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Weather tracker: Typhoon Podul pounds southern Taiwan
ByLauren Herdman for the MetDesk August 15, 2025

One person dies after storm whips up waves, while temperatures approach 50C as heatwave grips Middle EastTyphoon Podul crossed southern Taiwan on Wednesday with wind speeds of up to 110mph (177km/h), equivalent to a category 2 hurricane.Podul had devel…

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Weather tracker: Typhoon Podul pounds southern Taiwan
ByLauren Herdman for the MetDesk August 15, 2025

One person dies after storm whips up waves, while temperatures approach 50C as heatwave grips Middle EastTyphoon Podul crossed southern Taiwan on Wednesday with wind speeds of up to 110mph (177km/h), equivalent to a category 2 hurricane.Podul had devel…

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Indonesia says it will treat 2,000 of Gaza’s wounded on uninhabited Galang island
ByKate Lamb and agencies August 8, 2025

Muslim-majority Indonesia says the plan to treat wounded Palestinians in island’s medical facility is a temporary and patients will return to GazaIndonesia will convert a medical facility on an uninhabited island to treat about 2,000 wounded residents …

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Indonesia says it will treat 2,000 of Gaza’s wounded on uninhabited Galang island
ByKate Lamb and agencies August 8, 2025

Muslim-majority Indonesia says the plan to treat wounded Palestinians in island’s medical facility is a temporary and patients will return to GazaIndonesia will convert a medical facility on an uninhabited island to treat about 2,000 wounded residents …

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Hunger and grief in Gaza and floods in the Philippines: photos of the day – Monday
ByGuardian staff July 21, 2025

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