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Thousands of abortion rights supporters rallied in Washington, DC on Saturday, to kick off nationwide protests in what organisers said would be "a summer of rage" if the US Supreme Court overturns the Roe v Wade case that legalised abortion nationwide.

The Thai Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advised consumers to purchase ice cubes in sealed packages that showed the label, product details, weight and the words “consumable ice”.

Hot to very hot weather is forecast for the whole country during this Songkran week (April 10-16), with isolated thunderstorms in upper Thailand.

The mercury will rise by several degrees across most of Thailand this week, as the hot season arrives in earnest.

Thailand’s summer hot season will officially begin on Wednesday (March 2), according to the government’s Meteorological Department.

Thailand will officially enter the summer season on Tuesday (March 1) if certain weather conditions are met, the Thai Meteorological Department (TMD) said on Sunday.

WINTHROP, Wash. - On the worst days, and there have been many, one can see nothing but white - a hot, suffocating fog bank that smells of burning wood and blots out the sun. Hours tick by in a disorienting haze to the whir of air purifiers and box fans. Doors stay sealed, stores are closed and the normal summer bustle in this bucolic mountain town is snuffed out.

Maria Van Kerkhove, a World Health Organization epidemiologist, was in her Geneva office last weekend preparing for a keynote address when a simple phrase came to mind.

Record-high temperatures from Canada to Scandinavia and intense wildfires flaring up from California to Russias Far East are adding to extreme weather events recorded at the start of the summer in the Northern Hemisphere.

The only way to survive Thailand’s sweltering heat is to either crank up the air-conditioner or have fans at full speed.

With temperatures predicted to hit 40 degrees Celsius this summer, here is some advice on protecting yourself from heatstroke.

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has told relevant agencies to monitor summer storms from March 2-4 after the Thailand Meteorological Department notified on Saturday that summer had arrived.