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WHO: Extreme heat has killed 200,000 in four years

In four years, more than 200,000 people have died as a result of extreme heat in Europe. This is stated by the World Health Organization (WHO) in a new report.

In recent years, the European continent has been hit by persistent heat waves during the spring and summer months, and new heat records are set every year. According to the WHO, this is not a matter of weather anomalies, but a direct consequence of climate change.

Extreme heat is particularly dangerous for children, the elderly and risk groups with various types of diseases. Many suffer from dehydration and other heat-related symptoms that can be life-threatening.

WHO's European director Hans Kluge believes that the majority of deaths could have been "completely" prevented. Among other things, through coordinated efforts and the reinforcement of the emergency authorities' action plans

- The consequences of climate change pose a clear and imminent threat, and their most immediate and deadly expression is extreme heat, Kluge continues.

The change of power in Hungary
Orbán re-elected as party leader - no one else wanted

Hungary's former Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has been re-elected as party leader of the national conservative party Fidesz, reports CNN.

- I never give up, Orbán said before the vote.

After governing the country for 16 years, Viktor Orbán was defeated by Péter Magyar and his Tisza Party in the parliamentary elections in April.

Despite the election loss, Orbán has continued to have strong support within the party. A full 729 of 737 congress delegates voted for the 62-year-old to continue as party leader.

No one else had challenged him for the post, writes Reuters.

Trump's USA  Name changes
White House tried to stop dismantling at the last minute

Donald Trump's name has been removed from the facade of the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, several American media outlets report. The background is a federal ruling from last month that ruled that the name change is illegal.

According to CBS, the Trump administration tried to stop the decision at the last minute by appealing the ruling, according to court documents. The White House also threatened to withdraw all financial support for the center with immediate effect.

Despite the appeal, photos show that scaffolding has been erected and that the letters have begun to be dismantled.

The building is one of the United States' leading cultural institutions and also serves as a memorial to President John F. Kennedy. Earlier this year, the board, which was appointed by Trump, voted to name the building the Trump-Kennedy Center.

Belfast stabbing
Major protest against racism after riots in Northern Ireland

Thousands of people gathered in the Northern Irish cities of Belfast and Derry on Saturday to protest against the racist riots, local media reported. Demonstrators held signs with texts such as “Hate is the only threat on our streets” and “Belfast stands up to racism”.

Hilary Hunter, 63, told AFP that she was “absolutely horrified” by the violence in recent days.

“We are here to show that those who cause all the trouble are not speaking for us,” she said.

The recent street violence began after an asylum-seeking Sudanese man was suspected of trying to stab a man to death on a street in Belfast. It led to widespread anti-immigration protests and riots in which people with a foreign background were attacked.

Britain's Northern Ireland Secretary Hilary Benn has previously said that masked "hooligans" have created fear in the city by harassing people and driving them from their homes through arson. 

At least 17 farmers shot dead in Nigeria

At least 17 farmers were killed and about a dozen others injured when gunmen attacked farmland in Zamfara state in northwestern Nigeria on Friday, a local official and a resident told the AP.

No group has claimed responsibility for the attack, which occurred in the community of Goron Namaye in the Maradun area.

- The farmers were working on their land when the bandits suddenly attacked, said Shehu Musa, a resident of Maradun, to the AP.

Before the attack, the Zamfara state government had refused to negotiate with the perpetrators, said Sanusi Dosara, chairman of the Maradun local government. He is calling on government forces to fight the group, which is said to have fled to a forest area.