Australia firefighters race to contain blazes as heatwave looms
by Andrew BEATTY Agence France Presse Firefighters raced to contain massive bushfires in southeastern Australia Tuesday, taking advantage of…
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Australia and Oceania
Tropical Cyclone Blake forms over northern Australia
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- A tropical cyclone formed off the northwestern coast of Australia Monday, threatening the town of Broome with…
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Fire-hit Australia gets $1.4bn recovery fund as troops deployed
by Glenda KWEK SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Reserve troops fanned out across fire-ravaged regions in three Australian states on Monday after…
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Troops deployed across fire-hit Australia after horror weekend
EDEN, Australia (AFP) -- Reserve troops were deployed to fire-ravaged regions across three Australian states on Monday after a torrid weekend that turned swathes of land into smouldering, blackened hellscapes. The…
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Tropical Cyclone Blake forms over northern Australia
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- A tropical cyclone formed off the northwestern coast of Australia Monday, threatening the town of Broome…
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Nearly Aus$25 mn raised as Australia reels from bushfire fury
EDEN, Australia (AFP) -- A global appeal to help Australian firefighters tackling catastrophic bushfires raised almost Aus$25 million on…
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Power supply fears as troops called to battle Australia bushfires
by Holly ROBERTSON / with Andrew Beatty and Glenda Kwek in Sydney Agence France-Presse BATEMANS BAY, Australia (AFP) -- Skies…
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Kyrgios to donate $140 for each ace to help bushfire relief
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Nick Kyrgios has pledged Aus $200 (US$140) for each ace he serves across the Australian summer of…
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Military evacuates fire-hit Australian town
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- The Australian military has begun the seaborne evacuation of hundreds of people trapped in a fire-ringed…
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Australia orders evacuation of fire-ravaged towns before heatwave
by Holly Robertson SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Australia authorized the forced evacuation of residents Thursday amid a mass exodus…
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