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VANCOUVER: Millions of people in western Canada and northwestern United States were under heat alerts on Wednesday as the region baked in record-breaking temperatures and police reported scores of deaths likely linked to the scorching conditions. The heatwave has stretched emergency services, with at least 134 people dying suddenly since Friday in the Vancouver area, according to Canadian police. In …

PHUKET: Thailand prepared on Wednesday to reopen the holiday hotspot of Phuket to tourists quarantine-free, even as the country registered its highest single-day death toll from Covid-19. High hopes have been pinned on the so-called “Phuket sandbox” — a model that will allow vaccinated travellers to visit without a quarantine period in an effort to revive Thailand’s battered tourism industry. …