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Brazil’s burning ban takes effect as Amazon fires rage
Environment
August 30, 2019
Brazil’s burning ban takes effect as Amazon fires rage
A 60-day ban on burning in Brazil took effect Thursday after a global outcry over fires raging in the Amazon…
Brazil slams G7 aid offer as Amazon fires rage
World
August 27, 2019
Brazil slams G7 aid offer as Amazon fires rage
Brazil on Monday rejected aid from G7 countries to fight wildfires in the Amazon, with a top official telling French…
Blasts from Iraqi militia weapons depot kill one, injure 29
Middle East
August 13, 2019
Blasts from Iraqi militia weapons depot kill one, injure 29
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – A large fire broke out on Monday at a weapons depot run by an Iraqi militia group,…
Mumbai struggles to cope with crumbling infrastructure
World
July 25, 2019
Mumbai struggles to cope with crumbling infrastructure
On Monday, a huge fire broke out in a multi-story building, which houses the office of state-owned telecom company MTNL,…
Firefighters struggle against Portugal wildfires as winds pick up
World
July 23, 2019
Firefighters struggle against Portugal wildfires as winds pick up
Portugal requested the loan of two water-bombing planes on Monday as winds revived massive wildfires in a central region where…
Hundreds of firefighters combat Portugal wildfires
World
July 21, 2019
Hundreds of firefighters combat Portugal wildfires
Portuguese authorities have used helicopters and planes to fight three blazes that were sparked Saturday in the country’s central region. Over…
Fire at Basra offshore oil export terminal briefly halts crude loading: Iraqi officials
Middle East
July 16, 2019
Fire at Basra offshore oil export terminal briefly halts crude loading: Iraqi officials
BASRA, Iraq (Reuters) – A fire at Iraq’s southern Basra offshore oil export terminal briefly halted crude loading operations on…
Fire sparks in Cairo church, no casualties
Egypt
July 10, 2019
Fire sparks in Cairo church, no casualties
A huge fire sparked on Wednesday in the headquarters of Saint Paul’s Church in Hadayek el-Qobbah of Cairo. Director of…
After years of war and drought, Iraq’s bumper crop is burning
Middle East
June 20, 2019
After years of war and drought, Iraq’s bumper crop is burning
BAQUBA/NINEVEH PLAINS, Iraq (Reuters) – Iraqi farmer Riyadh woke on May 13 to find his wheat crop ablaze. In his…
Fires at three black churches trigger call for arsonist’s surrender
World
April 9, 2019
Fires at three black churches trigger call for arsonist’s surrender
(Reuters) – A US congressman from Louisiana has urged anyone responsible for burning down three predominantly black churches in the…