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Forty dead as families pulled from Albania earthquake rubble
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Forty dead as families pulled from Albania earthquake rubble

The death toll from the most powerful earthquake to strike Albania in decades rose to 40 on Thursday after more…
Smoke haze blankets Sydney as bushfire threat rises
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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…
Bushfire threat still high as Australia clean up begins
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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…
Australian bushfires hit Sydney suburbs
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Australian bushfires hit Sydney suburbs

Bushfires raging across eastern Australia on Tuesday singed the Sydney suburbs, where firefighters were forced to scramble planes and helicopters…
Australians trapped by bushfires told ‘too late to leave’
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Australians trapped by bushfires told ‘too late to leave’

Dozens of fires fanned by gale-force winds, scorching temperatures and tinder-dry bushland burned out of control in eastern Australia on…
Eight dead as Cyclone Bulbul smashes into India, Bangladesh coasts
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Eight dead as Cyclone Bulbul smashes into India, Bangladesh coasts

Eight people died and more than two million others spent a night huddled in storm shelters as Cyclone Bulbul smashed…
Australians warned worst bushfires may be yet to come
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Australians warned worst bushfires may be yet to come

Sydney is facing a “catastrophic” fire threat, authorities said on Sunday, as firefighters in eastern Australia raced to prepare for…
Trump threatens to withhold emergency aid from fire-hit California
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Trump threatens to withhold emergency aid from fire-hit California

US President Donald Trump threatened once again Sunday to withhold federal aid from California after its Democratic governor criticized his…
Californians struggle after latest blackout hits 1.5 million
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Californians struggle after latest blackout hits 1.5 million

SAN RAFAEL, Calif. (AP) — Californians on Wednesday found themselves facing winds, wildfires and darkness from yet another power outage…
California braces for powerful winds that could feed fires
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California braces for powerful winds that could feed fires

California braced on Tuesday for the most powerful winds this season that threaten to spread destructive fires raging in the…
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