China issues yellow alert for high temperatures
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The temperature in Beijing soared above 40 degrees Celsius on Thursday for the first time since 2014 as the Chinese capital warned of blistering hot weather through the weekend.
A weather station on the southern outskirts of Beijing recorded 40.1C (104 Fahrenheit) at 1:25 pm local time (0525 GMT), according to the municipal weather bureau, marking the first breach of the 40C threshold since May 29, 2014.