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Extreme temperatures have been recorded across the northern hemisphere. Our Health and Science Correspondent James Gallagher answers your questions about how heat affects human body.

Police in Afghanistan have used tear gas and water cannon against women protesting in the capital Kabul against a Taliban decision to shut beauty parlours and salons. We bring together Afghan women to discuss the situation in the country.

Police in the US have confirmed they served a search warrant this week in connection with the unsolved killing of rapper Tupac Shakur. We have a reminder of what happened to Tupac.

Police have fired tear gas while facing off with opposition protesters in Kenya's two main cities of Nairobi and Mombasa. We speak to our reporter in Nairobi.

(Photo: Healthcare workers give assistance to elderly people during heat wave, in Rome. Doctor Claudio Consoli of Asl Roma 1 visits Donatelli Fedeli, 58, at her home to give assistance and check on how she is coping with the heat. Credit: Guglielmo Mangiapan/Reuters)