West African countries on Sunday (July 30) imposed sanctions and threatened force on Niger's coup leaders if they reinstate ousted President Mohammed Bazoum within a week.

West African countries on Sunday (July 30) imposed sanctions and threatened force on Niger's coup leaders if they reinstate ousted President Mohammed Bazoum within a week. During an emergency summit in Nigeria to discuss the coup last week, leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) called for constitutional order to be restored, warning of reprisals if not. The military coup in Niger, which started on Wednesday, has been strongly condemned by neighbours and international partners United States, the United Nations (UN), and the African Union (AU). They all have refused to recognise the new leaders led by General Abdourahamane Tiani. Here are the latest updates: > Chadian President Mahamat Idriss Deby on Sunday volunteered to speak to military leaders in Niger and report back to Nigerian President Bola Tinubu, the chairman of the West African regional bloc ECOWAS, the news agency Reuters reported citing two sources. > ECOWAS and the eight-member West African Economic and Monetary Union said that borders with Niger would be closed. Along with this, commercial flights were banned, financial transactions were halted, national assets were frozen and aid ended. Military officials involved in the coup would be banned from travelling and have their assets frozen. > Earlier on Sunday, an anti-France protest was held outside the French embassy in Niger. Protesters burned French flags and chanted anti-French slogans in a demonstration organised by the new military leaders. > Condemning the attack on the embassy, President Emmanuel Macron's office said in a statement that Macron would not tolerate any attack against France and its interests. In a separate statement, the foreign ministry condemned all violence against diplomatic missions and called on Niger authorities to protect the French mission as required under international law. > The European Union and France have cut off financial support to Niger and the US has threatened to do the same. Also, Niger's international partners have all refused to recognise the new leaders and demanded President Mohamed Bazoum be restored to power. > A report by Reuters on Sunday said that there are fears that the coup could open the door to greater Russian influence there. > Russian mercenary group Wagner's chief Yevgeny Prigozhin has hailed the coup as good news and offered his fighters' services to bring order. WATCH WION LIVE HERE You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here.

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A woman from Canada said that she was hospitalised after attempting a fitness challenge on social media which involves drinking a gallon of water a day, a report by The Independent said last Thursday (July 27).

A woman from Canada said that she was hospitalised after attempting a fitness challenge on social media which involves drinking a gallon of water a day, a report by The Independent said last Thursday (July 27). Taking to TikTok, Michelle Fairburn said she thought she had water poisoning which can occur after drinking over three to four litres of water in a few hours. Fairburn described some of her symptoms including weak muscles, lack of appetite, nausea, and being “on the toilet all morning”. “I’m doing the 75 Hard, so I’m drinking an excessive amount of water,” she said and pointed out that she was on the 12th day of the challenge. Fairburn further said that all she’d eaten that day was bread since she was trying to “put sodium back” into her body. A severe sodium deficiency, but woman defends challenge As she was being hospitalised, Fairburn said she had “severe sodium deficiency,” and that her doctors told her the condition “could be fatal”. “I’m going to the hospital and they’re going to check everything, and apparently they can raise my sodium gradually,” she said in a follow-up video on TikTok. The woman said she would continue with the challenge but doctors told her that she has to “drink less than half a litre of water a day”. In a third video, Fairburn defended her decision to do the 75 Hard after people in comments claimed it was toxic. She said she was doing much better, before confirming that she’ll be following her doctor’s orders of drinking 32 ounces of water a day or less. What is 75 Hard Challenge? The 75 Hard Challenge was created in 2019 by entrepreneur Andy Frisella, a podcaster and chief executive officer (CEO) of the supplement company 1st Phorm. The programme's website states that 75 Hard is not a fitness challenge but a “transformative mental toughness programme.” The participants need to do certain things every day for 75 consecutive days, such as following a diet with no alcohol or meals outside the chosen diet, completing two 45-minute workouts, one of which must be outdoors, clicking a progress picture, drinking a gallon of water and reading 10 pages of a book. WATCH WION LIVE HERE You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here.

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A deadly bomb blast reported at a Jamiat Ulema Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) convention in Pakistan on Sunday (July 30) killed at least 43 people and injured more than 200 others.&nbsp;The district emergency officer told Geo News that a local JUI-F leader was also among the ones killed in the blast.

Thousands of pro-junta demonstrators took to the streets on Sunday and gathered outside the French embassy in Niger's capital city Niamey after Paris suspended development aid as well as budgetary support to Niger over the military coup.&nbsp;

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A soldier of the Indian Army, who was on leave, has gone missing from his native Kulgam district in Jammu and Kashmir. According to a report by the news agency PTI on Sunday (July 30), the soldier,&nbsp;identified as Rifleman Javed Ahmed Wani,&nbsp;went missing on Saturday evening. Javed's father Mohammad Ayub Wani said that his son was supposed to join work on Sunday.&nbsp;

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A shooting that erupted in the parking lot of a Michigan shopping centre, injured&nbsp;at least five people,&nbsp;two of them critically, said the authorities.&nbsp;The incident took place at around 1 am outside the Logan Square Shopping Center in Lansing, the ABC News reported citing Lansing Police Department.

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President Vladimir Putin reviewed the country’s warships and nuclear submarines in St Petersburg, on Sunday (July 30), and praised the Russian navy in an address at the annual warship parade which he attended with several African leaders.

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Anti-government protesters in Peru, who have been demanding President Dina Boularte’s resignation and fresh elections, clashed&nbsp;with police in the capital city of Lima on Saturday (July 29). According to a report by the news agency Reuters early Sunday, female indigenous protesters and the police were seen pushing and hitting each other as tear gas canisters were kicked down the street, rolling back and forth between demonstrators and officers.

