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A record-breaking heatwave caused a significant infrastructure disruption, knocking out electricity and phone services for millions of customers across a vast region stretching from Canada to the Southwestern United States.
The widespread power failure highlighted the vulnerability of electrical grids during extreme weather conditions.
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Britain hands Hong Kong back to China after holding the New Territories north of Hong Kong under a 99-year lease that expired in 1997. The Northern Territory in Australia became the first jurisdiction in the world to legalise voluntary euthanasia
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