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Added on the 12/08/2022 13:45:08 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
People in The Hague try to stay cool as a heatwave hits the Netherlands. Temperatures between 32 and 35 degrees Celsius are expected in the country as other parts of Europe are also struggling with high temperatures. IMAGES
As temperatures soar across northern China, residents in Beijing cool themselves off in the city's Liangma River while others shield themselves from the sun with umbrellas. China is the biggest emitter of the greenhouse gases that scientists say are driving climate change and longer, hotter heatwaves. IMAGES
People gather outside Downing Street in the British capital to demand the release of hostages, one month after Hamas attacks. The crowd holds banners with photos of people held hostage with the words "kidnapped" and chants "bring them home". IMAGES
The London Fields outdoor swimming pool welcomes swimmers every day, summer and winter alike. For the sixth consecutive day in the UK, the thermometer is climbing to 30 degrees as the country faces a late summer heatwave. Residents flock to the London Fields Lido to cool down and enjoy the sunshine. IMAGES
Supporters of Iraqi cleric Moqtada Sadr cool off in the swimming pool of a government building inside Baghdad's fortified Green Zone after the powerful Shiite said he was quitting politics, amid a nearly year-long political stalemate. IMAGES +COMPLETE VIDI32HA722_EN+