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1,700 firefighters battle Portugal wildfires
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1,700 firefighters battle Portugal wildfires

Planes and helicopters joined nearly 2,000 firefighters in central Portugal Sunday to battle huge wildfires in a mountainous region where…
Hundreds of firefighters combat Portugal wildfires
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Hundreds of firefighters combat Portugal wildfires

Portuguese authorities have used helicopters and planes to fight three blazes that were sparked Saturday in the country’s central region. Over…
Temperature record in France as deadly heatwave roasts Europe
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Temperature record in France as deadly heatwave roasts Europe

France on Friday recorded its hottest ever temperature of 44.3 degrees Celsius, as Europe sweltered in an early summer heatwave…
Wildfires rage in Israel during heatwave
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Wildfires rage in Israel during heatwave

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Firefighters on Thursday battled wildfires that scorched swathes of forests in central Israel, forcing some small towns…
Nine die in California wildfires, tens of thousands forced to flee
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Nine die in California wildfires, tens of thousands forced to flee

  Nine people were declared dead and tens of thousands evacuated Friday as fierce wildfires raged across the western US…
Smoke gets in your eyes: wildfires sting California park tourism
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Smoke gets in your eyes: wildfires sting California park tourism

  For the past two weeks, a wildfire has forced much of Yosemite National Park in California to close, with…
California scorched by raging wildfires the size of LA
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California scorched by raging wildfires the size of LA

  Thousands of firefighters battled relentless flames ripping across California on Wednesday, as the death toll from a series of…
Greek wildfires kill 50; hugging bodies found near beach
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Greek wildfires kill 50; hugging bodies found near beach

  Wildfires raged through seaside resorts near the Greek capital, torching homes, cars and forests and killing at least 50…
Wildfires now up to 100 miles wide as death toll reaches 40
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Wildfires now up to 100 miles wide as death toll reaches 40

They fled in fear nearly a week ago. Now they’re ready to go back. While wildfires are still burning powerfully…
Teams report first progress against wine country wildfires
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Teams report first progress against wine country wildfires

A fifth day of desperate firefighting in California wine country brought a glimmer of hope Friday as crews battling the…
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