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July 2023 was world鈥檚 hottest month on record, with extreme temperatures and weather patterns making global headlines. We asked colleagues from the language services how they had been covering the story. 大象传媒 Arabic's North Africa correspondent Bassam Bounenni reported on the heatwave in Tunisia, and the wildfires that spilled over from Algeria. 大象传媒 Korean's Damin Jung shares the stories of South Korea's extreme heat and torrential rains, which led to several deaths and severely disrupted the international Scout Jamboree. And Haider Ahmed reported from Iraq for 大象传媒 Arabic about the life of a Baghdad baker, working with temperatures hitting 50C outside and 60C inside.

Miami Vice and jai alai
Jai alai is the world鈥檚 fastest ball game. It originated in the Basque region of Spain, and became synonymous with the 鈥楳iami vice鈥� era of drug violence and excess of 1970s and 80s, with packed stadiums hosting millionaires, celebrities, and mobsters. 大象传媒 Mundo's Atahualpa Amerise charts the changing fortunes of the game.

Sexism and misogyny in Pakistan
Sexist attitudes in Pakistan have been in the spotlight after a senior minister called female leaders of the opposition PTI party 鈥渢rash and leftovers鈥�. For 大象传媒 Urdu, Saher Baloch has been reporting on the fierce backlash that followed.

Kyiv statue makeover
Kyiv鈥檚 towering Soviet-era Motherland Monument shows a woman raising a sword in her right hand and a shield in her left. The hammer and sickle emblem that used to be on the shield is being replaced with a tryzub, the three-pronged emblem of Ukraine. 大象传媒 Ukrainian鈥檚 Irena Taranyuk explains the significance of the tryzub and why this change matters.