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‘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…
Australia orders evacuation of fire-ravaged towns before heatwave
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Australia orders evacuation of fire-ravaged towns before heatwave

Australia ordered residents and tourists out of the path of raging bushfires on Thursday as the country braced for a…
Australia scrambles to reach thousands stranded by bushfires
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Australia scrambles to reach thousands stranded by bushfires

A major operation to reach thousands of people stranded in fire-ravaged seaside towns was under way in Australia on Wednesday…
Thousands trapped on Australia beaches encircled by fire
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Thousands trapped on Australia beaches encircled by fire

Thousands of holidaymakers and locals were forced to flee to beaches in fire-ravaged southeast Australia Tuesday, as blazes ripped through…
Bushfires reach Melbourne as heatwave fans Australia blazes
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Bushfires reach Melbourne as heatwave fans Australia blazes

Fire threatened three Melbourne suburbs Monday, with residents warned it was too late to flee and they must “act immediately…
Sydney fireworks to go ahead despite massive protest petition
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Sydney fireworks to go ahead despite massive protest petition

A petition to cancel Sydney’s famous New Year’s Eve fireworks and use the money to fight bushfires ringing the city…
Under pressure Australia PM visits beleaguered firefighters
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Under pressure Australia PM visits beleaguered firefighters

Prime Minister Scott Morrison visited firefighters battling Australia’s bushfire crisis on Sunday as he apologized for a Hawaiian holiday that…
State of emergency as bushfires rage in Australia
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State of emergency as bushfires rage in Australia

A state of emergency was declared in Australia’s most populated region on Thursday as an unprecedented heatwave fanned out-of-control bushfires,…
Toxic Sydney bushfire haze a ‘public health emergency’
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Toxic Sydney bushfire haze a ‘public health emergency’

Australia’s biggest city is facing a “public health emergency” over the bushfire smoke that has choked Sydney for weeks, leading…
Australians protest as bushfire haze sparks health fears
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Australians protest as bushfire haze sparks health fears

Thousands of protesters rallied in Sydney on Wednesday demanding urgent climate action from Australia’s government, as bushfire smoke choking the…
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