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A deadly bomb blast reported at a Jamiat Ulema Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) convention in Pakistan on Sunday (July 30) killed at least 43 people and injured more than 200 others.

A deadly bomb blast reported at a Jamiat Ulema Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) convention in Pakistan on Sunday (July 30) killed at least 43 people and injured more than 200 others. The district emergency officer told Geo News that a local JUI-F leader was also among the ones killed in the blast. Thousands of pro-junta demonstrators took to the streets on Sunday and gathered outside the French embassy in Niger's capital city Niamey after Paris suspended development aid as well as budgetary support to Niger over the military coup. In other news, Israel's former caretaker Prime Minister Yair Lapid, on Sunday demanded that the incumbent government freeze its judicial overhaul for 18 months as a condition for the negotiations over the bill to resume. Deadly bomb blast in Pakistan kills at least 43 A deadly bomb blast reported at a Jamiat Ulema Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) convention in the Khar tehsil of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Bajaur district on Sunday claimed the lives of at least 43 people and wounded over 200 others. Demonstrators protest outside French embassy in Niger capital after Paris suspends development aid Thousands of pro-junta demonstrators took to the streets on Sunday and gathered outside the French embassy in Niger's capital city Niamey after Paris suspended development aid as well as budgetary support to Niger over this week's military coup against President Mohamed Bazoum, as per news agency AFP reports. Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid calls for 18-month freeze on judicial reforms as a condition for talks The leader of Israel’s parliamentary opposition and former caretaker Prime Minister Yair Lapid, on Sunday (July 30) demanded that the incumbent government freeze its judicial overhaul for 18 months as a condition for the negotiations over the bill to resume. Indian Army soldier goes missing in Kulgam, search ops launched A soldier of the Indian Army, who was on leave, has gone missing from his native Kulgam district in Jammu and Kashmir. According to a report by the news agency PTI on Sunday (July 30), the soldier, identified as Rifleman Javed Ahmed Wani, went missing on Saturday evening. Javed's father Mohammad Ayub Wani said that his son was supposed to join work on Sunday. US: Shooting in Michigan shopping centre injures 5; Indiana also rocked by gun violence A shooting that erupted in the parking lot of a Michigan shopping centre, injured at least five people, two of them critically, said the authorities. The incident took place at around 1 am outside the Logan Square Shopping Center in Lansing, the ABC News reported citing Lansing Police Department. Putin reviews Russian warships and nuclear subs, says navy to receive 30 new vessels this year President Vladimir Putin reviewed the country’s warships and nuclear submarines in St Petersburg, on Sunday (July 30), and praised the Russian navy in an address at the annual warship parade which he attended with several African leaders. Peru: Anti-govt protesters, demanding Boularte's resignation, clash with cops Anti-government protesters in Peru, who have been demanding President Dina Boularte’s resignation and fresh elections, clashed with police in the capital city of Lima on Saturday (July 29). According to a report by the news agency Reuters early Sunday, female indigenous protesters and the police were seen pushing and hitting each other as tear gas canisters were kicked down the street, rolling back and forth between demonstrators and officers. Canadian wildfires: Third firefighter dies while tackling blaze; evacuations in Osoyoos A third firefighter lost his life while battling one of the massive blazes during the worst wildfire season on record in Canada, said officials on Saturday (July 29). This comes days after two other firefighters died, in separate incidents, while also tackling the record-breaking Canadian wildfires. Indian Women's Team beat Spain 3-0 to win 100th Anniversary Spanish Hockey Federation tournament The Indian Women's Hockey Team reigned supreme in the 100th Anniversary Spanish Hockey Federation International tournament, beating hosts Spain 3-0 in a one-sided contest in Barcelona. Goals from Vandana Katariya (22'), Monika (48'), and Udita (58') helped the Indian Women's Team stand tall in the end and remain unbeaten in the tournament. Shocking! Seann William Scott was only paid this much amount for his iconic role in American Pie Thousands of actors are currently striking on the streets for fair pay. And amid this, Seann William Scott shared the shocking paycheck he received for his role in American Pie. In the 1999 teen sex comedy, Seann played the iconic role of Steve Stifler.

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A key conspirator in Indian rapper and politician Sidhu Moose Wala's murder would be extradited soon as a team of Indian security agencies has been dispatched to Azerbaijan to apprehend him. According to a report by India Today, Sachin Bishnoi, the nephew of notorious gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, has been on the run since Moose Wala was murdered in May 2022 and fled (to Azerbaijan) India using a forged passport.&nbsp;

The report said that the special cell of the Delhi Police is expected to reach Azerbaijan by Sunday night. The report added that the team includes four officers and two inspectors from the Counter Intelligence Unit.&nbsp;

Sachin's involvement in Moose Wala's murder has been the subject of a probe. His extradition can lead to several revelations in the murder, the report also said. The gangster was detained in Azerbaijan a few days back.&nbsp;

Moose Wala, a leader of the Congress party, was shot dead on May 29, 2022. Days later, Goldy Brar, who is in Canada, claimed responsibility for Moose Wala's murder.&nbsp;

Around four days back, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested Vikramjeet Singh, another key accused in the murder. In its investigations in 2020-2022, the NIA found out that Vikram helped Goldy Brar in executing the killing of the rapper and politician.

He was arrested soon after deportation from the United Arab Emirates to India.&nbsp; 
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A key conspirator in Indian rapper and politician Sidhu Moose Wala's murder would be extradited soon as a team of Indian security agencies has been dispatched to Azerbaijan to apprehend him.

