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Australian leader urges tourists not be deterred by bushfires crisis
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison urged foreign tourists not to be deterred by deadly wildfires that have razed large swathes of the country and sent smoke palls as far as South America, even as authorities warned of revitalized blazes. Morrison
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Australia fires, climate change take centre stage at the Golden Globes
The devastating wildfires in Australia and the impact of climate change became a surprising touchstone for both winners and presenters during the 2020 Golden Globes. The issue took center stage early in the ceremony when Jennifer Aniston announced that Russell Crowe, who won for actor in
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Australia uses bushfires breather to plan for the next onslaught
Australian officials used a respite today from fierce wildfires that have killed 24 people across the country’s southeast to race to reopen blocked roads and evacuate people who have been trapped for days. A second day of light rain and
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‘They told people not to come’: Australia’s bushfires ravage tourism industry
Pillars of fire and smoke from bushfires are tarnishing Australia’s reputation for pristine vistas abounding in wildlife and wreaking havoc on tourism, operators say, as authorities are forced to cancel concerts, close parks and evacuate towns. The smoke has shrouded
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Australians flee massive bushfires as new fire threat looms
The Australian navy today began the evacuations of some of the thousands of people stranded on the east coast of the fire-ravaged country as a searing weather front was set to whip up more blazes across the states of Victoria
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Australian bushfires: Military moves in to help mass-scale evacuation
Tens of thousands of holiday makers raced to evacuate popular seaside towns on Australia’s east coast yesterday, fleeing ahead of advancing bushfires, as military ships and helicopters planned missions to rescue thousands more trapped by the blazes. Long queues formed
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Three people feared dead in Australian bushfires: authorities
Three people caught in bushfires in Australia’s southeast are feared dead, authorities said today as huge fire fronts cause widespread devastation and forced thousands of holidaymakers to flee to beaches to escape the flames. New South Wales Rural Fire Service
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Battle to save Australian wildlife as bushfires rage
A possum severely burnt by bushfires in Australia’s Blue Mountains laps water from a bowl as her rescuer holds her gently in a towel, while at a nearby home a kangaroo with bandaged feet is rocked like a baby by
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Thousands of people trapped in Australian coastal town by huge wildfires
Thousands of tourists and residents in an Australian seaside town hunkered down in public buildings or waded into water at the seafront today as wailing emergency sirens warned of a looming, fierce firefront. With the coastal town of Mallacoota ringed
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Australian PM under pressure as bushfires fuel climate debate
Calls for Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison to resign have littered social media platforms after it was revealed he was holidaying in Hawaii while the country battled a bushfire emergency and his return has failed to douse the criticism. Voters
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