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    No quick relief in sight for Louisiana in aftermath of Hurricane Ida

    Louisiana residents still reeling from flooding and damage caused by Hurricane Ida scrambled for food, fuel, water and relief from the sweltering heat as...

    Huge California fire grows as Montana blaze threatens towns

    California’s largest single wildfire in recorded history continued to grow after destroying nearly 550 homes while authorities in Montana ordered evacuations as a wind-driven...

    Dozens of deadly fires devour Algeria’s northern forests

    Firefighters and residents armed with simple tools are battling a rash of forest fires in northern Algeria that the nation’s interior minister said have...

    Firefighting planes resume flights over wildfire north of Athens

    Firefighting planes have resumed operations to tackle a major forest fire on the northern outskirts of Athens that forced thousands to flee their homes...

    German Cabinet approves €400m flood aid package

    Germany’s Cabinet has approved a roughly 400 million euro (£345.7 million) package of immediate aid for victims of last week’s floods and vowed to...

    EU to unveil tough climate rules and taxes on foreign firms over pollution

    The European Union is unveiling sweeping new legislation to help meet its pledge to cut emissions of the gases that cause global warming by...

    China turns on world’s second-biggest hydropower dam

    The first two generating units of the world’s second-biggest hydroelectric dam have been officially turned on in south-western China, the government announced. The Baihetan Dam...

    China’s wandering elephants become global stars

    A herd of wandering elephants in China have become international stars. Major global media are chronicling the herd’s more than year-long, 500-kilometre (300-mile) trek from...

    Tourists fined for taking sand and shells from Sardinia’s beaches

    Dozens of tourists will have to pay dearly for their souvenirs from Sardinia’s pristine beaches. Customs police on the Mediterranean island have issued fines of...

    3,000 eggs abandoned after drone scares birds in California

    Some 3,000 elegant tern eggs were abandoned at a Southern California nesting island after a drone crashed and scared off the birds, a newspaper...

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