A key conspirator in Indian rapper and politician Sidhu Moose Wala's murder would be extradited soon as a team of Indian security agencies has been dispatched to Azerbaijan to apprehend him. According to a report by India Today, Sachin Bishnoi, the nephew of notorious gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, has been on the run since Moose Wala was murdered in May 2022 and fled (to Azerbaijan) India using a forged passport. The report said that the special cell of the Delhi Police is expected to reach Azerbaijan by Sunday night. The report added that the team includes four officers and two inspectors from the Counter Intelligence Unit. Sachin's involvement in Moose Wala's murder has been the subject of a probe. His extradition can lead to several revelations in the murder, the report also said. The gangster was detained in Azerbaijan a few days back. Moose Wala, a leader of the Congress party, was shot dead on May 29, 2022. Days later, Goldy Brar, who is in Canada, claimed responsibility for Moose Wala's murder. Around four days back, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested Vikramjeet Singh, another key accused in the murder. In its investigations in 2020-2022, the NIA found out that Vikram helped Goldy Brar in executing the killing of the rapper and politician. He was arrested soon after deportation from the United Arab Emirates to India. WATCH WION LIVE HERE You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here.

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Syria, which continues to recover from the February earthquake, is now battling wildfires supercharged by strong winds and searing temperatures. According to a report by the news agency Reuters on Sunday (July 30), Syria's Agriculture Minister Mohammad Hassaan Qatna said on Saturday that firefighters struggled to extinguish the fires and the fires in Latakia raged for five days before rescuers could control them.

Syria, which continues to recover from the February earthquake, is now battling wildfires supercharged by strong winds and searing temperatures. According to a report by the news agency Reuters on Sunday (July 30), Syria's Agriculture Minister Mohammad Hassaan Qatna said on Saturday that firefighters struggled to extinguish the fires and the fires in Latakia raged for five days before rescuers could control them. "There were multiple places, far away. The speed of the wind was a factor in the excessive spread of the fires," Agriculture Minister Qatna said during a tour of the area. Other challenges for the firefighters included poor telecoms coverage in the north and the procurement of fireproof suits or spare parts for extinguishing equipment, he added. The agriculture ministry does not have a final figure of how far the damage had spread, but Qatna said the region's pine forests were badly hit. 'Have never seen any weather like this' Syrian farmer Izzadin Zuhaira, whose orchards turned into ash, told Reuters, "I've never seen any weather like this. The soil and the trees were so impacted by the heat that they lit up quickly." Zuhaira had been living off the harvests of around 700 olive, pomegranate and walnut trees, but all of these were destroyed by the spreading fire. His one-storey farmhouse, which has already been damaged by years of war, was further damaged by the February earthquake. Zuhaira said that after the earthquake the fires came and finished it off, and there was nothing left. The farmer pointed out other challenges for the firefighters, including poor telecoms coverage in the north and the procurement of fireproof suits or spare parts for extinguishing equipment. WATCH WION LIVE HERE You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here.

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Anti-government protesters in Peru, who have been demanding President Dina Boularte’s resignation and fresh elections, clashed with police in the capital city of Lima on Saturday (July 29).

Anti-government protesters in Peru, who have been demanding President Dina Boularte’s resignation and fresh elections, clashed with police in the capital city of Lima on Saturday (July 29). According to a report by the news agency Reuters early Sunday, female indigenous protesters and the police were seen pushing and hitting each other as tear gas canisters were kicked down the street, rolling back and forth between demonstrators and officers. One person was reported to be injured in the clashes. “This president (Peruvian President Dina Boluarte) is a usurper. She is celebrating the national holidays, we aren’t celebrating national holidays because this woman has ordered the murder of our brothers in the provinces,” a protester, who did not wish to be identified, told Reuters. Since December last year, Peru has been rocked by protests, following the ousting of then-president Pedra Castillo. The demonstrations died after February and have struggled to regain momentum. However, the latest protests have been dubbed "the third takeover of Lima". Prez Boluarte to request expansion of legislative powers On Friday, which was Peru's Independence Day, President Dina Boularte said she would request an expansion of legislative powers and is open to reshaping a historically unpopular Congress. In her Independence Day speech, Boluarte called the latest protests a threat against democracy and said she would request legislative powers from Congress for 120 days to fight crime, adding she was open to reverting Congress to a two-chamber legislature from a single-chamber format. "(These are) measures Peru needs to face, with more strength and efficiency, delinquency and crime," she added. The president also called for a grand national reconciliation between all Peruvians, saying that ideological differences shouldn't "lead us to live in a society of enemies, reigned by unnecessary and irreconcilable antagonism." On Friday, protesters attempted to reach Congress but were held back by police after a brief clash. Crowds began to disperse as Boluarte's three-hour-long speech drew to a close. (With inputs from agencies) WATCH WION LIVE HERE You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here.

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A soldier of the Indian Army, who was on leave, has gone missing from his native Kulgam district in Jammu and Kashmir. According to a report by the news agency PTI on Sunday (July 30), the soldier, identified as Rifleman Javed Ahmed Wani, went missing on Saturday evening.

