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Firefighters control huge fire in Upper Egypt, 37 people injured
Egypt
October 6, 2018
Firefighters control huge fire in Upper Egypt, 37 people injured
Firefighters and firefighting planes from the Armed Forces managed to control a huge fire on Saturday, which spread across…
Cairo to inspect Egyptian artifacts at burnt Museum of Brazil
Culture
September 22, 2018
Cairo to inspect Egyptian artifacts at burnt Museum of Brazil
The National Committee for Antiquities Recovery met on Friday to discuss the situation regarding Egyptian artifacts at the Rio…
Libya oil company offices attacked, causing fire, casualties
Middle East
September 10, 2018
Libya oil company offices attacked, causing fire, casualties
BENGHAZI, Libya (AP) — Security forces loyal to Libya’s UN-backed government on Monday stormed the headquarters of the country’s…
Government cuts blamed for Brazil National Museum inferno
Culture
September 4, 2018
Government cuts blamed for Brazil National Museum inferno
Brazilian officials on Monday blamed years of government cutbacks for an inferno that gutted the treasured National Museum, described…
Over 700 Egyptian artifacts in peril after Brazil’s National Museum fire
Culture
September 4, 2018
Over 700 Egyptian artifacts in peril after Brazil’s National Museum fire
More than 700 Egyptian historical artifacts face an uncertain fate after the huge fire that destroyed the National Museum…
Raging fire tears through prized Rio museum
World
September 3, 2018
Raging fire tears through prized Rio museum
A massive fire on Sunday ripped through Rio de Janeiro’s treasured National Museum, one of Brazil’s oldest, in what…
California scorched by raging wildfires the size of LA
World
August 8, 2018
California scorched by raging wildfires the size of LA
Thousands of firefighters battled relentless flames ripping across California on Wednesday, as the death toll from a series of…
Iraq says election recount complete but cut short in capital over fire
Middle East
August 6, 2018
Iraq says election recount complete but cut short in capital over fire
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraq’s election commission said on Monday it had completed a manual recount of May’s parliamentary election but…
Wildfire burns in Portugal for fourth day, 1,150 firefighters mobilize
World
August 6, 2018
Wildfire burns in Portugal for fourth day, 1,150 firefighters mobilize
More than 1,150 firefighters struggled to put out a fire in Portugal’s southern Algarve tourist region on Monday, which…
California wildfires claim seventh victim, still spreading
World
August 5, 2018
California wildfires claim seventh victim, still spreading
A seventh person died in a northern California wildfire on Saturday, as a couple of other fast-growing wildfires in…