Day: August 19, 2022

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General

Slight drop in temperatures forecast over weekend

A slight rise in temperatures, on Friday, is expected as relatively hot weather conditions are forecast in hilly areas and plains, while hot conditions prevail in the Jordan Valley, the Dead Sea and the port city of Aqaba, the Jordan Meteorological Department (JMD) said I its daily update.

Winds will be northwesterly moderate, picking up at times, the JMD added.

Temperatures in the capital Amman will range between a high of 32 degrees Celsius and a low of 19 degrees.

Highs in the port city of Aqaba will hike up to 40 degrees during the day, sliding to 27 degrees at night.

Source: Jordan News Agency

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General

Drought declared in parts of Wales after water levels plummet

A drought has been officially declared in parts of Wales, Britain after an extended period of dry weather and low rainfall caused water levels to plummet.

Natural Resources Wales (NRW) said the threshold to trigger drought status in south-west Wales was met on Friday.

The decision was taken by NRW and the Welsh government’s drought liaison group after discussing the impact of the prolonged heatwave on the environment, in particular on rivers and reservoirs.

The areas affected include north Ceredigion, Teifi, Pembrokeshire, Carmarthen, Swansea, Llanelli, Neath Port Talbot and Bridgend.

Source: Jordan News Agency

Categories
Fashion

Finnish PM takes drugs test after party video causes stir

Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin said on Friday she had taken a drugs test following the publication of video footage this week that showed her partying with friends, and vowed she had never used illegal drugs, Reuters reported.

“I have today taken a drug test and the results will come within a week,” she told a news conference. “Never in my life have I used drugs.”

Marin added that her ability to perform her duties was remained unimpaired during the night in question and that she would have left the party had she been required to work.

Source: Jordan News Agency

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Judicial

UN chief urges more effort to ensure access to Ukrainian grain

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Friday there was still much more to do to ensure full global access to Ukrainian food products and Russian food and fertilizers after a U.N.-brokered food export deal.

At a briefing in Ukraine’s Black Sea port of Odesa, Guterres said developing countries needed help to purchase such grain and called for unimpeded access to global markets for Russian food and fertilizers which are not subject to sanctions.

“This is an agreement between two parties locked in bitter conflict. It is unprecedented in scope and scale. But there is still a long way to go on many fronts,” he said.

Source: Jordan News Agency

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Judicial

5 children die in Russeifa house fire

Five children from the same family died, on Friday, due to a fire that erupted in their house in Russeifa, Zarqa governorate, 25 kilometers east of the capital Amman.

The Public Security Department (PSD) spokesperson said that the five children were sitting in their second floor apartment.

The Civil Defense Department (CDD) cadres, the spokesperson added, transferred the bodies to Prince Faisal Public Hospital, noting that an investigation is underway to determine the fire’s causes.

Source: Jordan News Agency