A soldier of the Indian Army, who was on leave, has gone missing from his native Kulgam district in Jammu and Kashmir. According to a report by the news agency PTI on Sunday (July 30), the soldier, identified as Rifleman Javed Ahmed Wani, went missing on Saturday evening. Javed's father Mohammad Ayub Wani said that his son was supposed to join work on Sunday. Mohammad appealed to those who might have abducted Javed to release him alive since he was the only breadwinner of the family. "If he has troubled anyone, I apologise for that. If they want, I will get him to quit his job as well," Mohammad told reporters. VIDEO | Security forces launch a search operation for a missing Army soldier in Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam. pic.twitter.com/fvTyO0PhzS — Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) July 30, 2023 × On Saturday evening, Javed had gone out to buy meat. The soldier was driving a car, and officials said that his car was found at Paranhall. Blood marks found in soldier's car: Eyewitnesses Citing eyewitnesses, the PTI report said that blood marks were found in Javed's car. However, this has not been confirmed by officials so far. A massive search operation has been launched and security forces have conducted raids in Kulgam and adjoining areas. Further details are awaited. (With inputs from agencies) WATCH WION LIVE HERE You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here.

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UFC 291 results: Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) 291 lived up to the hype with amazing performances by some of the championship's finest fighters. This time, the main event was in the Lightweight division between Justin Gaethje and Dustin Poirier.

UFC 291 results: Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) 291 lived up to the hype with amazing performances by some of the championship's finest fighters. This time, the main event was in the Lightweight division between Justin Gaethje and Dustin Poirier. On the other hand, the co-main event was in the Light-heavyweight division between Jan Blachowicz and Alex Pereira. UFC 291 was held at Delta Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. Here are the results of the main and co-main event: Main event: Justin Gaethje vs Dustin Poirier (Lightweight division) Justin Gaethje (United States) claimed the BMF title as he defeated Dustin Poirier (United States) with a right high kick knockout in the early stages of the second round. After running level through the first round — Gaethje landing the great volume, Poirier connecting with the bigger individual shots — and then Gaethje hit back with a perfectly placed kick that went through Poirier’s guard and put him down. JUSTIN GAETHJE KO's POIRIER BY HEAD KICK 😱 WE HAVE A NEW BMF #UFC291 pic.twitter.com/eUunAPoHnO — UFC (@ufc) July 30, 2023 × In the post-fight interview, Gaethje said, "Unlike any other sport on Earth, you rarely get a chance at redemption. We take a loss and have to go home with it. I told Dustin he's my favourite fighter on Earth. Luck and chance are a factor in this cage. I thank God that I came out on the right side this time. It's a crazy sport. I trust in myself, I trust in my abilities, and I have the support of the world. I hope I just inspired you!" With this win, Gaethje also won the performance of the night. Co-main event: Jan Blachowicz vs Alex Pereira (Light-heavyweight division) Alex Pereira (Brazil), the former UFC Middleweight champion, made his debut in the Light-heavyweight division and defeated Jan Blachowicz (Poland) by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28). After surviving Blachowicz (the former Light-heavyweight champion) on his back for the duration of the opening stanza, Pereira had success on the feet in the second round, quickly getting back up when the Polish veteran took him down in the centre of the cage. The Brazilian landed some strong kicks on his opponent. BY SPLT DECISION!!@AlexPereiraUFC takes a CLOSE one over Blachowicz at #UFC291! pic.twitter.com/cWEOMioYTu — UFC (@ufc) July 30, 2023 × While the Blachowicz had solid moments in the third round, Pereira was the fresher, crisper of the two, seemingly doing enough to secure the win. "It was a very hard fight, but I think I was able to show you guys a bit of my ground (skills). My focus is always the belt. We've had conversations about it, and now I'm going to fight for the belt, it doesn't matter against who. I've put in the work, I've been training with the former champ Glover Teixeira, I'm not changing anything," the Brazilian said in his post-fight interview. Here are the results of the other fights in UFC 291 Main card > Derrick Lewis defeats Marcos Rogerio de Lima by TKO (strikes) at 0:33 of Round 1 > Bobby Green defeats Tony Ferguson by technical submission (arm-triangle choke) at 4:54 of Round 3 > Kevin Holland defeats Michael Chiesa by submission (D’arce choke) at 2:39 of Round 1 Prelims > Gabriel Bonfim def. Trevin Giles by submission (guillotine choke) at 1:13 of Round 1. > CJ Vergara defeats Vinicius Salvador by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28). > Roman Kopylov defeats Claudio Ribeiro by KO (left high kick) at 0:33 of Round 2. > Jake Matthews defeats Darrius Flowers by submission (rear-naked choke) at 2:37 of Round 2. > Uros Medic defeats Matthew Semelsberger by TKO (strikes) at 2:36 of Round 3. > Miranda Maverick defeats Priscila Cachoeira by submission (armbar) at 2:11 of Round 3. WATCH WION LIVE HERE You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here.

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Egyptian Prime Minister&nbsp;Mostafa Madbouly announced a number of measures on Thursday (July 27) to combat the brutal heatwave. These measures include planned power cuts and work-from-home (WFH) for civil servants among others. Addressing citizens, Prime Minister&nbsp;Madbouli said that civil servants would work one day a week to ease the load on local electricity networks.&nbsp;

Madbouli confirmed that planned power cuts announced by the government last week would continue, and residents have been warned not to use elevators at certain times of the day.&nbsp;

The prime minister said that the power cuts would last one or two hours per day at most, adding that they come as energy consumption surged. Earlier, the power cuts measure was met with a backlash&nbsp;with many people complaining that the cuts -- frequently coming at the hottest time of day -- often lasted longer than two hours and occurred outside of the planned time slots.&nbsp;

The PM further said that civil servants who do not deal directly with people&nbsp;to begin working remotely every Sunday for a month from August 6. The private sector in Egypt has also been asked to take similar measures.&nbsp;

