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Huge fire burns down 3 flats of major market in Yangon

A huge fire burned down three flats of Mingalazay market, one of the major markets in Myanmar's Yangon, early on Saturday.

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Indonesia shocked with acquittal of firm related to forest fire

Indonesians were shocked upon the acquittal of compensation of a firm identified of having committed forest fire in South Sumatra.

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Over 300 slum houses gutted in major fire in Indian capital

​A major fire gutted over 300 houses in a slum in the Indian capital Monday, a senior police official said.

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Australian state lurches from bushfires to severe storms in days

Southern Australia's extreme weather has continued, lurching from an unseasonable heatwave, which caused a spate of bushfires in the area, to severe storms and flash flooding in the space of days.

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Indonesia mulls taking foreign assistance to stop forest fire

​An Indonesian minister said on Wednesday that government is considering possibilities to receive foreign assistance to help the efforts to stop the forest fire in Sumatra and Kalimantan as the scale and level of difficulties in dealing with the problem requires more capable instruments.

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Indonesia's forest fire worsens amid El Nino

​Indonesia is facing uphill to deal with forest fire that massively engulfing forest areas in at least eight provinces in Sumatra and Kalimantan as the El Nino weather continues to ensue across the country, risking the health of millions of people.

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India, Pakistan troops trade fire in Kashmir

​ The troops of India and Pakistan exchanged heavy fire on Line of Control (LoC), dividing Kashmir, officials said Tuesday.

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Boeing 777 plane catches fire on Las Vegas runway

A British Airways plane caught fire during takeoff on a runway in Las Vegas on Tuesday afternoon, said local aviation authority.

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India military officer killed in exchange of fire with Pakistan on Kashmir LoC

​An Indian military officer was killed Tuesday in firing from Pakistan side on Line of Control (LoC)-- dividing Kashmir, officials said.

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11 killed in gas reservoir fire in W. Afghanistan

At least 11 people were killed while 18 others wounded after a reservoir of liquefied gas caught fire in Herat city, capital of western Afghanistan's Herat province overnight Monday, sources said on Tuesday.

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Huge fire breaks out in northeast Paris, slightly injuring 2 firefighters

A huge fire broke out in the small hours of Thursday at the Cite des Sciences, northeast Paris, local media reported.

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Heat wave hits some European countries, more wildfires reported

​A rampant heat wave has hit some European countries recently, and more wildfires have been reported.

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India says its border guard killed in Pakistan firing on LoC

​A border guard of India's Border Security Force (BSF) has been killed in firing from Pakistan side on Line of Control (LoC) - dividing Kashmir.

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Indian trooper wounded in exchange of fire with Pakistan military on Kashmir LoC

​An Indian military trooper was wounded Tuesday in an exchange of fire with Pakistan military on Line of Control (LoC) dividing Kashmir, India's official broadcaster- All India Radio (AIR) said.

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Five Hong Kong women hurt in Taiwan fire

​Five Hong Kong women are being treated in hospital in Taiwan after they were caught up in the weekend's fire at a water park.

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9 killed, 5 injured in central China apartment fire

ZHENGZHOU, June 25 (Xinhua) -- At least 9 people were killed, another five were injured in a fire Thursday in central China's Henan Province, local authorities said.

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Huge explosion, fire at fuel depot near Kiev kill several

A huge fire and explosion on Tuesday killed several firefighters and hospitalized six others at a fuel depot outside the Ukrainian capital Kiev, according to the interior minister.