Officials in the US state of Mississippi confirmed on Wednesday that at least 180,000 people were without running water in the capital city of Jackson.

Germany’s notoriously patchy internet connections are the most glaring illustration of the digital shortcomings that plague the country: Despite a healthy economy, it lags behind when it comes to bringing its industry and public sector into the digital age.

Turkey is sending aid to Pakistan amid deadly flooding in the country.

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Much of Pakistan is now underwater.

Flash floods over the weekend left one-third of Pakistan submerged from weeks of heavy rains, compounding an already difficult set of political and economic crises in the country.

The European Union is preparing to take emergency action to reform its electricity market and get a grip on energy prices that have soared since Russia invaded Ukraine, senior officials said Monday (29 August).

EU storage facilities will be 80% full of gas by November, around two months earlier than planned, Bloomberg reported citing data from Gas Infrastructure Europe (GIE).

Germany’s official weather service, the DWD, on Tuesday said it had recorded 817 hours of sunshine for 2022’s summer period.