Colombia seeks international aid to combat forest fires edging in on homes
By Alejandro Rincon BOGOTÁ, Jan 26, 2024 (AFP) - Colombia appealed on Thursday for international aid as it battled dozens…
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Colombia declares emergency over raging forest fires
BOGOTÁ, Jan 25, 2024 (AFP) - Colombia has declared a state of emergency in two regions as dozens of forest…
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At least 39 dead in central China fire
BEIJING, Jan 24, 2024 (AFP) - At least 39 people died and nine were receiving treatment for injuries Wednesday after…
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Russia blames Kyiv for attack on Baltic gas terminal
MOSCOW, Jan 22, 2024 (AFP) - The Kremlin on Monday blamed Ukraine for an attack that started a fire at…
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Fire breaks out at Russian gas terminal near St Petersburg
MOSCOW, Jan 21, 2024 (AFP) - A blaze at a natural gas terminal in the Baltic Sea port of Ust-Luga…
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Investigation under way after China school fire kills 13
By Jing Xuan TENG YANSHANPU, China, Jan 21, 2024 (AFP) - Authorities in central China's Henan Province were on Sunday…
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Japan Airlines plane on fire on runway at Tokyo’s Haneda airport: TV images
TOKYO, Jan 2, 2024 (AFP) - A Japan Airlines plane burst into flames on the runway of Tokyo's Haneda Airport…
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Second Cape Town wildfire forces evacuations
CAPE TOWN, Dec 22, 2023 (AFP) - South African firefighters on Friday battled two major wildfires on mountains near Cape…
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Fight fire with fire: controlled burns stem California blazes
By Jenn CAIN, with Romain FONSEGRIVES in Los Angeles SANTA CRUZ, United States, Dec 10, 2023 (AFP) - In a…
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Three killed in fire near Paris
BOBIGNY, France, Nov 25, 2023 (AFP) - A fire broke out Saturday in a building in a northern Paris suburb,…
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26 dead, dozens hospitalised in China building fire: state media
BEIJING, Nov 16, 2023 (AFP) - Twenty-six people have died and dozens were sent to hospital after a fire tore…
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Australian towns endure night of ‘shocking’ bushfires
SYDNEY, Nov 1, 2023 (AFP) - Helicopters buzzed over bushfire-scarred swathes of eastern Australia on Wednesday, assessing the damage left…
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