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    Polish seasonal worker collapses and dies while harvesting zucchini in Belgian heat wave

    A 50-year-old Polish seasonal worker collapsed and died on a farm in Zonnebeke, West Flanders, while harvesting zucchini on Friday. Labour inspectorate has suspended field work and launched an investigation into whether extreme heat caused the death.

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Hormuz drones, Europe at 41.5

Trump tests Hormuz truce as Europe swelters and Venezuela counts quake losses

The past 12 hours brought a familiar modern mix: war risk at a chokepoint, lethal heat in rich countries, and a poor country searching for beds after the ground moved again. Diplomats signed papers in Washington, but armed groups and weather systems answered faster.

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The US under Trump: second term

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