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Europe wildfires: latest developments
Aug 17, 2026 (AFP)
Rain fell in Belgium on Monday as the country battles its biggest wildfire in recent history, while Greece said a deadly blaze near Athens had been controlled.
Europe wildfires: latest developments
Aug 17, 2026 (AFP)
Firefighters in Belgium battled to contain the country's worst wildfire in a century on Monday, while Greece said a deadly blaze near Athens had been controlled...
Belgium fire makes 'limited' spread overnight, more help on way
Aug 17, 2026 (AFP)
Air reinforcements were headed to Belgium Monday to help combat the country's worst wildfire in a century, which made "limited" advance overnight after threaten...
Hawaii recovery efforts begin as Lala downgraded, moves west
Aug 17, 2026 (AFP)
Clean-up efforts were underway on Sunday as Hurricane Lala, which was downgraded to a tropical storm, rolled past Hawaii's Big Island and dumped heavy rain acro...
US pauses construction of border project in Texas national park
Aug 17, 2026 (AFP)
President Donald Trump's administration said Monday it had paused construction on a $1.7 billion border project at Big Bend National Park in Texas that has face...
Canada announces $50 billion plan to boost clean energy
Aug 17, 2026 (AFP)
Canadian officials announced plans Monday to massively enhance wind and hydropower generation in the eastern part of the country, in a project Ottawa called "th...
Brazil's Lula hails new oil find as 'passport to the future'
Aug 17, 2026 (AFP)
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Monday hailed the discovery of oil near the Amazon coast as a "passport to the future," despite strong oppositi...
Eastern Japan rain kills nine: report
Aug 16, 2026 (AFP)
Heavy rain that battered eastern Japan has left nine people dead, public broadcaster NHK said Sunday, after an "unprecedented" deluge that flooded over a thousa...
'People could get hurt': Conservationists decry AI wildlife visuals
Aug 16, 2026 (AFP)
The black-and-white image appears to show the unlikeliest of interactions: an orangutan cradling endangered leopard cubs deep in the jungles of Malaysia's Sabah...
Hurricane Lala brushes past Hawaii's Big Island, bringing heavy rain
Aug 16, 2026 (AFP)
The eye of Hurricane Lala brushed past the southern part of Hawaii's Big Island on Saturday, as heavy rain and strong winds struck the US Pacific state and offi...
Europe wildfires: latest developments
Aug 16, 2026 (AFP)
Countries across Europe on Sunday battled wildfires amid blistering temperatures and tinder-dry landscapes.
Air support kicks in as record Belgian wildfire jumps in size
Aug 16, 2026 (AFP)
Crucial air support swung into action Sunday to help firefighters tame Belgium's largest modern-day wildfire, which has mushroomed in size since breaking out tw...
Farmers, helicopters help battle record Belgian wildfire
Aug 16, 2026 (AFP)
Military helicopters backed by tractors on the ground hauled water Sunday to help firefighters tame Belgium's largest modern-day wildfire, which mushroomed in s...
Belgium wildfire prompts evacuation call in German border town
Aug 16, 2026 (AFP)
A German town close to Belgium on Sunday urged some of its residents to evacuate as the worst wildfire in modern Belgian history raged just over the border.
Two dead, hundreds evacuated from fires on island near Athens
Aug 16, 2026 (AFP)
Two people died and hundreds of weekend bathers were hurriedly evacuated Sunday after two fires broke out on the Greek island of Salamis near Athens in less tha...
Europe wildfires: latest developments
Aug 16, 2026 (AFP)
Two people died when fires broke out on a Greek island and a soldier died fighting a fire in Spain as Belgium tackled a record blaze in its east Sunday.
Belgium races to tame huge wildfire creeping towards Germany
Aug 16, 2026 (AFP)
Water-bombing aircraft and farmers' tractors joined forces Sunday to help firefighters tame Belgium's largest modern-day wildfire, which has scorched vast swath...
Belgium wildfire forces partial evacuation order in German border town
Aug 16, 2026 (AFP)
A German town close to Belgium on Sunday ordered some of its residents to evacuate as the worst wildfire in modern Belgian history raged just over the border.
Spanish soldier dies in Aragon wildfire
Aug 16, 2026 (AFP)
A Spanish soldier died on Sunday while helping efforts to extinguish a major wildfire in the northeastern region of Aragon when his truck tumbled into a ravine,...
Lula and Bolsonaro court women voters as Brazil election campaign kicks off
Aug 16, 2026 (AFP)
Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and his right-wing rival Flavio Bolsonaro kicked off their election campaigns Sunday with a bid to woo women voters...
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