ROME -- The massive heatwave punishing Italy since mid-June is about to intensify due to hot weather currents moving across the Mediterranean Sea from Africa.
According to the Ministry of Health, 13 of the country's 27 largest cities are under a "red" alert on Tuesday, indicating that the hot and dry weather poses a health risk even to healthy individuals. This number has risen from 11 cities on Monday and just five on Sunday. (Italy-Heatwave)
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KIEV -- The situation in Ukraine's energy sector has stabilized after massive power outages, Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said Tuesday.
"The situation in the energy sector has stabilized due to the early completion of repairs at two nuclear power units and a drop in air temperature," Shmyhal was cited as saying by the government press service. (Ukraine-Energy Sector)
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COLOMBO -- At least 42 students from a school in Kinniya police division in Sri Lanka's eastern province were admitted to hospital on Tuesday following a wasp attack, police said.
Local police said the incident occurred after a wasp's nest, located on the roof of a school building, was disturbed. (Sri Lanka-Wasp Attack)
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MANILA -- Fisherfolks and environmentalists on Tuesday slammed the growing presence of U.S. troops and military bases in the Philippines, saying it risks the Southeast Asian country into a "proxy war" in the region.
Veronica Cabe of the Nuclear Free Bataan Movement warned about the broader implications of militarization on national security and environmental sustainability, emphasizing the need to resist becoming pawns in a proxy war. (Philippines-Protest-US Visit)
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ABUJA -- In a bid to avoid "undesirable outcomes" of planned nationwide protests this week, the Nigerian government has appealed for calm while calling on the youth to shelve the demonstrations and make way for continued robust dialogue to address their grievances.
The protests by the youth are planned to begin Thursday across Africa's most populous country, with the proponents calling on the government to address the economic hardships amid the serious cost-of-living crisis. (Nigeria-Protest-Shelving) ■
