Tag: City
Pakistani city on ‘front line of climate change’ sees record temperatures
Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube Pakistan’s Jacobabad is one of the world’s hottest cities, with temperatures peaking at 51 degrees Celsius (124°F). Heatwaves there are becoming hotter, more frequent and arriving earlier. Experts say the scorching heat is consistent with predictions of global warming. Pakistan is the eighth most vulnerable country to climate change-induced weather extremes, according to the environmental NGO…
Russian forces withdraw from key Ukrainian city Kharkiv – BBC News
Ukraine has “likely won the battle of Kharkiv”, according to think-tank the Institute for the Study of War. Military analysts say Russia was prevented from encircling Ukraine’s second city – and has now given up on attempts to do so. Since the start of the invasion, capturing it has been a key strategic aim of Russian forces. “There was no shelling in the city for…
Shanghai vows punishment for lockdown violators as the city continues to fight Covid outbreak
Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube Shanghai authorities have backed away from their plan to relax lockdown measures in the city as daily Covid-19 infections remain high. China’s biggest commercial city added 27,719 new coronavirus cases according to data released on April 14, 2022, bringing the city’s total infections to 280,000 since March 1. Residents in low-risk areas with no infections in…
Mariupol destruction visible from the air as Ukraine and Russia continue to fight over port city
Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube Drone footage filmed on April 3, 2022, shows the southern Ukrainian city of Mariupol after weeks of devastating attacks by Russian invasion forces. Homes and streets have been left in ruins, as Russian troops continue to try and gain control of the city. A quarter of Ukraine’s population of 44 million people have been forced to…
Kharkiv: Bodies litter streets of Ukraine's second city
NATO says Russian forces are not scaling back their invasion, but are regrouping to fight in eastern Ukraine. This comes as the battle to control Kharkiv continues, with one United States official saying Russia is not making any major gains in the city. Al Jazeera’s @Assed Baig reports from outside Kharkiv, Ukraine. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish –…
Russia targets Ukraine's safe haven city Lviv for first time – BBC News
Ukraine’s western city of Lviv has been targeted with shelling for the first time since Russia’s invasion. Explosions have been heard around an aircraft repair plant, about 5km from the city centre. Up until now western Ukraine has been quieter than the rest of the country and has been used as a safe haven, a hub for people fleeing and a supply route, both for…