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Nepal: Fire destroys 2,300 hectares forest

ByAPDwriterIshwarDevKhanalKATHMANDU,April5(APD)-Withtheonsetofsummerseason,wildfireshavedestroyedmorethan2,300hectaresofforestareaacrossNepal.TheForestDepartmen

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Fire in southern California threatening another city

AfiercewildfireragedonnorthofLosAngelesSunday,threateningothertownsafteralreadycharringvastswathsofland,butotherblazeswerelargelycontainedafterburningfordays.Th

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Wildfires rage across southern California, first death reported

FirefightersonThursdaybattledragingwildfiresacrosssouthernCaliforniathathaveforcedtensofthousandsofpeopletofleetheirhomes,includingresidentsontheoutskirtsofLosA

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Three dead as Portugal suffers over 400 forest fires

Threepeoplehavediedandatleast25otherswereinjuredasSundayturnedintoPortugal'sworstdayoftheyearforforestfires,localmediareported.TwoofthedeathsoccurredinPenacova,

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California wildfire death toll rises to 40

ThreemoredeathshavebeenconfirmedinthewildfiresburninginnorthernCaliforniawinecountry,whichwerealreadythedeadliestseriesofsuchfiresinstatehistory.BySaturdayafter

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California wildfires: High winds threaten to revive deadly blazes

California'sfireprotectionchiefhaswarnedthatdevastatingwildfirescouldworsenagainovertheweekendduetodryairandstrengtheningwinds.KenPimlottsaidseveralthousandextr

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Thousands evacuate as California wildfires kill 10

RagingwildfiresinCalifornia'swinecountryhaveclaimedatleast10livesandforcedthousandstoflee,authoritiessaidMonday.Fannedbywindssurpassing80kilometersanhour,thebla

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One dead as thousands flee California fires

AtleastonepersonisdeadandtwohavebeenseriouslyinjuredinfiresinNorthernCalifornia.AstateofemergencyhasbeendeclaredinNapa,SonomaandYubacounties,northofSanFrancisco

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Timeline: DPRK missile and nuclear tests

ADPRKmissilethatflewoverJapanonFridaywasjustthelatestinalongseriesofmissileandnucleartestsconductedbyPyongyang.Butthepaceoflauncheshasdramaticallyincreasedinthe

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Wildfires trap 2,000 villagers in Portugal

Forestfirescutoffavillageof2,000peopleinPortugal,asfirefightersstruggledThursdaytocontroltwomajorblazesinthecentreofthecountry,localofficialssaid.Andwithanother

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Wildfires in southern France brought ‘under control’

French firefighters say they have tamed one of the fiercest blazes to break out during wildfires in the south east of the country.

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Wildfires scorch Western Canada

ThetownofWilliamsLakeinBritishColumbia'sCaribooregionwasputonevacuationalertTuesdayaswildfiresburnedacrosstheheartoftheWesternCanadianprovince,Canada'spublicbro

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South African town of Knysna comes back to life after devastating fires

Afterdevastatingfiresclaimedthelivesofsevenpeopleanddestroyedhundredsofhomes,thetownofGardenRouteinKnysna,SouthAfrica,isslowlyrebuildingandresidentsarepraisingf

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Portugal forest fires kill 58 near Coimbra

AcatastrophicforestfireinPortugalhasclaimedatleast58lives,officialssay.MostdiedwhiletryingtofleethePedrógãoGrandearea,50km(30miles)south-eastofCoimbra,intheirca

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Indonesia environment team investigating haze threatened with death

Dozens of Indonesian men, suspected of being hired by an oil palm plantation company, threatened to kill environmental investigators checking on fires on Sumatra island, the environment ministry said.

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Haze in Singapore caused by Riau forest fires

The haze that affected Singapore from Friday to Sunday was caused by forest fires burning in Rokan Hilir in Sumatra's Riau province, Indonesia's National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) said yesterday.

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Vietnam suffers more explosions, fires in first 5 months

​A total of 1,552 fires and explosions broke out across Vietnam in the first five months of this year, killing 34 people and injuring 153 others, while causing property losses of some 723 billion Vietnamese dong (32.1 million U.S. dollars), the country's Fire Prevention and Fight Department said Monday.