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Fire-hit Australian farmers vow to rise from the ashes
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Fire-hit Australian farmers vow to rise from the ashes

Steve Bellchambers is digging pits to bury the carcasses of livestock killed by bushfires which swept through his farm in…
2019 second hottest year on record: EU
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2019 second hottest year on record: EU

2019 was the second hottest year on record and ended the hottest decade in history, the European Union’s climate monitoring…
Australians urged to ‘leave early’ in face of new bushfire threat
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Australians urged to ‘leave early’ in face of new bushfire threat

Australian officials issued fresh evacuation warnings Wednesday ahead of a forecast spike in the intensity of out-of-control bushfires that have…
Smoke from Australia bushfires reaches Brazil
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Smoke from Australia bushfires reaches Brazil

Smoke from bushfires raging across Australia reached Brazil on Tuesday, an arm of the National Institute for Space Research said…
Burned tigers, rescued kangaroos: Australia bushfire disinformation
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Burned tigers, rescued kangaroos: Australia bushfire disinformation

Tiger burns in Australia’s bushfires? It’s a 2012 photo from Indonesia. Young girl rescues koala? Actually an artist’s impression. Social…
Fire-hit Australia gets $1.4bn recovery fund as troops deployed
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Fire-hit Australia gets $1.4bn recovery fund as troops deployed

Reserve troops fanned out across fire-ravaged regions in three Australian states on Monday after a horror weekend, as the government…
Australia reels after another day of fire fury
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Australia reels after another day of fire fury

Stunned Australians on Sunday counted the cost from a day of catastrophic bushfires that caused “extensive damage” across swathes of…
Wildlife ravaged by Australia fires could take decades to recover
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Wildlife ravaged by Australia fires could take decades to recover

The bushfires raging across Australia have had a devastating impact on the country’s unique flora and fauna, with some estimates…
Military reservists called up as thousands flee Australian fires
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Military reservists called up as thousands flee Australian fires

Up to 3,000 military reservists were called up to tackle Australia’s relentless bushfire crisis on Saturday, as tens of thousands…
‘Millions of sparks’: Weather raises Australia’s fire danger
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‘Millions of sparks’: Weather raises Australia’s fire danger

SYDNEY (AP) — Navy ships plucked hundreds of people from beaches and tens of thousands were urged to flee Friday…
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