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Heatwave in France Drives Political Rift Over Air‑Conditioning
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Heatwave in France Drives Political Rift Over Air‑Conditioning

Ukrainian drones struck Sevastopol’s main power substation, causing a citywide outage that lasted until Wednesday evening. Moscow‑installed governor Mikhail Razvozhayev warned residents to conserve power and check on vulnerable neighbours as temperatures climb. Kyiv’s strategy of targeting energy infrastructure aims to pressure Russia by cutting oil revenue streams. Crimea, annexed in 2014, remains a strategic port, and the attack follows a broader Ukrainian campaign of striking logistics routes and bridges. The fallout includes fuel shortages and increased panic buying among residents.

Ukrainian drones struck Sevastopol’s main power substation, causing a citywide outage that lasted until Wednesday evening. Moscow‑installed governor Mikhail Razvozhayev warned residents to conserve power and check on vulnerable neighbours as temperatures climb. Kyiv’s strategy of targeting energy infrastructure aims to pressure Russia by cutting oil revenue streams. Crimea, annexed in 2014, remains a strategic port, and the attack follows a broader Ukrainian campaign of striking logistics routes and bridges. The fallout includes fuel shortages and increased panic buying among residents.

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France is experiencing an unprecedented heatwave, with summer temperatures peaking at 44.3 °C in parts of the southwest. More than half the country remains under a red heat alert as power outages hit tens of thousands of homes, and a major wildfire in Maine‑et‑Loire is finally brought under control. The blistering weather threatens to spread to Western and Eastern Europe, bringing orange alerts to the Netherlands and Belgium and red alerts to Spain, Italy and parts of Hungary. The heat has already caused over forty deaths, including a 13‑year‑old swimmer in the Seine, and led the Louvre to shorten late‑afternoon opening times. Climate‑driven warming is behind the rise in European heatwaves, and the situation highlights urgent adaptive measures for public health and infrastructure.

France is experiencing an unprecedented heatwave, with summer temperatures peaking at 44.3 °C in parts of the southwest. More than half the country remains under a red heat alert as power outages hit tens of thousands of homes, and a major wildfire in Maine‑et‑Loire is finally brought under control. The blistering weather threatens to spread to Western and Eastern Europe, bringing orange alerts to the Netherlands and Belgium and red alerts to Spain, Italy and parts of Hungary. The heat has already caused over forty deaths, including a 13‑year‑old swimmer in the Seine, and led the Louvre to shorten late‑afternoon opening times. Climate‑driven warming is behind the rise in European heatwaves, and the situation highlights urgent adaptive measures for public health and infrastructure.

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Meta has appointed Kunal Shah, the founder of fintech startup Cred, to become the CEO of WhatsApp, a move that marks a milestone for India in the global tech arena. Shah’s journey from launching FreeCharge, which was snapped up by Snapdeal, to building Cred into a multimillion‑user rewards platform illustrates his knack for scaling consumer tech. The decision comes after Meta invested $900m in Cred, valuing it at $4.5bn and signalling trust in Shah’s product‑driven mindset. Critics, however, caution that the appointment may reveal a bias toward fast‑growing, valuation‑driven startups. With WhatsApp expanding into payments, commerce, and AI, Shah faces the challenge of steering a billion‑user platform worldwide.

Meta has appointed Kunal Shah, the founder of fintech startup Cred, to become the CEO of WhatsApp, a move that marks a milestone for India in the global tech arena. Shah’s journey from launching FreeCharge, which was snapped up by Snapdeal, to building Cred into a multimillion‑user rewards platform illustrates his knack for scaling consumer tech. The decision comes after Meta invested $900m in Cred, valuing it at $4.5bn and signalling trust in Shah’s product‑driven mindset. Critics, however, caution that the appointment may reveal a bias toward fast‑growing, valuation‑driven startups. With WhatsApp expanding into payments, commerce, and AI, Shah faces the challenge of steering a billion‑user platform worldwide.

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