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Firefighter dies in Southern California wildfire

AfirefighterdiedThursdaymorningwhilebattlingthewildfireinSouthernCaliforniadubbedThomasFire,thefourthlargestwildfireinmodernCaliforniahistory,evenastheauthoriti

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California declares state of emergency over massive wildfire

California'sgovernordeclaredTuesdayastateofemergencyinVenturaCountyasbrushfiresdestroyedhundredsofhomesandpromptedtensofthousandsofresidentstoevacuate."Thisfire

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At least 25 dead in Malaysia religious school fire

Atleast25people,mostlystudents,werekilledafterafirebrokeoutatareligiousschoolinKualaLumpur,MalaysiaearlyonThursdaymorning.Thefirewasreportedataround5:40a.m.(214

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British Firefighters feel heat after BBQing piglets they saved from fire

FirefightersintheUKhaveapologizedafterpostingpicturesonFacebookbarbecuingsausagesmadefrompigletstheysavedfromablazeafewmonthsearlier.ThefirefighterstackledinFeb

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Firefighters suffering mental health issues after Grenfell Tower blaze

RetiredfirefightersfromacrossthecountryhavereportedmentalhealthproblemsdespitenotevenattendingtheGrenfellfiredisaster.TheFireFightersCharityrevealedthattheharro

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Wildfires rage throughout California

AnexcessiveheathitsouthernCaliforniathisweekend,withthehightemperatureinsomeareasreaching107Fahrenheitdegrees(about42degreescentigrade).Thisisalsoatoughweekendf

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Amazon working on new smartphone lineup codenamed “Ice”

Amazon is reportedly at work on a new smartphone lineup currently being developed under the codename “Ice.” The new devices would succeed Amazon’s poorly received Fire Phone from 2014 and would come with Google’s suite of apps such as Gmail and Google Play. The Fire Phone, as well as Amazon’s range of Fire tablets, do not include these features。

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Amazon working on new smartphone lineup codenamed “Ice”

Amazonisreportedlyatworkonanewsmartphonelineupcurrentlybeingdevelopedunderthecodename“Ice.”ThenewdeviceswouldsucceedAmazon’spoorlyreceivedFirePhonefrom2014andwo

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Rare $675,000 opal makes public debut

The world's finest uncut opal, a 998-gram gem called the Fire of Australia, has gone on permanent public display for the first time since its discovery more than 60 years ago.

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Southern California wildfire rages unchecked after evacuations, 1300 firefighters battle

A Southern California wildfire raged unchecked in thick brush on Wednesday after destroying dozens of houses near a highway corridor between Los Angeles and Las Vegas and forcing as many as 80,000 residents to flee their homes, officials said.

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Wildfire in southern California triggers evacuation orders for 82,000 people

The authorities in southern California ordered the evacuation of 82,000 people on Tuesday (Aug 16), after a wildfire broke out in a mountain pass and rapidly engulfed 3,642ha, an official said.

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Museum of London opens exhibition for Great Fire of 1666

The Museum of London on Saturday opened an interactive exhibition for the Great Fire of London in 1666.

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Documentary "Fire at Sea" wins Golden Bear in 66th Berlinale

The documentary "Fire at Sea" directed by Gianfranco Rosi won the Golden Bear for the Best Film in the 66th Berlin International Film Festival on Saturday.

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Japan gov't sets targets for increasing disaster preparedness

The Japanese government on Tuesday agreed on quantifiable means of heightening the nation's disaster preparedness, spanning increasing the number of earthquake- resistant homes and buildings, to boosting the number of emergency services deployable in disaster situations.