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Smoke haze, poor air quality a reality check for summer

Smoke haze, poor air quality a reality check for summer

Sydney's city centre and eastern suburbs were blanketed in smoke as major hazard reduction burns continue in a bid to mitigate bushfires this summer.

'Emergency Situation' declared for major NT bushfire

'Emergency Situation' declared for major NT bushfire

'Emergency Situation' declared for major NT bushfire

'Emergency Situation' declared for major NT bushfire

An anxious wait continues for the 3000 residents of Tenant Creek as a mega-blaze looms on the outskirts of the town.

Tennant Creek residents brace for massive NT blaze

Tennant Creek residents brace for massive NT blaze

Tennant Creek residents brace for massive NT blaze

Tennant Creek residents brace for massive NT blaze

A fire three times the size of the ACT is rapidly moving through the Northern Territory outback, threatening towns along the way.

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SA fire bombers sent to battle large bushfire in NT

SA fire bombers sent to battle large bushfire in NT

South Australian fire bombers have been called in to fight a massive bushfire burning east of Tennant Creek in the Northern Territory, with fire bans in place.

Deadly fire 'a wake-up call': South African president

Deadly fire 'a wake-up call': South African president

A deadly apartment building fire in Johannesburg has highlighted a housing crisis in the South African city, where poverty and unemployment are widespread.

Emergency warning as WA bushfire threatens lives, homes

Emergency warning as WA bushfire threatens lives, homes

An emergency warning is in place as a bushfire threatens lives and homes in the Mowanjum Community in Western Australia's Kimberley region.

Dozens dead as fire guts South African apartment block

Dozens dead as fire guts South African apartment block

Fire has gutted a run-down apartment block in South Africa's capital, killing at least 73 people and injuring dozens more.

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Man's body found after blaze rips through apartment

Man's body found after blaze rips through apartment

Man's body found after blaze rips through apartment

Man's body found after blaze rips through apartment

The body of a man has been found inside an apartment after a blaze broke out on the third floor of a residential complex in Sydney's inner city.

Car blaze likely linked to tobacco trade firebombings

Car blaze likely linked to tobacco trade firebombings

Car blaze likely linked to tobacco trade firebombings

Car blaze likely linked to tobacco trade firebombings

A car fire in Melbourne's north is believed to be linked to a series of firebombings orchestrated by crime syndicates behind Victoria's illegal tobacco trade.

Victorians wait to feel bushfire threat before leaving

Victorians wait to feel bushfire threat before leaving

Victorians wait to feel bushfire threat before leaving

Victorians wait to feel bushfire threat before leaving

A Victorian fire agency has sounded alarm bells over residents' attitudes towards immediate bushfire risk, following the latest community survey.

Evacuations as inner-city inferno engulfs homes

Evacuations as inner-city inferno engulfs homes

Evacuations as inner-city inferno engulfs homes

Evacuations as inner-city inferno engulfs homes

Two homes have collapsed and two others are badly damaged after a massive fire with heat so intense it melted bins across the road.

Risk of more blazes in Greece as fire near Athens rages

Risk of more blazes in Greece as fire near Athens rages

Risk of more blazes in Greece as fire near Athens rages

Risk of more blazes in Greece as fire near Athens rages

Twenty people are dead while "conditions remain difficult and in several cases, extreme", authorities say, as Greece faces another major outbreak of wildfires.

Teenagers charged over suspicious Sydney factory fire

Teenagers charged over suspicious Sydney factory fire

Teenagers charged over suspicious Sydney factory fire

Teenagers charged over suspicious Sydney factory fire

Arson squad detectives have charged two 13-year-old boys over a suspicious multi-storey building inferno that caused chaos in Sydney's CBD.

Australia's big wet fuels bushfire risks this spring

Australia's big wet fuels bushfire risks this spring

Australia's big wet fuels bushfire risks this spring

Australia's big wet fuels bushfire risks this spring

Vast swathes of the country face a heightened fire risk this spring as heat makes a comeback after years of cooler, wetter La Nina conditions.

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Canada eases fire evacuation orders in British Columbia

About 27,000 people in British Columbia have been under evacuation orders, as hundreds of wildfires continue to burn across Canada.

Eighteen burned bodies found as Greece fires rage

The bodies of 18 people have been found in an area of northeast Greece where fires have been burning for days.

'We stand with you,' Biden tells Maui fire survivors

Joe Biden has landed in Hawaii and headed straight for a helicopter tour of burned-out areas of Maui with first lady Jill Biden.

Canada's armed forces to tackle wildfires

The Canadian army will help evacuate residents in the path of fires raging in British Columbia after a state of emergency was declared.

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Aussies told to prepare as bushfire season starts early

Tricky weather conditions mean hazard reduction burns in NSW and other areas are behind schedule, sparking concern among firies about the upcoming fire season.

Two men charged over deliberately lighting Qld blazes

Queensland police have arrested and charged two men they believe were behind a dozen bushfires that destroyed 13 houses and razed thousands of hectares of land.

'Puppets' charged over tobacco trade firebombings

Police have arrested four people over a series of arson attacks on tobacconists, which are believed to have been orchestrated by the illegal tobacco trade.

Maui's chief of emergency management resigns

One day after his first appearance at a press conference about Maui's deadly fires a week ago, Emergency Management administrator Herman Andaya has resigned.

Biden to visit Maui, fire death toll reaches 110

US President Joe Biden will visit the Maui resort town of Lahaina where last week's fire killed at least 110 people and destroyed more than 2000 buildings.

Maui death toll rises to 106 as fire recovery continues

Maui police are urging patience as a painstaking search for victims from last week's inferno continues, with 106 people dead and hundreds still missing.

Maui search 25 per cent complete, toll grows to 99

Nearly a week after a devastating fire in the resort town of Lahaina, Hawaii, many residents are still unable to return to their homes.

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