Several people are trapped inside a shopping mall after a strong earthquake hit southwestern Japan, authorities say. Some reports say there was an explosion at the Aeon Mall in Kumamoto, following the 7.1 magnitude earthquake that injured several people. The earthquake struck inland on the island of Kyushu at 16:27 local time (07:27 GMT), and
Air conditioners generate heat and are expensive to operate.Credit: Ezra Acayan/Getty As large swaths of Europe and Asia suffer record heat waves this summer, discussions have focused on an obvious way to keep people cool: more air conditioners. Popular in high-income countries such as the United States, Japan and Australia, these units are less common
Another 55,000 people have been evacuated from six cities in France, as wildfires that have caused devastation across the country accelerate. The latest evacuations took place in towns south of Bordeaux, in the Gironde region. Forest fires have devastated Europe over the past week, mainly France and Spain, where more than 330,000 people have been
Firefighters are struggling to contain wildfires in southwestern France as strong winds push flames toward the city of Bordeaux, and one official said they are “far from having the fire under control.” More than 250,000 people in France and Spain have fled fires that have raged for days, as winds and high temperatures hamper efforts
“Everyone’s on the phone on my show!” joked Charlie Bailey, a South Philadelphia librarian. He simply asked his audience to take out their phones so he could walk them through the steps to disable Apple Intelligence and Gemini. Bailey stands in front of a library classroom equipped for children; the focal point is the vibrant
My dad, who lives in Cairo, told me that the heat this summer has been exhausting. I asked him how hot it was. It said 39 degrees. “What is that in Fahrenheit?” I asked myself. He said “Hot!” I looked for it. It’s 102. And next week’s forecast: a high of 106. In the ’90s,