Finnish government has agreed to take in up to 175 asylum-seekers from camps in Cyprus, Greece, Italy and Malta to alleviate the humanitarian situation in the Mediterranean
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Two German tourists killed in Arctic avalanche – part of a guided snowmobile tour of the island of Spitsbergen in Norway's Svalbard archipelago
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Train driver and rail worker dead after passenger train derails near Wallan, north of Melbourne
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Inside Australia's climate emergency: For months, Australians breathed air pollution up to 26 times above levels considered hazardous to human health. The long-term impact could be devastating.
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Celeste Barber’s $52 million bushfire fund has been held up thanks to legal wrangling
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The mattress landfill crisis: How the race to bring us better beds led to a recycling nightmare
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The spread of oil from the Deepwater Horizon disaster in the Gulf of Mexico was far worse than previously believed, new research has found
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An open letter on Australian bushfires and climate: urgent need for deep cuts in carbon emissions [signed by Laureates of the Australian Research Council]
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Magnitude 7.7 earthquake hits between Cuba and Jamaica
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Mt. Þorbjörn, Reykjanes – Icelandic volcano swell signals potential eruption
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Why Australia's fires are linked to floods in East Africa
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In Paris, the rebuilding of Notre Dame is being shaped by history, myth, and Emmanuel Macron
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Incredible, secret firefighting mission saves famous Australian 'dinosaur trees'
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The Australian government has been forced to talk about climate change, so it’s taking a subtle – and sinister – approach
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Iran admits it accidentally shot down Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752
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The ecological devastation of the Victorian bushfires has been laid bare in a leaked report which warns some species are likely to already be extinct
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A News Corp employee has accused the organisation of a "misinformation campaign" filled with "irresponsible" and "dangerous" coverage of the national bushfire crisis
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Sweden's PM Stefan Löfven wants swift and complete probe into Iran plane crash
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Iranian missile accidentally brought down Ukrainian jet, officials say, citing early evidence
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Ukranian Boeing 737-800 plane with 176 people on board crashes near Tehran, Iran with no survivors
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Australia's bushfire emergency is being exploited on social media, as misinformation is spread through cyberspace via hundreds of thousands of posts.
News article: Fires misinformation being spread through social media This includes a prominent local billionaire, Andrew Forrest, who has pledged $70 million for bushfire relief: "I think there's...
News article: Fires misinformation being spread through social media
This includes a prominent local billionaire, Andrew Forrest, who has pledged $70 million for bushfire relief: "I think there's a multitude of reasons why the fire extent has bene so devastating. I think a warming planet would be part of that — [but] the biggest part of that is arsonists," he said.
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Australia’s bushfire catastrophe in photos
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How big are the fires burning in eastern Australia? Interactive map
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Australian government deploys army reservists, third navy ship to support firefighters
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Australian navy begins evacuation of beach where thousands had sought refuge from fire
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New Zealand 'blanketed' by smoke and dust from raging NSW and QLD bushfires
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What I learned in avalanche school: I wanted to be prepared for the worst nature could throw at me. But the real threat turned out to be human
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Miserable Christmas Day: Typhoon Phanfone kills at least sixteen in Philippines
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Firefighters in Australia say situation 'out of control' as Prime Minister denies request for emergency aid
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When will the Netherlands disappear?
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Australia heatwave: State of emergency declared over bushfire crisis
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Heatwaves on multiple continents linked by jet stream tendency
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New Zealand volcano: Tourists injured and missing after eruption on White Island (live updates)
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Mount Erebus disaster: The plane crash that changed New Zealand
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Mapping the Australian fires
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Photos of Australia’s "catastrophic" bushfires
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Kenya Airways stowaway: Mystery of the man who fell from the sky
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Burning Out: Search and rescue teams train for the worst conditions. But the worst conditions are getting worse. Are they ready for the next big disaster?
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High tide in Venice reaches highest level in over fifty years, causing severe flooding and hundreds of millions of euros in damage
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MH17 plane crash probe reveals closer ties between Russia and Ukraine rebels
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Former NSW Fire chief frustrated at Govt for 'sweeping climate change under the rug'
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How the US betrayed the Marshall Islands, kindling the next nuclear disaster
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Bahamas: Hurricane hell
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NSW fires destroy at least 150 homes, Sunshine Coast and Gold Coast communities under bushfire threat in Qld
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Human activities are drying out the Amazon
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California contemplates a dark and fiery future
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New bond lets investors turn a profit while helping California prevent fires
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Diagnosing the steel failure in the SF Transit Center
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Examples of wildfire mitigation working
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PG&E’s rolling blackouts probably don’t eliminate fire risk, and they actually could make responding to fires harder. What they largely do is shift responsibility away from the company.
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