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Thousands Of People Ordered To Evacuate As Bushfire Burns In Australia
More than two thousand people have been ordered to evacuate from towns in the west of Australia's Victoria state due to a bushfire burning out of control on Thursday.
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Sydney's Air Quality On Par With Delhi After Rare Smog From Bushfires
Air quality in Sydney plummeted on Tuesday to levels among the world's worst as smoke from bushfires in the north blanketed the harbour city, taking large swathes into index ranges on par with New Delhi, one of the world's most crowded capitals.
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Three Dead In Australia After Firefighting Plane Crashes In "Difficult Terrain"
Three people in Australia have died after a small plane crashed while helping fight fires near Mount Isa, in Queensland's north-west.
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Bushfires Spread In Parts Of Australia Amid Spring Heatwave
A bushfire in Australia's Victoria state more than trebled overnight and authorities urged residents in a remote part of Tasmania state to evacuate as a spring heatwave fanned fires across the country's southeast.
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Australia Reels Under Sweltering Heat Amid Bushfire Threats
Australia's southeast on Sunday sweltered in a heat wave that raised the risk of bushfires and prompted authorities to issue fire bans for large swaths of New South Wales state.
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Smoke Blankets Sydney As Australia Prepares For "Most Intense" Bushfires
A smoky haze blanketed Australia's scenic Sydney Harbour on Wednesday, as a ring of controlled blazes burned on the city's fringes in preparation for the looming bushfire season.
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3 Billion Animals Killed, Displaced By Australia's Bushfires: Report
Australia's unique wildlife is being devastated by bushfires, drought, habitat loss and global warming, a government report said Tuesday, warning that more species were headed for extinction.
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Australian Elections In May: Could Scott Morrison "Defy Odds"
Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison called federal elections for May 21 on Sunday, launching a come-from-behind battle to stay in power after three years rocked by floods, bushfires and the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Emergency Services Affected In Australia Due To Facebook Ban Internet
Several Australian emergency services reported being hit by Facebook's ban on sharing news content in the country Thursday, with pages that carry warnings about Covid outbreaks, bushfires and cyclones rendered blank.
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Australia's Bushfires Killed Or Harmed More Than 60,000 Koalas: Report
More than 60,000 koalas were killed, injured or displaced in Australian bushfires last summer, the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) has estimated, in what it called a deeply disturbing number for a species already in trouble.
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Nearly 3 Billion Animals Affected Due To Australia Bushfires: Study
Nearly three billion animals were killed or displaced by Australia's unprecedented 2019-20 wildfires in "one of the worst wildlife disasters in modern history", according to a report released Tuesday.
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"Bear", The Dog Rescues 100 Koalas Injured In Australian Bushfires
Bear, a five-year-old high-energy dog tasked with finding Koalas injured in Australia's devastating bushfires, has rescued 100 such marsupials in the affected areas of New South Wales and Queensland.
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After Hard-Hit Bushfire, Australia Suffers From Flood Threat
All the blazes in Australia's hard-hit state of New South Wales have been brought under control, firefighters said on Thursday, signalling the end of a "black summer" that claimed 33 lives nationwide.
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"Kismat Acha Hai": Sourav Ganguly's Hilarious Take On Sachin Tendulkar's Instagram Post Leaves Fans In Splits
Sourav Ganguly's hilarious take on Sachin Tendulkar Instagram post left fans in fits of laughter.
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Watch: Shane Watson Shows "No Respect" To Pak Great Wasim Akram With Huge Hit In Bushfire Bash
Bushfire Bash: Shane Watson didn't go easy on legendary pacer Wasim Akram, clobbering him for a massive six over deep mid-wicket.
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Thousands Of People Ordered To Evacuate As Bushfire Burns In Australia
More than two thousand people have been ordered to evacuate from towns in the west of Australia's Victoria state due to a bushfire burning out of control on Thursday.
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Sydney's Air Quality On Par With Delhi After Rare Smog From Bushfires
Air quality in Sydney plummeted on Tuesday to levels among the world's worst as smoke from bushfires in the north blanketed the harbour city, taking large swathes into index ranges on par with New Delhi, one of the world's most crowded capitals.
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Three Dead In Australia After Firefighting Plane Crashes In "Difficult Terrain"
Three people in Australia have died after a small plane crashed while helping fight fires near Mount Isa, in Queensland's north-west.
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Bushfires Spread In Parts Of Australia Amid Spring Heatwave
A bushfire in Australia's Victoria state more than trebled overnight and authorities urged residents in a remote part of Tasmania state to evacuate as a spring heatwave fanned fires across the country's southeast.
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Australia Reels Under Sweltering Heat Amid Bushfire Threats
Australia's southeast on Sunday sweltered in a heat wave that raised the risk of bushfires and prompted authorities to issue fire bans for large swaths of New South Wales state.
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Smoke Blankets Sydney As Australia Prepares For "Most Intense" Bushfires
A smoky haze blanketed Australia's scenic Sydney Harbour on Wednesday, as a ring of controlled blazes burned on the city's fringes in preparation for the looming bushfire season.
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3 Billion Animals Killed, Displaced By Australia's Bushfires: Report
Australia's unique wildlife is being devastated by bushfires, drought, habitat loss and global warming, a government report said Tuesday, warning that more species were headed for extinction.
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Australian Elections In May: Could Scott Morrison "Defy Odds"
Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison called federal elections for May 21 on Sunday, launching a come-from-behind battle to stay in power after three years rocked by floods, bushfires and the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Emergency Services Affected In Australia Due To Facebook Ban Internet
Several Australian emergency services reported being hit by Facebook's ban on sharing news content in the country Thursday, with pages that carry warnings about Covid outbreaks, bushfires and cyclones rendered blank.
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Australia's Bushfires Killed Or Harmed More Than 60,000 Koalas: Report
More than 60,000 koalas were killed, injured or displaced in Australian bushfires last summer, the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) has estimated, in what it called a deeply disturbing number for a species already in trouble.
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Nearly 3 Billion Animals Affected Due To Australia Bushfires: Study
Nearly three billion animals were killed or displaced by Australia's unprecedented 2019-20 wildfires in "one of the worst wildlife disasters in modern history", according to a report released Tuesday.
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"Bear", The Dog Rescues 100 Koalas Injured In Australian Bushfires
Bear, a five-year-old high-energy dog tasked with finding Koalas injured in Australia's devastating bushfires, has rescued 100 such marsupials in the affected areas of New South Wales and Queensland.
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After Hard-Hit Bushfire, Australia Suffers From Flood Threat
All the blazes in Australia's hard-hit state of New South Wales have been brought under control, firefighters said on Thursday, signalling the end of a "black summer" that claimed 33 lives nationwide.
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"Kismat Acha Hai": Sourav Ganguly's Hilarious Take On Sachin Tendulkar's Instagram Post Leaves Fans In Splits
Sourav Ganguly's hilarious take on Sachin Tendulkar Instagram post left fans in fits of laughter.
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Watch: Shane Watson Shows "No Respect" To Pak Great Wasim Akram With Huge Hit In Bushfire Bash
Bushfire Bash: Shane Watson didn't go easy on legendary pacer Wasim Akram, clobbering him for a massive six over deep mid-wicket.
