French heatwave sets new late-summer record

Paris, Aug 23 (AFP/APP): Temperatures in France hit an all-time high for late summer on Tuesday, the weather authority said, as the country continues to swelter under a punishing heat wave. The nationwide average temperature over 24 hours hit 26.9 degrees Celsius (80.5 Fahrenheit), Meteo […]

Three transport projects completed in Afghan province

Afghanistan, Aug. 23 (Xinhua/APP): Three projects were completed in east Afghanistan’s Logar Province to provide locals with access to transportation facilities, said a statement of the provincial police headquarters’ public relations office on Wednesday. According to the statement, the projects with a cost of 24.5 […]

Final preparations under way for Fukushima water release

Tokyo, Aug 23 (AFP/APP): Final preparations to discharge waste water from the crippled Fukushima power plant in Japan were under way Wednesday, its operator said, a day before the scheduled release into the Pacific Ocean. Tokyo had announced on Tuesday that the operation would begin […]

Water level may rise in Sutlej, PDMA issues threat alert

LAHORE, Aug 23 (APP): Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) Punjab on Wednesday issued another flood warning, possibility of further increase in water level in River Sutlej due to rains occurred in upper catchments during last 24 hours. In a threat alert issued by the PDMA, […]