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Firefighters tackle forest blaze in France's south-west Gironde region

More than 180 firefighters have battled a forest blaze raging across nearly 250 hectares of pine trees in France's southwestern Gironde region

Ukraine

Ukraine: Forest fires in Chernobyl zone 'under control', officials say

Massive fires in the Chernobyl exclusion zone have been contained, Ukraine authorities say, after activists claimed they were dangerously close to the nuclear plant.

Ukraine

Ukraine: Village evacuated as forest fires burn on in Chernobyl region

Ukraine police moved villagers from their homes as firefighters continued to battle wildfires that broke out last weekend.

Ukraine

Forest fires in Chernobyl exclusion zone bring hike in radiation

Inspectors said radiation levels were substantially higher than normal as two fires blazed in the largely unpopulated exclusion zone around the site of the 1986 nuclear disaster.

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'Dumping beef for chicken is killing the rainforest' - Greenpeace

Surging demand for poultry has lead to acres of deforestation in a bid to grow soya for animal feed.

Australia

Sydney Opera House lit up in tribute to Australia firefighters

Sydney's iconic opera house was illuminated in tribute to those battling wildfires as the blazes claimed the life of a professional firefighter

Germany

Climate change protesters call on Siemens to quit coal mine project

They say coal-fired power plants contribute to global warming and want German firm Siemens to pull out of the project.

Australia

Australia bushfires: What countries have offered international aid?

Volunteer firefighters have been on the frontlines as roughly five million hectares of land have burned in Australia. Which countries have offered to help?

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Australia bushfires: heavy smoke slows down rescue teams

Catastrophic bushfires have turned swathes of land into smouldering, blackened landscapes and destroyed an area about the size of the island of Ireland, according to official figures, with authorities warning the disaster still has weeks or months to run.

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Heartwarming and heartbreaking tweets from the Australian wildfires

People are determined to keep going in the face of tragedy.

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Evacuations underway with Australia's wildfires set to worsen

It's one of the largest in Australia's history.

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Raging wildfires and huge plumes of smoke in Lake Conjola, Australia

Thousands of tourists fled Australia's wildfire-ravaged eastern coast Thursday ahead of worsening conditions

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Terrifying moment as Australian firefighters drive through flames

The footage was recorded as the flames moved in on the Australian firefighters.

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Fire destroys around 150 homes in Valparaiso, Chile

Authorities suggest the blaze was started deliberately.

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Australian firefighters tackle bushfires as heatwave briefly eases

A brief period of milder conditions are giving South Australia's Country Fire Service a chance at bringing a 25,000-hectare blaze to heel.

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Watch: Thirsty koala gets a drink of water as wildfires rage

Cudlee Creek: Koala gets a refreshing drink of water as wildfires rage

Australia

Australia's biggest forest fire ever rages on near Sydney

New South Wales where Sydney lies remains under a state of emergency as around 2000 firefighters struggle to limit around 100 wildfires. But there's no way to put them out completely, only rain could do that.

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State of emergency declared as wildfires rage in Australia

Australia's most populous state of New South Wales declared a seven-day state of emergency Thursday as oppressive conditions fanned around 100 wildfires.

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Woman endangers herself to rescue scorched koala from Australian bushfire

A woman rescued a badly burnt and wailing koala from an Australian bushfire on Tuesday (November 19) The marsupial was spotted crossing a road amongst the flames near Long Flat in New South Wales

Australia

In pictures: Australia's 'unprecedented' wildfires seen from space

The fires have rekindled the debate about the climate crisis in the country, which is one of the world's largest exporters of coal.