonished locals in southeastern Turkey calling for state help to pay their air conditioning bills after the temperature surged past 50 degree celsius.“We cannot cope with the heat,” ice-cream maker Recep Esiyok, 59, told AFP in Silopi, where meteorologists measured 50.5C on Friday — a national record.“I’ve been living in Silopi […]
People enjoy the warm weather at the Ounaskoski Beach in Rovaniemi, Finnish Lapland. (Pic credit: AP) Helsinki: Finland has broken an over 50-year-old weather record as the country is witnessing the longest period of temperatures above 30C, the Finnish Meteorological Institute said on Friday.As Parikkala in eastern Finland hit 30.3 Celsius before midday, this meant […]
In a fresh attack on overseas manufacturing, US President Donald Trump has warned Apple that iPhones not made in the United States could face a 25% tariff, and other smartphone makers like Samsung may not be spared either.Speaking on Truth Social and later to reporters at the White House, Trump said he expects Apple and […]
US President Donald Trump (left) (AP image) and New York Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (right) (Official website image) Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez faced heavy criticism on Friday after calling US President Donald Trump a “rapist” in a social media post.“Wow who would have thought that electing a rapist would have complicated the release of the Epstein Files?” […]
File photo of campus of Harvard University in Cambridge (Pic credit: AP) US President Donald Trump’s administration on Wednesday intensified its action against Harvard University as the department of homeland security (DHS) sent subpoenas to the varsity over information related to the criminality and misconduct of foreign students on its campus. Taking to X, DHS […]
Extreme heat wave hits eastern United States (Image: AP) A brutal heat wave has gripped the eastern part of the United States as tens of millions of people sweltered in record high temperatures on Tuesday.A climate phenomenon called a “heat dome” has sent temperatures soaring to dangerous triple digits in some cities while also trigerring […]
