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Pokémon GO: New Gadget, Event, and Promotions in August 2026

Pokémon GO introduced the Explorer Gadget for level 20+ players and announced a Clefairy event from September 23 to 27, 2026, according to the official Pokémon GO team.

WH News Aug 15, 2026

Asia Pacific

Unprecedented Rain in Japan Kills Eight, Sparks Warnings

Unprecedented rainfall in Japan has killed at least eight people, with authorities issuing the highest emergency weather alert level five. The deluge, described as an 'unprecedented level of heavy rain' by the Japan Meteorological Agency, brought three times the average August rainfall in parts of the country.

WH News Aug 14, 2026

Europa

Krimiboss Kinahan erster Tag in Haft in Irland

Der vermutete Krimiboss Daniel Kinahan verbrachte seine erste Nacht in irischer Haft nach seiner Auslieferung aus Dubai.

WH News Aug 14, 2026

Basketball

Juni und Juli 2025: Hitzerekorde in Westeuropa

Der Juni 2025 war der wärmste Juni in der Geschichte Westeuropas. Die Durchschnittstemperatur lag 2,81 Grad über dem Mittelwert von 1991 bis 2020.

WH News Aug 10, 2026

Basketball

June and July 2025 Hottest on Record in Western Europe

June 2025 was the warmest June on record in Western Europe, with an average temperature 2.81°C above the 1991–2020 average, according to the Copernicus Climate Change Service.

WH News Aug 10, 2026

Europe

Suspected Crime Boss Kinahan Held in Custody in Ireland

Suspected crime boss Daniel Kinahan, one of the world's most wanted men, has spent his first night in custody in Ireland after being extradited from Dubai, according to BBC.

WH News Aug 10, 2026

Asien-Pazifik

Tropensturm Dolphin: Über 1 Million Evakuierungen in China

Der Tropensturm 'Dolphin' erreichte mit Windgeschwindigkeiten von 151 km/h die Küste Chinas und führte zur Evakuierung von über einer Million Menschen.

WH News Aug 10, 2026

Asia Pacific

Typhoon Dolphin Hits China: Over 1 Million Evacuated

Typhoon 'Dolphin' made landfall in eastern China with maximum sustained winds of 151 km/h, prompting the evacuation of more than one million people. The storm caused widespread flight cancellations and power outages across multiple regions.

WH News Aug 10, 2026

Asien-Pazifik

China evakuiert eine Million Menschen vor Sturm

Chinesische Behörden haben über eine Million Menschen aus ihrem Zuhause evakuiert, als Taifun Dolphin in Ostchina landete, berichtet die BBC.

WH News Aug 10, 2026

Asia Pacific

China Evacuates 1 Million as Typhoon Dolphin Batters Coast

Chinese authorities have evacuated over one million people from their homes in eastern China as Typhoon Dolphin made landfall, according to the BBC.

WH News Aug 10, 2026

Europe

Suspected Crime Boss Daniel Kinahan Extradited to Ireland

The Irish government jet carrying suspected crime boss Daniel Kinahan has departed Dubai for Dublin, according to the BBC.

WH News Aug 9, 2026

Asien-Pazifik

Tropensturm Dolphin: 44.000 Gebäude ohne Strom

Der Tropensturm Dolphin hat auf Okinawa mindestens 44.000 Gebäude ohne Strom gelassen und fünf Menschen verletzt. Der Sturm wird voraussichtlich am Montag an Chinas Ostküste auftreffen.

WH News Aug 8, 2026

Asia Pacific

Typhoon Dolphin batters Japan’s Okinawa before bearing down on China

Typhoon Dolphin has left at least 44,000 buildings without power and injured five people in Japan's Okinawa, according to the Okinawan prefectural government. The storm is expected to make landfall in China's eastern coast by Monday.

WH News Aug 8, 2026

Diplomatie & Handel

USA schließt fünf Konsulate – Kritik wegen diplomatischer Lücken

Die USA kündigen an, fünf Konsulate in Asien, Afrika, Nordamerika und dem Karibikraum zu schließen. Demnach könnten China diplomatische Lücken entstehen.

WH News Aug 6, 2026

Mode & Luxus

Spider-Man: Brand New Day startet mit 360 Mio. Dollar

„Spider-Man: Brand New Day“ erzielte am Startwochenende 360 Millionen Dollar in den USA, berichtet Hollywood Reporter. Jacob Batalon und Tom Holland teilen emotionale Momente.

WH News Aug 5, 2026