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A small American automaker has just secured the title of world's fastest production car. SSC North America announced Monday that their Tuatara hypercar reached an average speed of 316.11 mph. According to CNN, the record-breaking feat came during two dashes outside Las Vegas. The vehicle was tested on a seven-mile stretch of a Nevada highway on Saturday. The car also reached the highest speed ever achieved on a public road, at 331.15 mph. SSC confirmed that two independent witnesses were on-site to verify the world records.
The city of Phoenix breaks a 49-year-old record with its 19th consecutive day of temperatures of 43.3 Celsius (110 Fahrenheit) or higher according to weather officials. IMAGES
As the UK breaches 40C temperature for the first time, people from all over the country descend on the southern city of Brighton, where they sunbathe in the extreme heat and take a dip in the Channel despite temperature warnings issued nationwide. IMAGES
Tokyo, Jul 29 (EFE/EPA).- Tokyo set a new record of daily coronavirus infections on Thursday with 3,865 cases, almost double the total from a week ago.The Japanese capital is hosting the Olympic Games in a secure bubble without any spectators, but infections have continued to rise.The spike in the capital is due to the spread of new and more contagious delta and beta variants, and mainly affects people under 60, an age group with lower vaccination rates. (Camera: ARCHIVE).ARCHIVE FOOTAGE SHOWS PEOPLE GATHER AROUND THE OLYMPIC FLAME IN TOKYO; PEDESTRIANS CROSSING A STREET; AND PEOPLE WALK PAST TOKYO 2020 BANNERS IN TOKYO, JAPAN.
Moscow (Russia), Jun 23 (EFE / EPA) .- (Camera: Yuri Kochetkov) Temperatures exceed 36 degrees Celsius in Moscow during a heatwave on Wednesday, which breaks the daytime temperature record set since 1948.FOOTAGE OF MOSCOW.
Kathmandu, May 30 (EFE / EPA) .- (Camera: Narendra Shresta) The Hong Kong mountaineer Tsang Yin-hung has become the fastest woman to ever climb Mount Everest, breaking the record in 25 hours and 30 minutes.FOOTAGE OF YIN-HUNG ARRIVING IN KATHMANDU, SOUNDBITES OF TSANG YIN-HUNG.