At least 23 killed in fire at Mexico bar: NBC
At least 23 people were killed after a fire broke out in a bar in southern Mexico Tuesday night,…
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Brazil rejects G7 aid to fight Amazon fires: govt
BRASILIA, Brazil (AFP) -- Brazil on Monday rejected aid from G7 countries to fight wildfires in the Amazon, with a…
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G7 pledges millions to fight Amazon fires
BIARRITZ, France (AFP) -- The G7 will give $20 million (18 million euros) to send firefighting planes to tackle the…
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New fires rage in Amazon as Brazil military planes battle flames
by Jordi Miro with Allison Jackson in Rio de Janeiro PORTO VELHO, Brazil (AFP) -- Hundreds of new fires have…
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Forest fires in Brazil surge as deforestation accelerates
SAO PAULO, Brazil (AFP) -- The number of forest fires in Brazil surged in the first eight months of 2019,…
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5,000 evacuated as Canary Islands wildfire rages
LOMO DEL PINO, Spain (AFP) -- A raging wildfire on the Spanish holiday island of Gran Canaria forced the evacuation…
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10,000 homeless after fire razes Bangladesh slum
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AFP) -- At least 10,000 people are homeless after a massive fire swept through a crowded slum in…
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Ecological disaster on Greek island as fire burns on
by Angelos TZORTZINIS MAKRYMALLI, Greece (AFP) -- Firefighters on the Greek island of Evia were still battling Wednesday to contain…
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Firefighters contain Canary Islands blaze: officials
MADRID, Spain (AFP) -- Firefighters have managed to contain a fire raging on the Spanish holiday island of Gran Canaria…
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‘Siberia is burning’: Russians choke on forest fire smog
by Ekaterina ANISIMOVA BOGUCHANY, Russia (AFP) -- Svetlana Tuflyakova is in a hurry as she pushes her small son in…
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Putin calls in army to fight Siberia forest fires
by Theo MERZ MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday called in the army to fight forest…
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Siberia forest fires spark potential ‘disaster’ for Arctic
by Maria PANINA MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- Gigantic forest fires have regularly raged through the vast expanses of Russia's Siberia,…
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