Heat wave and wildfires scorch east Canada
By Marion THIBAUT, with Michel COMTE in Ottawa Agence France-Presse MONTREAL, Canada (AFP) -- Eastern Canada sweltered under a record-breaking…
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Thousands flee wildfire in eastern Canada
OTTAWA, May 29, 2023 (AFP) - More than 16,000 people were forced to evacuate their homes in Canada's eastern province…
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Dramatic Sydney blaze consumes seven-storey building
SYDNEY, May 25, 2023 (AFP) - More than 130 firefighters battled towering flames and thick smoke Thursday as a huge…
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Pupil started deadly Guyana dorm fire over confiscated phone
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AFP) -- The weekend school dormitory blaze that killed 19 minors in central Guyana was started by a…
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Canada wildfire fight turns corner after rain
OTTAWA, Canada (AFP) -- A weeks-long battle against wildfires in western Canada finally reached a "turning point" on Monday with…
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19 dead in fire at Guyana schoolgirls’ dormitory
By Denis CHABROL Agence France-Presse GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AFP) -- At least 19 youths were killed in a schoolgirls' dormitory blaze…
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Worst conditions for Canada wildfires yet to come: Alberta official
MONTREAL, May 15, 2023 (AFP) - With temperatures rising and little chance of rain, Canada's Alberta province was preparing Sunday…
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Western Canada wildfires force more evacuations
MONTREAL, Canada (AFP) -- Western Canada's spreading wildfires prompted fresh evacuation orders on Sunday as authorities registered over 100 active…
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25,000 flee out-of-control wildfires in western Canada
OTTAWA, May 7, 2023 (AFP) - Alberta announced a state of emergency on Saturday as 103 wildfires flared across the…
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Three crew missing after oil tanker fire off Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AFP) -- Malaysian rescuers on Tuesday were searching for three missing crew members from an oil tanker…
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Probe under way after Beijing hospital fire kills 21
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- An investigation was under way Wednesday after a fire ripped through a hospital in China's capital…
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Fire in Beijing hospital kills 21, newspaper says
(AFP) A fire in a Beijing hospital has killed 21 people, the state-run Beijing Daily said on Tuesday. Emergency response…
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