By Frances Mao and Koey LeeBBC News
EPAThe Gay Games have been held in Hong Kong this week - the first time they're being staged in AsiaThere will be disco and dancing at the closing ceremony of the Gay Games in Hong Kong on Saturday, as participants and volunteers celebrate the end of the week-long sporting event that's featured dragon boat racing and even mahjong among the events,
But amid the jubilation is also a sense of relief for organisers. Read More...
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By Sophie WilliamsBBC News
Reuters"I think we all lose our patience with how hot it is," says Brandi Stewart, who works at Death Valley National Park in California. "When you walk outside it's like being hit in the face with a bunch of hairdryers."
On Sunday, what could be the highest temperature ever reliably recorded on Earth, a toasty 130F (54.4C), was reported in the park - a vast, desert area filled with canyons and sand dunes that straddles the border with neighbouring Nevada. Read More...