Wildfires / Forest Fires
Australian koalas line up for chlamydia vaccine in new trial
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - About 400 Australian koalas will be vaccinated against chlamydia as part of a trial that researchers say...
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Turkish opposition deepens cooperation, heaping pressure on Erdogan
By Daren Butler and Birsen Altayli ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Six Turkish opposition parties are stepping up collaboration in their bid...
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Greece’s fire-ravaged island now racing to build flood defences
By Vassilis Triandafyllou and Angeliki Koutantou LIMNI, Greece (Reuters) - In a scorched landscape on the Greek island of Evia,...
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Fires in the Brazilian Amazon retreat in September
By Leonardo Benessatto and Jake Spring PORTO VELHO, Brasil (Reuters) - Fires in Brazil's Amazon rainforest declined by nearly half...
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EU, Britain urge Russia to commit to net zero CO2 emissions
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union, Britain and Italy have urged Russia to commit to reach net zero carbon dioxide...
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Factbox: Five things to watch for from Canada’s Liberal minority government
WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberal Party won its third straight Canadian federal election on Monday and...
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Explainer – The Canadian federal election: what has happened and what is at stake
By David Ljunggren OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadians go to the polls on Monday in an election that Prime Minister Justin...
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Greek PM says climate crisis is with us and cost of ignoring it ‘unimaginable’
By Lefteris Papadimas and Deborah Kyvrikosaios ATHENS (Reuters) - Mediterranean nations must lead the way in addressing climate change, the...
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Explainer: The Canadian federal election: what has happened and what is at stake
By David Ljunggren OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadians go to the polls on Sept. 20 in an election that Prime Minister...
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Anger as Spanish wildfire blazes for fourth day
By Mariano Valladolid and John Nazca ESTEPONA, Spain (Reuters) - A wildfire raging close to a popular Costa del Sol...
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Firefighters retreat as Spanish blaze rages on
By Jon Nazca and Mariano Valladolid ESTEPONA, Spain (Reuters) -Worsening weather conditions on Friday afternoon forced the retreat of firefighters...
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Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon falls for second month, remains high
By Jake Spring BRASILIA (Reuters) - Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rainforest fell for the second consecutive month in August, compared...
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Wildfire raging in Spain forces more than 900 to flee, a firefighter dies
By Jon Nazca ESTEPONA, Spain (Reuters) -A wildfire has forced the evacuation of more than 900 people from around the...
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Russia’s Yakutia province governor warns of more deadly wildfires next year
VLADIVOSTOK, Russia (Reuters) - The governor of Russia's northern province of Yakutia, which suffered from widespread wildfires this summer, warned...
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Algeria detains 30 people over devastating wildfires
ALGIERS (Reuters) - Algeria has detained 30 people, including seven members of a separatist group that the government has declared...
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Explainer: The Canadian federal election: what has happened and what’s at stake
By David Ljunggren OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadians go to the polls on Sept. 20 in an election that Prime Minister...
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‘Uncontrolled’ Spanish wildfire was started deliberately, official says
MADRID (Reuters) - A wildfire in the northwestern Spanish region of Galicia that has burned through 1,000 hectares (2,500 acres)...
Read moreAlgeria arrests members of MAK separatist group after attacks
ALGIERS (Reuters) - Algeria has arrested 27 suspected members of a separatist group that the government has declared a terrorist...
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Turkish hotels to close early after UK ‘red list’ dashes hopes
By Ceyda Caglayan and Canan Sevgili ISTANBUL (Reuters) - When Britain announced Turkey would stay on its "red list" of...
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Air quality improved slightly in 2020 during lockdowns, U.N. agency says
GENEVA (Reuters) - Key air pollutants temporarily plunged by unprecedented levels during coronavirus lockdowns last year, with fine particle pollution...
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