Al Eisele

July day in Australia

If you are cold today, think warm thoughts … or head to Australia

Global Scan

Just as the US and Canada face record cold temperatures this week, Australia is hitting record highs — up to 121 degrees Fahrenheit. Also, China says its women should stop turning their breast milk into novelty soaps, Saudi Arabia gets its first female law firm, and an American designer may be the world’s greatest diamond counterfeiter. All that and more, in today’s Global Scan.