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Swiss watchmaker Swatch sues Malaysia for seizure of Pride watches

Swiss watchmaker Swatch sues Malaysia for seizure of Pride watches

Swiss watchmaker Swatch Group (UHR.S) has filed a lawsuit against the Malaysian government for confiscating rainbow-colored watches that celebrate LGBT rights, in an act the company says has damaged its reputation. Homosexuality is a crime in Muslim-majority Malaysia, and rights groups have warned of growing intolerance in the country towards …

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China logs 52.2 Celsius as extreme weather rewrites records

China logs 52.2 Celsius as extreme weather rewrites records

A remote township in China’s arid northwest endured temperatures of more than 52 Celsius on Sunday, state media reported, setting a record for a country that was battling minus 50 C weather just six months ago. Temperatures at Sanbao township in Xinjiang’s Turpan Depression soared as high as 52.2 C …

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Russian scientists warn of powerful solar flare activity on Monday

Russian scientists warn of powerful solar flare activity on Monday

Powerful solar flare activity is forecast for Monday which may interfere with short-wave communications, Russian scientists said after three flares were observed on the sun on Sunday. The Fedorov Institute of Applied Geophysics in Moscow said class X flares were possible, including proton flares, and short-wave radio conditions were expected …

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Storm Talim intensifies en route to Ha Long Bay

Talim, the first storm to form over Vietnam’s East Sea this year, is getting stronger on its way to the northern Quang Ninh Province, home to Ha Long Bay. At 7 a.m. Monday it lay 300 km from China’s Leizhou Peninsula packing winds of 133 kph. The National Center for …

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