A prolonged heat wave is spreading across the central and eastern United States, with heat index values expected to top 100 degrees in many cities ahead of the July Fourth holiday. Forecasters warned that high humidity, warm nights and multiple days of heat will raise risks for millions of people.
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The WHO says Europe’s heatwave has been linked to more than 1,300 excess deaths since June 21. Germany, Poland and the Czech Republic set new temperature records as extreme heat moved east.
Record heat swept across Europe, with Germany, Denmark and the Czech Republic setting all-time highs as transportation systems, hospitals and public events came under strain. France reported heavy pressure on hospitals, while Italy issued red alerts in 18 cities.
Paris is limiting public drinking and takeaway alcohol sales as a record heatwave strains hospitals. The heat has broken records across Europe, with scientists linking its intensity to human-caused climate change.
On December 21, 2020, a gunman opened fire at Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic, killing 14 people and injuring 25. The attack has been described as the worst mass shooting in the Czech Republic in decades, and mourners have left a sea of candles outside the university to grieve for the victims. The Czech government is working to implement stricter gun control laws to prevent such tragedies from happening again.
Police in Prague have confirmed a shooting in a university building, resulting in several dead and dozens of wounded people. The gunman has been eliminated, and authorities have urged people to remain indoors while they evacuate the area. Details about the shooting are still unknown, but more information is expected to be released soon.
Alsu Kurmasheva, an editor with Radio Free Europe-Radio Liberty's Tatar-Bashkir service, has been detained in Russia and charged with failing to register as a foreign agent. The U.S. Embassy in Moscow has expressed concern over the detention and the Committee to Protect Journalists has called for her immediate release. This is the latest in a series of incidents targeting journalists in Russia, which has seen a crackdown on press freedom in recent years.
Marketa Vondrousova made history as the first unseeded woman to win Wimbledon in 60 years, defeating Ons Jabeur from Tunisia in a 6-4, 6-4 victory. She is the only Arab woman and only North African woman to make it to the singles finals at any Grand Slam tournament, and her victory comes after a difficult year with a cast on her surgically repaired left wrist. Vondrousova managed to come back and win the last four games of the first set and the last three games of the second, and expressed her joy during the trophy ceremony.