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State of emergency as bushfires rage in Australia
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State of emergency as bushfires rage in Australia

A state of emergency was declared in Australia’s most populated region on Thursday as an unprecedented heatwave fanned out-of-control bushfires,…
Toxic Sydney bushfire haze a ‘public health emergency’
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Toxic Sydney bushfire haze a ‘public health emergency’

Australia’s biggest city is facing a “public health emergency” over the bushfire smoke that has choked Sydney for weeks, leading…
Australians protest as bushfire haze sparks health fears
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Australians protest as bushfire haze sparks health fears

Thousands of protesters rallied in Sydney on Wednesday demanding urgent climate action from Australia’s government, as bushfire smoke choking the…
Toxic bushfire haze blankets eastern Australia
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Toxic bushfire haze blankets eastern Australia

Toxic haze blanketed Sydney Tuesday triggering a chorus of smoke alarms to ring across the city, as “severe” weather conditions…
Australia braces for heatwave as more than 100 fires burn
Environment

Australia braces for heatwave as more than 100 fires burn

Out of control bushfires forced residents in eastern Australia to flee their homes on Saturday, as other parts of the…
‘Mega fire’ forms north of Sydney
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‘Mega fire’ forms north of Sydney

Several Australian bushfires have combined to form a “mega fire” that is burning out of control across a swathe of…
Global climate protests kick off in smoke-covered Sydney
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Global climate protests kick off in smoke-covered Sydney

Protesters in smoke-covered Sydney kicked off a fresh round of global demonstrations against climate change on Friday, with activists and…
Australia bushfire smoke shoots Sydney into top 10 global pollution index
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Australia bushfire smoke shoots Sydney into top 10 global pollution index

MELBOURNE/SYDNEY (Reuters) — The Australian state of New South Wales was gasping under the worst levels of air pollution ever…
Australian PM denies climate link as smoke chokes Sydney
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Australian PM denies climate link as smoke chokes Sydney

Australia’s Prime Minister on Thursday denied his climate policies had caused unprecedented bushfires ravaging the country and insisted his government…
U.S., Australian hostages freed by Afghan Taliban in swap
Middle East

U.S., Australian hostages freed by Afghan Taliban in swap

PESHAWAR, Pakistan/KABUL (Reuters) — The Afghan Taliban released American and Australian university professors held hostage for more than three years…
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