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Australian wildfire death toll hits 181

HEALESVILLE, Australia (AFP) – Firefighters are battling to save Australian communities threatened by searing wildfires that have already claimed

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Australian wildlife devastated by fires, say carers

Cuddly Australian icons such as kangaroos and koalas have been "devastated" by the bushfires that have razed swathes of

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Hurricane force winds hit north-west France

Travellers were warned not to go to either of Paris' main airports. Winds of up to 140km/h (87mph) have

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European cities sign climate change agreement

BRUSSELS – Mayors from more than 350 cities across Europe signed an EU climate change agreement Tuesday pledging to

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96 dead – Australian Wildfires worst in history

BBC - The death toll from bush fires in southern Australia has reached 96, the worst in the country's

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750 houses lost in Australia’s deadliest Wildfires

HEALESVILLE, Australia -- A spokesman says fire officials have confirmed that 750 houses have been destroyed in Australia's deadly

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Fires to follow floods as wild weather hits Australia

SYDNEY (AFP) – Eastern Australia braced for more fires and floods Friday as the south faced extreme heat and

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Taiwan coral reefs “turn black” with disease

Coral reefs off the southeast coast of Taiwan have turned black with disease possibly due to sewage discharge, threatening

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Climate change to hit Africa fisheries hard-study

African nations will be the most vulnerable to the impact of climate change on fisheries, ranging from damage to

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China presses for US help on climate change

WASHINGTON (AFP) – China wants US help rather than complaints on climate change, and could be finding a receptive

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