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Spain battles record fires even after end of heatwave

Spain battles record fires even after end of heatwave

Temperatures have fallen in Spain but crews continue to fight several major wildfires during one of its most destructive fire seasons in recent decades.

More than 300 people dead in Pakistan after floods

More than 300 people dead in Pakistan after floods

More than 300 people dead in Pakistan after floods

More than 300 people dead in Pakistan after floods

Hundreds have been killed in the deadliest downpour of the monsoon season in Pakistan's northwest, with the search on for more missing people.

'Sorrow everywhere': Pakistan floods kill hundreds

'Sorrow everywhere': Pakistan floods kill hundreds

'Sorrow everywhere': Pakistan floods kill hundreds

'Sorrow everywhere': Pakistan floods kill hundreds

The death toll from heavy rain in Pakistan has jumped to over 200 after rescuers recovered dozens more bodies from homes destroyed by floods and landslides.

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Alleged arsonist arrested over Spain wildfire

Alleged arsonist arrested over Spain wildfire

Police in Spain have arrested a man in for allegedly starting a fire on a plot of land used to dump rubbish illegally.

Body discovered after Pacific Motorway pile up

Body discovered after Pacific Motorway pile up

Trucks were ordered to park up after the busy Pacific Motorway was closed and lighter vehicles detoured following a deadly crash near Brunswick Heads.

Bears, ice and mud challenge Aussie firies in Canada

Bears, ice and mud challenge Aussie firies in Canada

Trudging through freezing mud and dodging grizzlies were all in a day's work for an Australian firefighter deployed to battle wildfires in remote Canada.

Greece wildfire contained as winds prompt evacuations

Greece wildfire contained as winds prompt evacuations

As wildfires continue to spread in Greece, France is breathing a sigh of relief as massive blazes have been contained.

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Ten dead, dozens missing as floods hit northwest China

Ten dead, dozens missing as floods hit northwest China

Ten dead, dozens missing as floods hit northwest China

Ten dead, dozens missing as floods hit northwest China

At least 10 people have been killed and more than 30 are missing after flash floods in China's northwestern province of Gansu.

Ghana chopper crash kills two ministers and six others

Ghana chopper crash kills two ministers and six others

Ghana chopper crash kills two ministers and six others

Ghana chopper crash kills two ministers and six others

Ghana’s government says a helicopter crash has killed eight people including the nation’s defence and environment ministers.

France's biggest wildfire eclipses size of Paris

France's biggest wildfire eclipses size of Paris

France's biggest wildfire eclipses size of Paris

France's biggest wildfire eclipses size of Paris

Authorities say France’s biggest wildfire this summer is spreading quickly in a Mediterranean region near the Spanish border and has claimed one life.

Body found as continued flooding prompts evacuations

Body found as continued flooding prompts evacuations

Body found as continued flooding prompts evacuations

Body found as continued flooding prompts evacuations

Police have made a grim discovery in the search for a missing woman who attempted to drive through floodwaters during heavy rain in NSW.

Married couple, dog missing as light plane disappears

Married couple, dog missing as light plane disappears

Married couple, dog missing as light plane disappears

Married couple, dog missing as light plane disappears

An extensive search continues in two states after a light plane with two people and a dog on board failed to reach its destination.

'Tragedy hits us hard', five Chilean miners found dead

'Tragedy hits us hard', five Chilean miners found dead

'Tragedy hits us hard', five Chilean miners found dead

'Tragedy hits us hard', five Chilean miners found dead

The final trapped worker in a Chilean mine has been found dead, bringing the final death toll to six after several tunnels collapsed in a strong tremor.

Quad bike standards saving lives as crackdown urged

Quad bike standards saving lives as crackdown urged

Quad bike standards saving lives as crackdown urged

Quad bike standards saving lives as crackdown urged

Safety standards for quad bikes could save more lives on farms if their enforcement was stronger, according to research that reveals one state leading the way.

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Massive Russia quake sends tsunami waves across Pacific

French Polynesia is on tsunami alert hours after a powerful earthquake struck Russia's far east, sparking alerts and evacuations across the Pacific.

Jeju Air jet 'still had working engine' when it crashed

A South Korean jet's right engine still had enough power for flight when it crashed during an emergency landing, killing 179 people, investigators say.

The long, winding road to a climate-resilient Pacific

Sea level rise is not the only threat to island life for Australia's near neighbours, with sources of local income also under pressure from climate change.

Bangladeshi students protest after jet crash kills 31

Mourning has turned to anger in Bangladesh as the death toll from a fighter jet crash into a school increased to 31, sparking protests by hundreds of students.

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Teenager dead, another critical after jet ski crash

A teenage boy is dead and another is in a critical condition following a jet ski crash.

Death toll rises to 31 in Bangladesh air force crash

A Bangladesh air force training aircraft has crashed into a college campus in Dhaka, killing at least 31 people.

Drowning rates fall but migrant risks remain high

Drownings among migrant and regional communities remain a concern despite a study showing water tragedies have more than halved across two decades.

Heart 'ripped to shreds': mother witnesses horror crash

A mother has spoken of her grief after her partner and two children were killed in a head-on crash during a horror period in which 10 people died.

Search for missing fisherman off east coast expanded

Rescue workers are scouring the ocean for a fisherman who failed to return from a trip, with a massive 700km stretch covered as part of an expanded search.

'Tragically wrong': check ends in fatal plane crash

Investigators are trying to piece together what caused a plane crash that's killed two people, in a tragic end to a routine flight evaluation check.

Deadly Vietnam tour boat survivor describes his escape

A Vietnamese man who survived the capsizing of a tour boat in Ha Long Bay says he escaped the overturned vessel by swimming out through a window underwater.

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