Call for max working temperature cap after EU heatwave deaths

Trade unions called Monday for the European Commission to impose maximum temperature limits for outdoor workers, after three people died while on shift in Madrid during last week's withering heatwave.

source https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-science-news/call-for-max-working-temperature-cap-after-eu-heatwave-deaths

Mideast nations wake up to damage from climate change

Temperatures in the Middle East have risen far faster than the world's average in the past three decades. Precipitation has been decreasing, and experts predict droughts will come with greater frequency and severity.

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China swelters under record heat

Cities across China were on red alert for heatwaves on Monday, as tens of millions of people were warned to stay indoors and record temperatures strained energy supply.

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The Omnid Mocobots: New mobile robots for safe and effective collaboration

Teams of mobile robots could be highly effective in helping humans to complete straining manual tasks, such as manufacturing processes or the transportation of heavy objects. In recent years, some of these robots have already been tested and introduced in real-world settings, attaining very promising results.

source https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-technology-news/the-omnid-mocobots-new-mobile-robots-for-safe-and-effective-collaboration

Fire damages homes in southern Greece; more blazes active

Α major fire has broken out in southern Greece, burning homes in villages not far from the famous archaeological site of Ancient Olympia and prompting the evacuations of six villages.

source https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-science-news/fire-damages-homes-in-southern-greece-more-blazes-active

North Korea pushes traditional medicine to fight COVID-19

As a medical student in North Korea, Lee Gwang-jin said he treated his fevers and other minor ailments with traditional herbal medicine. But bad illness could mean trouble because hospitals in his rural hometown lacked the ambulances, beds, even the electricity at times needed to treat critical or emergency patients.