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Under pressure Australia PM visits beleaguered firefighters
AFP, Published on 22/12/2019
» SYDNEY: Prime Minister Scott Morrison visited firefighters battling Australia's bushfire crisis on Sunday, after cutting short a Hawaiian holiday that unleashed public outrage.
Rain brings joy for Australian firefighters, farmers
AFP, Published on 17/01/2020
» SYDNEY - Drought-breaking storms dumped desperately needed rain on some bushfire-ravaged parts of eastern Australia on Friday, while giving joy to many farmers who have faced losing precious livestock and crops.
Firefighters hold off bushfire near Australia's Perth
AFP, Published on 04/02/2021
» SYDNEY - A mammoth effort by Australian firefighters saved homes from an out-of-control bushfire near Perth overnight, authorities said Thursday, but warned strong winds and rough terrain posed an ongoing challenge.
US firefighters optimistic over world's biggest tree
AFP, Published on 18/09/2021
» RED FIR (UNITED STATES) - Firefighters battling to protect the world's biggest tree from wildfires ravaging the parched United States said Friday they are optimistic it can be saved.
Tanzanian firefighters battle blaze on Mount Kilimanjaro
AFP, Published on 23/10/2022
» DAR ES SALAAM - More than 300 people have been mobilised to tackle a blaze on the slopes of Tanzania's famous Mount Kilimanjaro, local officials said Saturday, with police and local people helping firefighters.
Firefighters in east Canada battle 'unprecedented' blazes
AFP, Published on 01/06/2023
» OTTAWA - Firefighters on Wednesday faced a grueling uphill battle against wildfires in Canada's Nova Scotia province, including one threatening suburbs of Halifax.
French firefighters optimistic after controlling vast wildfire
AFP, Published on 08/08/2025
» SAINT-LAURENT-DE-LA-CABRERISSE, France - French authorities said on Friday that they were counting on better weather conditions to help put out the country’s biggest wildfire in at least half a century after firefighters finally managed to bring it under control.
MoU aims to combat IPR violations
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 12/01/2021
» The Commerce Ministry has teamed up with e-commerce firms and owners of intellectual property rights (IPR) to combat online IPR infringement.
Banks help sugar farmers combat PM2.5
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 28/04/2025
» The amount of PM2.5 air pollution has increased in Thailand in recent years, driven by multiple factors such as industrial manufacturing, the widespread use of internal combustion engine-powered vehicles, and the open burning of garbage and agricultural crop residue.
B3bn fund to combat water crisis
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 07/01/2020
» The cabinet will on Tuesday be asked to approve a budget of 3 billion baht to combat water shortages in vulnerable areas which may worsen in the coming months, the Office of National Water Resources (ONWR) said.