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Nicole Kidman, Keith Urban donating US$500,000 to help Australia bushfires
NEW YORK: Hollywood star Nicole Kidman and country singer Keith Urban are joining the list of celebrities donating funds to help firefighters in Australia as they continue battling massive bushfires. “Our family’s support, thoughts and prayers are with everyone affected by
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Australian PM jeered by angry bushfire victims
MELBOURNE: Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison faced enraged hecklers and an angry firefighter in a town ravaged by bushfires, piling pressure on the leader amid an unprecedented crisis that has killed at least 18 people. A firefighter refused to shake
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Australian bushfires: Wisma Putra issues travel advisory
PUCHONG: Wisma Putra today issued travel advisory to Malaysians travelling to Australia as fires ravage parts of the nation Down Under. In a statement, the government advised Malaysians to postpone their travels to areas affected by the raging fires until
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Australian bushfires claim third victim as more than 100 blazes burn
SYDNEY: Australian authorities today confirmed a third death in devastating bushfires that engulfed the country’s southeast coastal region this week and said a fourth person was missing and feared dead. Fanned by soaring temperatures, columns of fire and smoke blackened
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Australia’s NSW declares state of emergency for bushfires
The Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) declared its second state of emergency in two months today as temperatures were set to soar above 40 Celsius and nearly 100 bushfires were burning throughout the state, with authorities concerned about
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