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Canada wildfires again bring more unhealthy air in North America
AFP, Published on 29/06/2023
» CHICAGO - Smoke from Canada's worst-ever wildfires was severely impacting air quality Wednesday across Ontario and at least 15 US states, with monitors warning that over one hundred million people face potentially unhealthy conditions.
Foreign firefighters come to the rescue in Canada's wildfires
AFP, Published on 28/06/2023
» MONTREAL - Hundreds of international firefighters who are helping overwhelmed Canadians battle unprecedented wildfires face a complex task in the heart of the boreal forest scorched by uncontrolled blazes.
Gravity-defying: revamping an Inca rope suspension bridge
AFP, Published on 20/06/2023
» CUSCO (PERU) - Dangling over a vertiginous gorge, the Apurimac River flowing around 10 stories below, Indigenous Peruvians show no fear as they repair a centuries-old Inca rope suspension bridge -- the world's last.
King Charles III saddles up for birthday parade
AFP, Published on 17/06/2023
» LONDON: King Charles III will take part in his annual birthday parade on horseback Saturday, the first time the British monarch has ridden at the event since his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, in 1986.
S.Africa clinic hopes to save penguins' future
AFP, Published on 14/06/2023
» GQEBERHA (SOUTH AFRICA) - A small fish is dangled under the beak of an emaciated penguin at a South African clinic, to whet the bird's appetite.
Rescue dog that helped find lost kids in Amazon is now missing
AFP, Published on 14/06/2023
» BOGOTá - Six-year-old tracker dog Wilson, who went missing during the ultimately successful, weeks-long search for four missing Indigenous children in the Colombian Amazon, is now the target of a rescue mission himself.
Toxic smoke dissipates over northeastern US
AFP, Published on 09/06/2023
» WASHINGTON - Residents of northeastern United States were breathing more easily Friday as smoke from Canadian fires gradually cleared after blanketing several cities in a noxious haze this week.
Smoke from Canadian wildfires cloaks eastern US with haze
AFP, Published on 09/06/2023
» WASHINGTON: Smoke from Canadian wildfires shrouded US cities in a noxious haze again Thursday, delaying flights and disrupting outdoor events in what President Joe Biden called a "stark reminder" of climate change.
Canada wildfires shroud New York in apocalyptic haze
AFP, Published on 08/06/2023
» NEW YORK - Smoke from Canadian wildfires shrouded New York in an apocalyptic smog Wednesday as cities along the US East Coast issued air quality alerts and thousands evacuated their homes in Canada.
Smog from Canada wildfires blankets New York
AFP, Published on 07/06/2023
» NEW YORK - An orange-tinged smog caused by Canada's wildfires shrouded New York on Wednesday, obscuring its famous skyscrapers and causing residents to don face masks, as cities along the US East Coast issued air quality alerts.