Philippines to deploy floating barrier to contain oil spill after tanker capsizes

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The Philippine Coast Guard planned Friday to deploy oil dispersant and floating barriers a day after a tanker carrying 1.4 million liters of industrial fuel sank off Manila.

UN reports more than a million people affected by Hurricane Beryl in the Caribbean

The figure includes some 40,000 affected people in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, more than 110,000 in Grenada and another 920,000 in Jamaica, comes from the latest update from the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). 

China Successfully Completes First 10-Km Vertical Takeoff, Landing Test of Reusable Launch Vehicle

China's first 10-kilometer vertical takeoff and landing flight test of a reusable launch vehicle was successfully completed on Sunday, marking its largest takeoff and landing of a reusable launch vehicle to date and the first application of a domestically developed deep-throttling liquid oxygen-methane engine in a 10-kilometer return flight.

World's largest solar power plant launched in China

 

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Dangerous Heatwaves Forecasted For the US

The US is forecasted to be hit with extreme heat this week. On Tuesday, temperatures were forecasted as reaching up to 103 degrees Fahrenheit (39 degrees Celsius) in Sacramento, California; 108 in Las Vegas; and 110 in Phoenix.

Greece to bake in season's first heatwave, temperatures could hit 43°C

Greece will endure a three-day heatwave starting tomorrow with temperatures exceeding 40 degrees Celsius, the country's civil protection minister has said, warning of a high wildfire risk.