
The Netherlands issued its first-ever red alert for heat for Friday, warning of "dangerous" conditions as a record-setting heatwave scorched Europe. AFP reported, the national weather institute issued the alert for much of the country, where temperatures are forecast to reach 40C in some places.

Bangladesh could earn nearly one billion (1 billion) US dollars annually by selling carbon credits from a massive initiative to plant 250 million trees nationwide, a potential that was highlighted in a recent government climate finance budget report, citing World Bank calculations.