Europe braces for more record temperatures

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Europe braces for more record temperatures as heatwave hits peak After all-time temperature records were smashed in Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands on Wednesday, Britain and the French capital Paris could on Thursday to see their highest ever temperatures. Companies risk clutter, conflict in race for the skies Tech giants and startups pursuing bold plans such as selling space tourism, mining asteroids and beaming giant adverts into the skies are winning millions in investment with pledges to bring the stars into reach. Shrinking glaciers and rockfalls point to climate change in Alps High in the French Alps on the famed Mont Blanc mountain range, it is not hard to find evidence of the toll of global warming. Car boom brings gridlock misery to 'green and happy' Bhutan Bhutan has seen a more than five-fold increase in cars, buses and trucks on its roads in the past two decades, according to transport authority director general Pemba Wangchuk with capital Thimphu hardest hit by the influx of vehicles. Frenchman embarks on crossing English Channel on 'flyboard' A daredevil French inventor on Thursday began his attempt to fly across the Channel standing on a jet-powered "flyboard", an ambitious crossing he sees as following in the footsteps of the aviation pioneers. Home is where the cork is: UK designers present recyclable house Built by architects in the British town of Eton, Cork House, which sits in a private garden, was part-assembled by hand and can be recycled at the end of its life. US restaurant offers free food for saying 'send her back' A sandwich shop owner in northern California has come under fire for a publicity stunt offering customers who say "send her back" a free side dish. Disease and dirty water: Residents deplore life in Syria camp The UN humanitarian coordination office OCHA has reported a "sharp increase" in acute diarrhoea and a "slight increase" in acute malnutrition in the camp this month. In Georgian valley, war-scarred women battle tradition to make a living Fending for herself after leaving a husband who kidnapped her and then losing two sons in Syria's war, Leila Achishvili has fought hard to secure her independence in fiercely patriarchal north-east Georgia. Snapdeal, the proverbial phoenix, rises from the ashes Snapdeal, has come a long way from going almost bankrupt two years ago. Early this week Anand Piramal, the executive director of the Piramal Group, invested an undisclosed amount in the company.

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