Paris, July 4 (IANS) June 2026 became the hottest June ever recorded in France since records began in 1947, with an average temperature of 22.7 degrees Celsius, 3.8 degrees Celsius above the 1991-2020 normal, Meteo-France said Friday in its monthly climate report. According to the public weather service, June 2026 surpassed the previous record set in June 2003, when temperatures were 3.5 degrees Celsius above the 1991-2020 average. A historic heatwave that began on June 17 pushed temperatures to…
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Seoul, June 24 (IANS) The number of babies born in South Korea shot up 18 per cent in April from a year earlier, reaching the highest level in seven years, government data showed on Wednesday. A total of 24,521 babies were born in April, up from 20,787 a year earlier, according to data from South Korea’s Ministry of Data and Statistics. It marked the highest figure for any April since 26,104 babies were recorded in 2019.Over the January-April period, the total number of births came to 99,534, al…
Dehradun, May 15 (IANS) The Char Dham Yatra, one of the most sacred pilgrimages for Hindus, is witnessing a record surge in the number of devotees visiting the four holy shrines — Badrinath, Kedarnath, Gangotri and Yamunotri.Devotees are arriving in droves, with as many as 80,000 in a single day. The pilgrimage committee has pegged the total number of pilgrims visiting the Char Dham at 12.62 lakh till May 14. Notably, the portals of Gangotri and Yamunotri temples were opened on April 19 amid th…
Los Angeles, Jan 2 (IANS) The United States reported more than 2,000 measles cases in 2025, the highest annual total since 1992, according to the latest data released by the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).As of December 30, a total of 2,065 confirmed measles cases had been reported nationwide, with about 11 per cent of patients requiring hospitalisation. The cases were reported across 44 US jurisdictions, along with a small number of cases among international visitors to the…