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With a heatwave building towards a sweltering peak this weekend, Tour de France organisers are ready to pour tens of thousands of litres of cold water onto a route that risks melting at road temperatures of 60 degrees. Riders suffered in Friday's heat as the peloton gave up its pursuit of an escape group. The peloton had already been punished by the two days of monster mountain climbs, such as the Alpe D'Huez won by Tom Pidcock. On Wednesday's dramatic stage to Col du Granon, two-time defending champion Tadej Pogacar, known to dislike heat, wilted and lost his lead in temperatures well over 30 degrees. "It was horrible, a furnace," said French climber Thibaut Pinot. His compatriot Romain Bardet said the following day had been worse. "I was trembling and my pulse was racing," he said. But with sizzling air temperatures of 38-40 degrees forecast over the weekend, as the race moves towards the Pyrenees, the situation will be even worse. As a result, special measures are … [Read more...] about Thousands of litres of water to stop ’60-degree’ Tour de France roads melting

Anh's mother, Bich Mai, is waiting outside. "I advised my daughter to work the morning shift, but that shift was full, so she has to work in the evening," the 37-year-old from Hanoi’s Cau Giay District says. "Since we fear it's not safe for her to travel alone at night, my husband and I take turns picking her up." Anh, a 10th grader, has been working as a waitress from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. at a cafe on Hoang Cau Street in Dong Da District for more than a month, earning VND18,000 (US$0.77) an hour. After noticing that many of her classmates were also working part-time summer jobs, she too wanted to do it. She found the job herself through recruitment groups on social media. Hundreds of online groups are currently posting restaurant, cafe, sales, telesales, parking, delivery, and other job vacancies. In one group with nearly 270,000 members, there are more than 30 job postings every day, attracting a lot of attention from people between the ages of 16 and 19. Anh says she … [Read more...] about Parents increasingly willing to allow kids to work part-time during vacations