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France

Storm unleashes record rainfall on Paris

Japan

Heavy rain in Japan forces thousands from their homes

record rain in south west Japan forces 400,000 from their homes

Germany

How social media captured Berlin’s heaviest rain for 60 years

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Flooding causes damage across Poland

Clean-up operation underway following flooding in Poland.

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Torrential rain causes havoc across southwest China

Torrential rains have caused floods and trapped residents in southwest China's Yunnan and Guizhou provinces

United Kingdom

Skirting the issue: schoolboys attend class in skirts during heatwave

To protest the Exeter Academy's dress code which forbids shorts, students have taken to wearing skirts as UK temperatures pass 30 degrees

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Escaping the heat in Paris

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Skinny dipping Australians brave cold to mark winter solstice

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Gift of nature: spectacular sea of clouds

Continuous rainfall has given rise to a sea of clouds in central China’s Wulingyuan Scenic Area in Hunan Province.

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South Africa: deadly storm ravages Western Cape

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{Watch} Sea foam invades Cape Town coast

USA

Here comes the sun: NASA's hottest mission starts next year

NASA is launching a probe whose mission will be to get closer to the sun than any spacecraft ever has.

Russia

Violent storm in Moscow kills 11

At least 11 people were believed to have been killed and scores injured as a freak storm swept through Moscow on Monday.

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka appeals for aid after deadly floods

Japan

Hundreds hospitalised as temperatures soar in Japan

Japan is experiencing an unusually hot spell of weather for the time of year.

Economy

British shoppers spend, spend, spend in April - not deterred by inflation

UK retail sales jumped by 2.3 percent on the month in April as shoppers set aside their concerns about fast-rising inflation following the Brexit vote

USA

At least two dead as tornadoes tear through US Midwest

Elk City in Oklahoma and Barron County in Wisconsin bore the brunt of a series of storms and tornadoes that struck a large region.

India

Two dozen killed as wall collapses at wedding in India

A wedding celebration turned to tragedy in India when a wall collapsed onto guests, killing at least 24 people in the western state of Rajasthan.

USA

US Midwest braces for more rain after deadly storm front kills 20

The National Guard was deployed to help with relief efforts.

USA

Deadly storms sweep United States

Central, southern and eastern parts of the United States are reeling after a fierce storm system brought torrential rain and tornadoes, leaving at least 16 people…