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28 Oct 2019
Authorities are preparing to cut power amid concerns that high-voltage power lines could cause additional blazes. Thousands of people have been evacuated as the wildfires continue to rage.
10 Oct 2019
Images show an alleged gunman opening fire near a Turkish restaurant in the German city of Halle. At least two people were shot dead on a street in the city, police said, with media and witnesses reporting that a synagogue and a Turkish restaurant were the targets.
5 Oct 2019
At least seven people died and nearly 50 people were injured in the explosion of a tanker truck following an accident in the Malian Capital Bamako, according the the Malian government.
5 Oct 2019
The Greek government wants to start returning thousands of migrants to Turkey following a deadly fire which broke out at an overcrowded camp. Officials called for action to ease pressure on overcrowded migrant camps.
5 Oct 2019
In California, authorities use goats to prevent wildfires as the animals eat up brush that could lead to infernos. The practice, which began in recent years, has become common since the tragic Santa Rosa's Tubbs fire in 2017 and the one in Paradise in 2018.
31 Aug 2019
Brazil has lashed out at international critics who are blaming President Jair Bolsonaro for not doing enough to curb massive Amazon fires. Bolsonaro accused media organizations of trying to undermine his government.
25 Aug 2019
The huge blaze razed around 2,000 tin shacks in a crowded Dhaka slum, making at least 3,000 people homeless. Fires are frequent — and many a time deadly — in the Bangladeshi capital due to lax safety measures.
19 Aug 2019
At least 10,000 people are homeless after a massive fire swept through a crowded slum in the Bangladeshi capital of Dhaka and destroyed thousands of shanties.
24 Jul 2019
Fires, which earlier had seemed under control, picked up pace later on Monday as winds caused the inferno to spread. So far, 33 injuries have been reported.
22 Apr 2019
Global leaders have expressed their solidarity with France in light of the tragedy. As the flames subsided, President Emmanuel Macron has vowed to rebuild the 800 year-old cathedral.
18 Apr 2019
Notre-Dame fire: 'To see the skyline change so drastically in minutes really was something'.
12 Feb 2019
Zambian first lady Esther Lungu embarked on an exotic trip in January to receive four fire trucks donated by the Los Angeles City Fire Department.
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