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Canada’s Alberta declares state of emergency over wildfires

TORONTO: Alberta on Saturday declared a provincial state of emergency after tens of thousands of Albertans have been forced to evacuate their homes as...

Wildfires rage in France, Spain as heatwaves sear Europe

PARIS: Wildfires raged in southwestern France and Spain, forcing thousands of people to be evacuated from their homes as blistering summer temperatures put authorities...

Turkey combats Black Sea floods, death toll rises to 27

Emergency workers battled to relieve flood-hit areas of Turkey's Black Sea region on Friday, as the death toll rose to 27 in the second...

Deadly wildfires in Turkey: PM says Pakistan stands ready to offer any help

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that Pakistan stands ready to offer any help that the Turkish government and people may need at...

US wildfires turn full moon orange

WASHINGTON: Raging wildfires in the US northwest and southwestern Canada cast an orange tint on July's full moon on Friday evening, as smoke from...

The world cries with Australia: Shaniera Akram shows solidarity amid wildfires

A total of 18 people have died nationwide so far.

New Zealand wildfires show no sign of easing, 3,000 flee

'No deaths have been reported and only one home destroyed'

Wildfires kill at least 39 in Portugal and Spain

LISBON/MADRID: At least 36 people died in wildfires raging through parched farmlands and forests in Portugal and another three in neighboring northwestern Spain on...

Climate change will feed wildfires: experts

PARIS, France: Out-of-control wildfires like the ones that brought destruction to southern Europe, North America, and parts of South Africa in recent weeks will...

Wildfires prompt 10,000 evacuations on French Riviera

MARSEILLE: Firefighters evacuated thousands of campers and local residents after a wildfire broke out on France's tourist-thronged Riviera coast overnight. The blaze was the latest...

‘Disasters cost $71bn in first half of 2016’

GENEVA, SWITZERLAND: From earthquakes in Japan to wildfires in Canada, disasters cost the world economy $71 billion (62 billion euros) in the first half of the year, reinsurer Swiss Re said on Thursday.

Oil prices continue dip with stronger dollar

SINGAPORE CITY: Oil extended losses in Asia Tuesday as a stronger US dollar and progress in controlling wildfires in Canada's crude-producing Alberta province dampened prices.

Wildfires rage across swathes of California

SOUTH LAKE, CALIFORNIA: Wildfires burned out of control across swathes of parched California on Saturday, forcing residents to hastily evacuate and shutting miles of highway after claiming the life of a firefighter.
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