State of emergency as bushfires rage in Australia
by Daniel DE CARTERET Agence France Presse BUXTON, Australia (AFP) -- A state of emergency was declared in Australia's…
7 years ago
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Australia beats hottest day record by full degree
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Australia set a record for its hottest day ever for a second straight day, with…
7 years ago
Toxic Sydney bushfire haze a ‘public health emergency’
by Holly ROBERTSON Agence France Presse SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Australia's biggest city is facing a "public health emergency"…
7 years ago
Toxic bushfire haze blankets eastern Australia
by Andrew BEATTY / with Daniel de Carteret in Gosford Agence France Presse SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Toxic haze…
7 years ago
Smoke haze settles over Australian capital as bushfires burn
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Smoke haze from bushfires raging in Australia spread to the capital Sunday, as firefighters raced to…
7 years ago
Australia braces for heatwave as more than 100 fires burn
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Out of control bushfires forced residents in eastern Australia to flee their homes on Saturday,…
7 years ago
Online fundraiser for bushfire-hit koalas tops Aus$1-million
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- An online fundraiser for koalas injured in devastating bushfires topped Aus$1 million ($680,000) on Thursday, making…
7 years ago
Bushfire threat spreads in Australia as smoke chokes Sydney
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- The fire danger was elevated across wider swathes of southern Australia on Thursday, with residents warned…
7 years ago
Death toll in Australia bushfires rises to four
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- The death toll from devastating bushfires in eastern Australia has risen to four after a man's…
7 years ago
Helicopter crashes during Australia bushfire operation
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- A helicopter crashed while fighting a bushfire in northern Australia on Wednesday and the pilot managed…
7 years ago
Australia bushfire threat still high after narrow escape
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Australia escaped the worst-feared impacts of bushfires during a day of "catastrophic" conditions but the threat…
7 years ago
Australians trapped by bushfires told ‘too late to leave’
by Daniel DE CARTERET / with Holly Robertson in Winmalee HILLVILLE, Australia (AFP) -- Dozens of fires fanned by gale-force…
7 years ago
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