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Toxic bushfire haze blankets eastern Australia
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Toxic bushfire haze blankets eastern Australia

Toxic haze blanketed Sydney Tuesday triggering a chorus of smoke alarms to ring across the city, as “severe” weather conditions…
Australia braces for heatwave as more than 100 fires burn
Environment

Australia braces for heatwave as more than 100 fires burn

Out of control bushfires forced residents in eastern Australia to flee their homes on Saturday, as other parts of the…
Aviation minister honors 40 workers for rescue operation at Sharm el-Sheikh Airport
Egypt

Aviation minister honors 40 workers for rescue operation at Sharm el-Sheikh Airport

Egyptian Civil Aviation Minister Younis al-Masry on Wednesday honored 40 workers employed by Ministry-affiliated companies at Sharm el-Sheikh Airport for…
Smoke haze blankets Sydney as bushfire threat rises
World

Smoke haze blankets Sydney as bushfire threat rises

Sydney was shrouded in dangerous haze Tuesday as smoke from bushfires blazing along Australia’s eastern seaboard sent pollution levels soaring…
Australian man accused of starting bushfire to protect cannabis crop
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Australian man accused of starting bushfire to protect cannabis crop

An Australian man has been accused of deliberately lighting a fire to protect his cannabis crop, sparking an out-of-control bushfire…
Fire after gas leak in Egypt kills seven, injures 16: state newspaper
Egypt

Fire after gas leak in Egypt kills seven, injures 16: state newspaper

At least seven people were killed and 16 injured in a fire in a Nile Delta village on Wednesday evening,…
Bushfire threat still high as Australia clean up begins
World

Bushfire threat still high as Australia clean up begins

Australians on Wednesday began sifting through the ashes of hundreds of bushfires that have ravaged the country, relieved that their…
Ten injured in Sharm el-Sheikh hotel gas explosion
Egypt

Ten injured in Sharm el-Sheikh hotel gas explosion

A gas cylinder leak in a Sharm el-Sheikh hotel cafeteria on Monday evening caused an explosion, wounding ten Egyptian workers…
‘Leave now’: Australians urged to evacuate as ‘catastrophic’ fires loom
World

‘Leave now’: Australians urged to evacuate as ‘catastrophic’ fires loom

SYDNEY (Reuters) – Authorities declared a state of emergency across a broad swath of Australia’s east coast on Monday, urging…
Hong Kong police shoot protester, igniting renewed fury
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Hong Kong police shoot protester, igniting renewed fury

A Hong Kong policeman shot a masked protester in the torso on Monday morning, igniting clashes across the city and…
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