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World Sizzles with Hottest Day Ever Recorded on July 3

Bloody hell, folks! It's official, July 3rd takes the crown for being the hottest day ever recorded on this planet. Can you believe it? According to those fancy-pants at the U.S. National Centers for Environmental Prediction, the average global temperature soared to a scorching 17.01 degrees Celsius (62.62 Fahrenheit). That's higher than the previous record from August 2016 when it was a mere 16.92C (62.46F). Let me tell you, heatwaves have been rampaging all over the globe, and it's no joke. The southern U.S. has been roasting under a merciless heat dome, while China is cooking away in an ongoing heatwave with temperatures reaching a blistering 35C (95F). And as if that wasn't enough, North Africa is experiencing temperatures close to a mind-boggling 50C (122F). I mean, come on, it's practically boiling out there! But wait, it doesn't stop there. Even Antarctica, in the middle of its winter, has decided to join the party with some freakishly high temperatures.

Forests Continue to Shrink: Another Nail in the Coffin

Well, well, well, here we go again! Another day, another report reminding us how we're screwing up the planet. This time, it's all about the shrinking forests. Apparently, despite all the fancy promises made at COP26, the trees just keep disappearing. Surprise, surprise! So, this fancy report by the World Resources Institute (WRI) tells us that in 2022, we lost an area of tropical rainforest the size of Switzerland or the Netherlands. That's a whole lot of trees, folks! And you know what's causing it? Deforestation, logging, and wildfires. We're practically torching the damn planet. According to these experts, we're losing an area the size of a football pitch every five seconds. I mean, come on! How is that even possible? It's like a never-ending destruction derby out there. And who's leading the race? Brazil! Give it up for Brazil, everyone, accounting for a whopping 43% of global losses. They're really going for gold in the deforestation Olympics

Sainsbury's CEO Bags £4.9 Million Salary While Workers Struggle on £11 an Hour

In the ongoing saga of corporate greed and worker exploitation, Sainsbury's, one of the UK's leading supermarket chains, has come under fire for the staggering salary disparity between its CEO and its hardworking employees. Simon Roberts, the CEO of Sainsbury's, has recently been revealed to be raking in a mind-boggling £4.9 million in annual compensation. To put this into perspective, that amounts to an astronomical £408,000 a month, £94,000 a week, or an eye-watering £2,298 an hour. Meanwhile, the supermarket's frontline workers are left grappling with a mere £11 an hour. This jaw-dropping pay gap has sparked outrage and ignited a heated debate about income inequality and fairness in the workplace. Many are questioning the moral compass of a system that rewards executives handsomely while undervaluing and underpaying those who toil on the shop floor day in and day out. Critics argue that this stark contrast in wages is indicative of a broken economic structure, where