<h2>Temperatures surpass 45°C</h2>

Temperatures surpassed&nbsp;45 degrees Celsius in parts of Egypt this week. The ongoing heatwave has been marked by&nbsp;very high levels of humidity. The Egyptian Meteorological Authority (EMA)&nbsp;attributed the intense heat wave and the change in the weather to the extension of the seasonal India monsoon, whose impact is strongest during the months of July and August, and causes temperatures to rise, as per a report by the Egypt Independent.&nbsp;

Meteorologists, meanwhile, said that July is the hottest month because of climate change.&nbsp;

The report said that a slight drop in temperatures is expected at the end of this week. The EMA warned citizens against direct exposure&nbsp;to sunlight during this period and advised people to keep well-hydrated, wear light-coloured clothes, and a cap to protect them from sunlight.&nbsp;

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Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly announced a number of measures on Thursday (July 27) to combat the brutal heatwave. These measures include planned power cuts and work-from-home (WFH) for civil servants among others.

Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly announced a number of measures on Thursday (July 27) to combat the brutal heatwave. These measures include planned power cuts and work-from-home (WFH) for civil servants among others. Addressing citizens, Prime Minister Madbouli said that civil servants would work one day a week to ease the load on local electricity networks. Madbouli confirmed that planned power cuts announced by the government last week would continue, and residents have been warned not to use elevators at certain times of the day. The prime minister said that the power cuts would last one or two hours per day at most, adding that they come as energy consumption surged. Earlier, the power cuts measure was met with a backlash with many people complaining that the cuts -- frequently coming at the hottest time of day -- often lasted longer than two hours and occurred outside of the planned time slots. The PM further said that civil servants who do not deal directly with people to begin working remotely every Sunday for a month from August 6. The private sector in Egypt has also been asked to take similar measures. Temperatures surpass 45°C Temperatures surpassed 45 degrees Celsius in parts of Egypt this week. The ongoing heatwave has been marked by very high levels of humidity. The Egyptian Meteorological Authority (EMA) attributed the intense heat wave and the change in the weather to the extension of the seasonal India monsoon, whose impact is strongest during the months of July and August, and causes temperatures to rise, as per a report by the Egypt Independent. Meteorologists, meanwhile, said that July is the hottest month because of climate change. The report said that a slight drop in temperatures is expected at the end of this week. The EMA warned citizens against direct exposure to sunlight during this period and advised people to keep well-hydrated, wear light-coloured clothes, and a cap to protect them from sunlight. WATCH WION LIVE HERE You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here.

Amid brutal heatwave, Egyptian PM announces planned power cuts, other measures

In March, Alexandre Ponsin set out on a family road trip from Colorado to California in his newly purchased Tesla, a used 2021 Model 3. He expected to get something close to the electric sport sedan’s advertised driving range: 353 miles on a fully charged battery.

