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Tokyo, Aug 27, 2026 (AFP) - Sumo moves to beat Japan summer heat as temperatures rise

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2026-08-27
Sumo chiefs are planning measures to beat Japan's increasingly punishing summer heat, including avoiding venues that don't have air conditioning and lightening the load on weary wrestlers. Japan sweltered through its hottest summer on record last year and parts of the country have hit 40C in recent days. Like elsewhere, human-induced climate change is increasing the frequency and intensity of dangerous weather in Japan, scientists say. Sumo wrest......
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Sydney, Aug 27, 2026 (AFP) - Group of 47, including 2 children, missing in Nepal floods: hiking company
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Beijing, Aug 27, 2026 (AFP) - Chinese authorities say 3 dead, 558 missing in Tibet mudslide: state media
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Washington, United States, Aug 27, 2026 (AFP) - What experts know so far about Nepal's deadly floods
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Nuwakot, Nepal, Aug 27, 2026 (AFP) - Search for missing after Nepal-Tibet floods kill 165
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Sydney, Aug 27, 2026 (AFP) - Group of 47, including 2 children, missing in Nepal floods: hiking company
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Kathmandu, Nepal, Aug 27, 2026 (AFP) - The foreigners missing in Nepal's flash floods
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Lake Mead, United States, Aug 27, 2026 (AFP) - Climate change leaves its mark on America's largest reservoir
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Kathmandu, Nepal, Aug 27, 2026 (AFP) - Glacial collapse caused seismic activity, 'catastrophic' Nepal floods: USGS
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