PARIS (REUTERS) – Wildfires around the world are surging in number, size, strength and destruction, driven partly by global warming, while ever more people and…
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Australia's bush fires threaten entire species and ecosystems as more than a billion animals killed
SYDNEY – Australia’s bush fires have taken a devastating toll on wildlife and killed more than a billion animals, raising questions about how – or…
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For sale: manager of Australian bushfires app
SYDNEY (Reuters) – The management of a smartphone app used by millions of Australians to get live bushfire updates may be sold as its developer…
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What’s Australia doing to fight the bushfires?
Large parts of Australia have been devastated by the worst wildfires the country has seen in decades, with huge blazes tearing through bush, woodland and…
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Australian 'megablaze' brought under control: Firefighters
SYDNEY (AFP) – Exhausted firefighters said they had finally brought Australia’s largest “megablaze” under control on Monday (Jan 13), as wet weather promised to deliver…
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Australian prime minister Scott Morrison's approval rating slumps as bush fires rage
MELBOURNE (REUTERS) – Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s approval rating has declined sharply in the face of horrendous bush fires that have killed 28 people…
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Climate change protests stretch to London as Australia bush fires rage
SYDNEY (REUTERS) – Thousands of Australians took to the streets on Friday (Jan 10) to protest against government inaction on climate change, as bush fires…
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Singaporean student arrested for importing child-like sex doll into Australia
SINGAPORE – A Singaporean student was arrested in Australia on Thursday (Jan 9) after officials found a child-like sex doll in a parcel that was sent…
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Navy brings emergency beer to fire-hit Aussie town
SYDNEY (AFP) – Australia’s navy, tasked with rescuing bushfire-trapped residents on the south-east coast, received a new mission on Friday (Jan 10) – delivering beer…
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World’s largest volunteer fire service takes on Australia’s devastating blazes
TOMERONG, Australia — The wildfire was behaving erratically last week, and Doug Schutz and his team needed to make a quick decision. So they moved…
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How Rupert Murdoch is influencing Australia's bush fire debate
WOMBEYAN CAVES (NYTIMES) – Deep in the burning forests south of Sydney this week, volunteer firefighters were clearing a track through the woods, hoping to…
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One billion animals now feared dead in Australia's wildfires
SYDNEY (BLOOMBERG) – As many as a billion animals may have been killed in Australia’s wildfires since September, a scientist said, doubling his earlier estimate…
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'It meant so much': Australian farmer loses deer farm to raging blaze
KIAH, Australia (Reuters) – Australian farmer Anthony Thomas sat on his quad bike on Wednesday looking out over what is left of his farm, wiped…
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Snipers to cull up to 10,000 camels in drought-stricken Australia
SYDNEY (AFP) – Snipers took to helicopters in Australia on Wednesday (Jan 8) to begin a mass cull of up to 10,000 camels as drought…
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