In March, Alexandre Ponsin set out on a family road trip from Colorado to California in his newly purchased Tesla, a used 2021 Model 3. He expected to get something close to the electric sport sedan’s advertised driving range: 353 miles on a fully charged battery. He soon realized he was sometimes getting less than half that much range, particularly in cold weather – such severe underperformance that he was convinced the car had a serious defect. “We’re looking at the range, and you literally see the number decrease in front of your eyes,” he said of his dashboard range meter. Ponsin contacted Tesla and booked a service appointment in California. He later received two text messages, telling him that “remote diagnostics” had determined his battery was fine, and then: “We would like to cancel your visit.” What Ponsin didn’t know was that Tesla employees had been instructed to thwart any customers complaining about poor driving range from bringing their vehicles in for service. Last summer, the company quietly created a “Diversion Team” in Las Vegas to cancel as many range-related appointments as possible. The Austin, Texas-based electric carmaker deployed the team because its service centres were inundated with appointments from owners who had expected better performance based on the company’s advertised estimates and the projections displayed by the in-dash range meters of the cars themselves, according to several people familiar with the matter. Inside the Nevada team’s office, some employees celebrated cancelling service appointments by putting their phones on mute and striking a metal xylophone, triggering applause from coworkers who sometimes stood on desks. The team often closed hundreds of cases a week and staffers were tracked on their average number of diverted appointments per day. Managers told the employees that they were saving Tesla about $1,000 for every canceled appointment, the people said. Another goal was to ease the pressure on service centres, some of which had long waits for appointments. In most cases, the complaining customers’ cars likely did not need repair, according to the people familiar with the matter. Rather, Tesla created the groundswell of complaints another way – by hyping the range of its futuristic electric vehicles, or EVs, raising consumer expectations beyond what the cars can deliver. Teslas often fail to achieve their advertised range estimates and the projections provided by the cars’ own equipment, according to Reuters interviews with three automotive experts who have tested or studied the company’s vehicles. Neither Tesla nor its Chief Executive Elon Musk responded to detailed questions from Reuters for this story. Tesla years ago began exaggerating its vehicles’ potential driving distance – by rigging their range-estimating software. The company decided about a decade ago, for marketing purposes, to write algorithms for its range meter that would show drivers “rosy” projections for the distance it could travel on a full battery, according to a person familiar with an early design of the software for its in-dash readouts. Then, when the battery fell below 50% of its maximum charge, the algorithm would show drivers more realistic projections for their remaining driving range, this person said. To prevent drivers from getting stranded as their predicted range started declining more quickly, Teslas were designed with a “safety buffer,” allowing about 15 miles (24 km) of additional range even after the dash readout showed an empty battery, the source said. The directive to present the optimistic range estimates came from Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk, this person said. “Elon wanted to show good range numbers when fully charged,” the person said, adding: “When you buy a car off the lot seeing 350-mile, 400-mile range, it makes you feel good.” Tesla’s intentional inflation of in-dash range-meter projections and the creation of its range-complaints diversion team have not been previously reported. Driving range is among the most important factors in consumer decisions on which electric car to buy, or whether to buy one at all. So-called range anxiety – the fear of running out of power before reaching a charger – has been a primary obstacle to boosting electric-vehicle sales. At the time Tesla programmed in the rosy range projections, it was selling only two models: the two-door Roadster, its first vehicle, which was later discontinued; and the Model S, a luxury sport sedan launched in 2012. It now sells four models: two cars, the 3 and S; and two crossover SUVs, the X and Y. Tesla plans the return of the Roadster, along with a “Cybertruck” pickup. Reuters could not determine whether Tesla still uses algorithms that boost in-dash range estimates. But automotive testers and regulators continue to flag the company for exaggerating the distance its vehicles can travel before their batteries run out. Tesla was fined earlier this year by South Korean regulators who found the cars delivered as little as half their advertised range in cold weather. Another recent study found that three Tesla models averaged 26% below their advertised ranges. The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has required Tesla since the 2020 model year to reduce the range estimates the automaker wanted to advertise for six of its vehicles by an average of 3%. The EPA told Reuters, however, that it expects some variation between the results of separate tests conducted by automakers and the agency. Data collected in 2022 and 2023 from more than 8,000 Teslas by Recurrent, a Seattle-based EV analytics company, showed that the cars’ dashboard range meters didn’t change their estimates to reflect hot or cold outside temperatures, which can greatly reduce range. Recurrent found that Tesla’s four models almost always calculated that they could travel more than 90% of their advertised EPA range estimates regardless of external temperatures. Scott Case, Recurrent’s chief executive, told Reuters that Tesla’s range meters also ignore many other conditions affecting driving distance. Electric cars can lose driving range for a lot of the same reasons as gasoline cars — but to a greater degree. The cold is a particular drag on EVs, slowing the chemical and physical reactions inside their batteries and requiring a heating system to protect them. Other drains on the battery include hilly terrain, headwinds, a driver’s lead foot and running the heating or air-conditioning inside the cabin. Tesla discusses the general effect of such conditions in a “Range Tips” section of its website. The automaker also recently updated its vehicle software to provide a breakdown of battery consumption during recent trips with suggestions on how range might have been improved. Tesla vehicles provide range estimates in two ways: One through a dashboard meter of current range that’s always on, and a second projection through its navigation system, which works when a driver inputs a specific destination. The navigation system’s range estimate, Case said, does account for a wider set of conditions, including temperature. While those estimates are “more realistic,” they still tend to overstate the distance the car can travel before it needs to be recharged, he said. Recurrent tested other automakers’ in-dash range meters – including the Ford Mustang Mach-E, the Chevrolet Bolt and the Hyundai Kona – and found them to be more accurate. The Kona’s range meter generally underestimated the distance the car could travel, the tests showed. Recurrent conducted the study with the help of a National Science Foundation grant. Tesla, Case said, has consistently designed the range meters in its cars to deliver aggressive rather than conservative estimates: “That’s where Tesla has taken a different path from most other automakers.” Failed tests and false advertising Tesla isn’t the only automaker with cars that don’t regularly achieve their advertised ranges. One of the experts, Gregory Pannone, co-authored a study of 21 different brands of electric vehicles, published in April by SAE International, an engineering organization. The research found that, on average, the cars fell short of their advertised ranges by 12.5% in highway driving. The study did not name the brands tested, but Pannone told Reuters that three Tesla models posted the worst performance, falling short of their advertised ranges by an average of 26%. The EV pioneer pushes the limits of government testing regulations that govern the claims automakers put on window stickers, the three automotive experts told Reuters. Like their gas-powered counterparts, new electric vehicles are required by US federal law to display a label with fuel-efficiency information. In the case of EVs, this is stated in miles-per-gallon equivalent (MPGe), allowing consumers to compare them to gasoline or diesel vehicles. The labels also include estimates of total range: how far an EV can travel on a full charge, in combined city and highway driving. EV makers have a choice in how to calculate a model’s range. They can use a standard EPA formula that converts fuel-economy results from city and highway driving tests to calculate a total range figure. Or automakers can conduct additional tests to come up with their own range estimate. The only reason to conduct more tests is to generate a more favorable estimate, said Pannone, a retired auto-industry veteran. Tesla conducts additional range tests on all of its models. By contrast, many other automakers, including Ford, Mercedes and Porsche, continue