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Raging fire tears through prized Rio museum
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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…
‘Come and get me,’ boy pleaded before California fire death
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‘Come and get me,’ boy pleaded before California fire death

  A young boy pleaded for rescue before he died along with two others in a California wildfire, an anguished…
Greek PM visits wildfire-stricken town after criticism
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Greek PM visits wildfire-stricken town after criticism

    Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras met survivors of a wildfire that killed at least 91 people during his…
Death toll rises as dry conditions fuel deadly California fires
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Death toll rises as dry conditions fuel deadly California fires

  The death toll in northern California’s Carr blaze has risen to six as firefighters from across the country struggled…
Woman, her two great-grandchildren found dead in California fire
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Woman, her two great-grandchildren found dead in California fire

    Human remains believed to be that of a missing elderly woman and her two great-grandchildren were found at…
Blame game blows up over deadly Greek wildfires
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Blame game blows up over deadly Greek wildfires

    Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Friday said he assumed “political responsibility” for the country’s deadliest wildfires as…
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