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Australians warned to seek shelter from bushfires as it's 'too late to leave' their homes

Eleven bushfires along the country’s east coast have been declared as emergencies.

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Nov 12th 2019, 7:26 AM

Brazil's Bolsonaro open to €18 million G7 offer if Macron 'withdraws insults'

Macron and Bolsonaro have been engaged in a diplomatic spat in recent days.

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Aug 27th 2019, 10:16 PM

Over 1,500 new fires ignited in Amazon rainforest, official data shows

43,000 troops are have been made available to combat the fires.

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Aug 25th 2019, 9:33 AM

Brazilian president deploys army to fight Amazon fires and prevent illegal deforestation

Global condemnation on Bolsonaro’s perceived inaction to date on the fires is growing.

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Aug 24th 2019, 7:41 AM

Varadkar says Ireland will vote against Mercosur deal unless Brazil protects Amazon

He also labelled President Bolsonaro’s attacks on NGOs this week as “Orwellian”.

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Aug 23rd 2019, 7:36 AM

# triple digit temperatures

Houses destroyed in 17 wildfires as California gripped by record-breaking heatwave

Over 3,000 firefighters battled the blazes yesterday.

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Jul 9th 2017, 11:05 AM

# North and South

A busy day: Dublin Fire Brigade battles blazes in Shankill and Rush

Firefighters responded to major blazes at either end of the county yesterday.

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Jul 13th 2015, 7:41 AM

Firefighters tackled blazes in Dublin and Wicklow overnight

A busy night for fire crews in the east.

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Apr 17th 2015, 7:29 AM

Pigeons and toilets rolls among weirdest causes of fires in 2013

London Fire Brigade has revealed the reasons behind some bizarre call outs.

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Dec 27th 2013, 6:00 PM