to rely on the EPA’s formula to calculate potential range, according to agency data for 2023 models. That generally produces more conservative estimates, Pannone said. Mercedes-Benz told Reuters it uses the EPA’s formula because it believes it provides a more accurate estimate. “We follow a certification strategy that reflects the real-world driving behavior of our customers in the best possible way,” the German carmaker said in a statement. Ford and Porsche didn’t respond to requests for comment. Whatever an automaker decides, the EPA must approve the window-sticker numbers. The agency told Reuters it conducts its own tests on 15% to 20% of new electric vehicles each year as part of an audit program and has tested six Tesla models since the 2020 model year. EPA data obtained by Reuters through the Freedom of Information Act showed that the audits resulted in Tesla being required to lower all the cars’ estimated ranges by an average of 3%. The projected range for one vehicle, the 2021 Model Y Long Range AWD (all-wheel drive), dropped by 5.15%. The EPA said all the changes to Tesla’s range estimates were made before the company used the figures on window stickers. The EPA said it has seen “everything” in its audits of EV manufacturers’ range testing, including low and high estimates from other automakers. “That is what we expect when we have new manufacturers and new technologies entering the market and why EPA prioritizes” auditing them, the agency said. The EPA cautioned that individuals’ actual experience with vehicle efficiency might differ from the estimates the agency approves. Independent automotive testers commonly examine the EPA-approved fuel-efficiency or driving range claims against their own experience in structured tests or real-world driving. Often, they get different results, as in the case of Tesla vehicles. Pannone called Tesla “the most aggressive” electric-vehicle manufacturer when it comes to range calculations. “I’m not suggesting they’re cheating,” Pannone said of Tesla. “What they’re doing, at least minimally, is leveraging the current procedures more than the other manufacturers.” Jonathan Elfalan, vehicle testing director for the automotive website Edmunds.com, reached a similar conclusion to Pannone after an extensive examination of vehicles from Tesla and other major automakers, including Ford, General Motors, Hyundai and Porsche. All five Tesla models tested by Edmunds failed to achieve their advertised range, the website reported in February 2021. All but one of 10 other models from other manufacturers exceeded their advertised range. Tesla complained to Edmunds that the test failed to account for the safety buffer programmed into Tesla’s in-dash range meters. So Edmunds did further testing, this time running the vehicles, as Tesla requested, past the point where their range meters indicated the batteries had run out. Only two of six Teslas tested matched their advertised range, Edmunds reported in March 2021. The tests found no fixed safety buffer. Edmunds has continued to test electric vehicles, using its own standard method, to see if they meet their advertised range estimates. As of July, no Tesla vehicle had, Elfalan said. “They've gotten really good at exploiting the rule book and maximizing certain points to work in their favor involving EPA tests,” Elfalan told Reuters. The practice can “misrepresent what their customers will experience with their vehicles.” South Korean regulators earlier this year fined Tesla about $2.1 million for falsely advertised driving ranges on its local website between August 2019 and December 2022. The Korea Fair Trade Commission (KFTC) found that Tesla failed to tell customers that cold weather can drastically reduce its cars’ range. It cited tests by the country’s environment ministry that showed Tesla cars lost up to 50.5% of the company’s claimed ranges in cold weather. The KFTC also flagged certain statements on Tesla’s website, including one that claimed about a particular model: “You can drive 528 km (328 miles) or longer on a single charge.” Regulators required Tesla to remove the “or longer” phrase. Korean regulators required Tesla to publicly admit it had misled consumers. Musk and two local executives did so in a June 19 statement, acknowledging “false/exaggerated advertising.” Creating a diversion By last year, sales of Tesla’s electric vehicles were surging. The company delivered about 1.3 million cars in 2022, nearly 13 times more than five years before. As sales grew, so did demand for service appointments. The wait for an available booking was sometimes a month, according to one of the sources familiar with the diversion team’s operations. Tesla instructs owners to book appointments through a phone app. The company found that many problems could be handled by its “virtual” service teams, who can remotely diagnose and fix various issues. Tesla supervisors told some virtual team members to steer customers away from bringing their cars into service whenever possible. One current Tesla “Virtual Service Advisor” described part of his job in his LinkedIn profile: “Divert customers who do not require in person service.” Such advisors handled a variety of issues, including range complaints. But last summer, Tesla created the Las Vegas “Diversion Team” to handle only range cases, according to the people familiar with the matter. The office atmosphere at times resembled that of a telemarketing boiler room. A supervisor had purchased the metallophone – a xylophone with metal keys – that employees struck to celebrate appointment cancellations, according to the people familiar with the office’s operations. Advisers would normally run remote diagnostics on customers’ cars and try to call them, the people said. They were trained to tell customers that the EPA-approved range estimates were just a prediction, not an actual measurement, and that batteries degrade over time, which can reduce range. Advisors would offer tips on extending range by changing driving habits. If the remote diagnostics found anything else wrong with the vehicle that was not related to driving range, advisors were instructed not to tell the customer, one of the sources said. Managers told them to close the cases. Tesla also updated its phone app so that any customer who complained about range could no longer book service appointments, one of the sources said. Instead, they could request that someone from Tesla contact them. It often took several days before owners were contacted because of the large backlog of range complaints, the source said. The update routed all US range complaints to the Nevada diversion team, which started in Las Vegas and later moved to the nearby suburb of Henderson. The team was soon fielding up to 2,000 cases a week, which sometimes included multiple complaints from customers frustrated they couldn't book a service appointment, one of the people said. The team was expected to close about 750 cases a week. To accomplish that, office supervisors told advisers to call a customer once and, if there was no answer, to close the case as unresponsive, the source said. When customers did respond, advisers were told to try to complete the call in no more than five minutes. In late 2022, managers aiming to quickly close cases told advisors to stop running remote diagnostic tests on the vehicles of owners who had reported range problems, according to one of the people familiar with the diversion team’s operations. “Thousands of customers were told there is nothing wrong with their car” by advisors who had never run diagnostics, the person said. Reuters could not establish how long the practice continued. Tesla recently stopped using its diversion team in Nevada to handle range-related complaints, according to the person familiar with the matter. Virtual service advisors in an office in Utah are now handling range cases, the person said. Reuters could not determine why the change was made. On the road By the time Alexandre Ponsin reached California on his March road trip, he had stopped to charge his Model 3’s battery about a dozen times. Concerned that something was seriously wrong with the car, he had called and texted with several Tesla representatives. One of them booked the first available appointment in Santa Clara – about two weeks away – but advised him to show up at a Tesla service center as soon as he arrived in California. Ponsin soon received a text saying that remote diagnostics had shown his battery “is in good health.” “We would like to cancel your visit for now if you have no other concerns,” the text read. “Of course I still have concerns,” Ponsin shot back. “I have 150 miles of range on a full charge!” The next day, he received another text message asking him to cancel the appointment. “I am sorry, but no I do not want to close the service appointment as I do not feel my concerns have been addressed,” he replied. Undeterred, Ponsin brought his car to the Santa Clara service center without an appointment. A technician there told him the car was fine. “It lasted 10 minutes,” Ponsin said, “and they didn’t even look at the car physically.” After doing more research into range estimates, he said he ultimately concluded there is nothing wrong with his car. The problem, he said, was that Tesla is overstating its performance. He believes Tesla “should be a lot more explicit about the variation in the range,” especially in very cold weather. “I do love my Tesla,” the engineer said. “But I have just tempered my expectation of what it can do in certain conditions.”

