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Evacuations in Smyrna as Turkey battles forest fires
Firefighters were battling a strong forest fire in Turkey’s Aegean city of Izmir (Smyrna) for a third day on Saturday, AFP reporters said, a day after hundreds of local people …
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Two French pilots die after Rafale jets collide mid-air
Two French pilots died on Wednesday after their Rafale jets collided in mid-air in eastern France, President Emmanuel Macron said, in a rare accident involving the cutting-edge military aircraft. One …
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Wildfires caused major CO2 emissions last year: annual study
Wildfires made more frequent and intense by climate change released significant quantities of CO2 into the air in 2023-2024, said a first-of-its-kind annual study published Wednesday. Fires in natural areas …
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Excavation unearths pot with gold coins in ancient Greek city in Turkey
A team of archaeologists have made a great find during an excavation at the site of Notion, an ancient Greek city in western Turkey, discovering a pot with Persian gold …
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Heat killed nearly 50,000 in Europe in 2023: study
High temperatures which scientists say are being worsened by human-driven carbon emissions caused nearly 50,000 deaths in Europe last year, a study published Monday found. The study by the Barcelona …
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Au revoir: Paris Olympics close with star-studded show
Setting out to prove that topping Paris isn’t mission impossible, Los Angeles rolled out a skydiving Tom Cruise, Grammy winner Billie Eilish and other stars as it took over Olympic …
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Rambling Trump agrees to debate Harris September 10
US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and Democratic opponent Kamala Harris will debate on September 10, setting up the first face-to-face matchup between the rivals in what polls show is …
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Aussies told to leave Lebanon as contingencies prepped
The federal government is working to have plans in place in case the security situation in Lebanon deteriorates further but Australian citizens have been urged to heed warnings and leave …
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Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh assassinated in Iran
Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh has been killed in Tehran, the Palestinian militant group Hamas said in a statement. In a statement issued on Wednesday the Islamist faction mourned the death …
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Harris says she is the ‘underdog’, Trump goes on attack
Kamala Harris has cast herself as the “underdog” in the US presidential race and called her opponent Donald Trump “just plain weird,” while Trump painted the vice president as “evil,” …