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Wildfire razes dozens of homes in New Zealand
AFP, Published on 05/10/2020
» WELLINGTON: A bushfire has destroyed about 50 homes in a remote, picturesque lake community in the South Island of New Zealand.
Bushfire-hit Australians still in tents as virus slows recovery
AFP, Published on 25/05/2020
» COBARGO, Australia: Victims of Australia's catastrophic bushfires are still living in tents, garages and makeshift shelters months after the blazes ended, with efforts to rebuild their lives hampered by the coronavirus pandemic.
Incomplete strategy
News, Postbag, Published on 28/03/2020
» There is an incompatibility between closing bars but not closing public transport, which raises the question of the effectiveness of the current measures that have been taken.
After head start on virus, Africa begins clampdown
AFP, Published on 17/03/2020
» NAIROBI - African countries have been among the last to be hit by the global coronavirus epidemic but as cases rise, many nations are now taking strict measures to block the deadly illness.
Australian summers lasting longer
AFP, Published on 02/03/2020
» SYDNEY: Australian summers are lengthening by a month or more while winters are getting shorter due to climate change, according to an analysis by a leading think tank released Monday.
Australian bushfires flare again, water-bombing plane missing
AFP, Published on 23/01/2020
» SYDNEY: A water-bombing plane was missing and feared to have crashed in Australia's southeast on Thursday, as firefighters battled a new outbreak of bushfires whipped up by scorching temperatures and strong winds.
High alert for new Australia bushfires as heat and winds pick up
AFP, Published on 23/01/2020
» SYDNEY: Australian firefighters are on high alert for the possibility that scorching temperatures and strong winds could whip up new bushfires on Thursday, coming after rain brought welcome respite to fire-ravaged areas.
Nadal in the pink as Sharapova hits all-time low at Australian Open
AFP, Published on 21/01/2020
» MELBOURNE - Top seed Rafael Nadal turned on the style as he launched his bid for a record-equalling 20th Major title at the Australian Open on Tuesday, but falling star Maria Sharapova hit a career low.
Australia's farmers count cost after bushfires wipe out livestock
AFP, Published on 18/01/2020
» KANGAROO ISLAND (AUSTRALIA) - In the wake of ferocious bushfires that tore through Kangaroo Island, local farmer Rick Morris has endured the gruelling task of burying 400 sheep killed when most of his sprawling property went up in flames.
Relief as rain falls over Australian bushfires
AFP, Published on 16/01/2020
» NOWRA (AUSTRALIA) - Heavy rain fell across parts of fire-ravaged eastern Australia on Thursday and more wet weather was forecast, giving some relief following months of catastrophic blazes fuelled by climate change.