Tesla created secret team to suppress thousands of driving range complaints

India's Foreign Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday expressed disappointment over his speech in Parliament being disrupted by chants of "INDIA vs Modi." Foreign Minister Jaishankar, who was giving a suo moto statement in the Rajya Sabha regarding India's foreign policy in the past few months was interrupted.

India's Foreign Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday expressed disappointment over his speech in Parliament being disrupted by chants of "INDIA vs Modi." Foreign Minister Jaishankar, who was giving a suo moto statement in the Rajya Sabha regarding India's foreign policy in the past few months was interrupted. Lawmakers of the opposition alliance INDIA chanted, "INDIA, INDIA" while National Democratic Alliance (NDA) MPs chanted "Modi, Modi" in retaliation as Jaishankar made his statement. Here's a look at that video: #WATCH | NDA MPs raise an objection over Opposition MPs' uproar during the statement of EAM Dr S Jaishankar in the House. Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi says, "They have moved a No Confidence Motion which is under the cognisance of the Speaker. There is a 10-day… pic.twitter.com/xtO7nCWBFv — ANI (@ANI) July 27, 2023 × Speaking to reporters, Jaishankar said he wanted to inform the House about the developments in the past month. "You saw a very successful visit of the PM to the US...I felt bad that the Opposition was not ready to listen. It seemed that they wanted to criticise any and every achievement of the country," Jaishankar said, the news agency ANI reported. #WATCH | EAM Dr S Jaishankar says, "...I wanted to inform the House of the developments made in the past month. You saw a very successful visit of the PM to the US...I felt bad that the Opposition was not ready to listen. It seemed that they wanted to criticise any and every… pic.twitter.com/wFNexGv6go — ANI (@ANI) July 27, 2023 × "Foreign Policy is an area where we usually work together. We may debate within the country but outside the country, we should display a united front," he added. The foreign minister also said that the opposition's conduct should be looked into, and highlighted how he wanted to apprise the parliament about various successes of the foreign policy. Ruckus in parliament continues Meanwhile, the ruckus in parliament continued on Thursday as opposition leaders protested and pressured the central government to address the issue of ethnic violence in Manipur. The INDIA alliance boycotted a meeting of the Business Advisory Committee (BAC) of the Rajya Sabha to protest against Prime Minister Narendra Modi not making a statement on Manipur violence. Earlier on Thursday, the alliance leaders arrived at parliament wearing black clothes to register their protest against the clashes in the state. Many sessions of the Rajya Sabha and the Lok Sabha have been adjourned amid protests and sloganeering over the issue. (With inputs from agencies) WATCH WION LIVE HERE You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here.

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India's foreign ministry on Thursday (July 27) hit out at China over the issuance of stapled visas to some Wushu fighters from Arunachal Pradesh. According to Indian media reports, New Delhi decided to call off the Indian Wushu team's trip to China for the World University Games after three female athletes from Arunachal Pradesh received stapled visas from Beijing.

India's foreign ministry on Thursday (July 27) hit out at China over the issuance of stapled visas to some Wushu fighters from Arunachal Pradesh. According to Indian media reports, New Delhi decided to call off the Indian Wushu team's trip to China for the World University Games after three female athletes from Arunachal Pradesh received stapled visas from Beijing. Addressing a press conference, Indian foreign ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi called China's actions unacceptable. "It has come to our notice that stapled visas were issued to some of our citizens representing the country in an international sporting event in China." Bagchi added that New Delhi has lodged its strong protest with Beijing, "reiterating our consistent position on the matter and India deserves the right to suitably respond to such actions." "Our longstanding and consistent position is that there should be no discrimination or differential treatment on the basis of domicile or ethnicity in the visa regime for Indian citizens holding valid Indian passports," he further said. How many players were given stapled visas? As per reports, three members of India's Wushu team, all from Arunachal Pradesh, were given stapled visas by China. A report from the Hindustan Times on Thursday said that the 12-member team included eight players, one coach and three officials. The three fighters from Arunachal were Nyeman Wangsu, Onilu Tega and Mepung Lamgu. Citing sources, the report said that the visas for the team were applied for on July 16. The rest of the team members got their visas on time, but the documents of the Arunachal fighters were not accepted. These three were finally asked to submit their documents again on Tuesday, and the Chinese embassy returned the passports with stapled visas on Wednesday, the sources added. WATCH WION LIVE HERE You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here.

'Unacceptable': India slams China over stapled visas issued to three Wushu fighters from Arunachal

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