QUINCY, Calif.—Thousands of Northern California homes were threatened Sunday by the nation’s largest wildfire. Thunderstorms that moved in starting Friday didn’t produce much rain but whipped up winds and generated lightning strikes across the northern Sierra where crews were battling the month-old Dixie Fire. “We’re definitely still dealing with the possibility of lightning. Winds are […]
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Algeria arrests 22 suspected arsonists over deadly blazes
Algeria has arrested 22 people suspected of being involved in the country’s deadly wildfires that killed at least 69 people, the country’s president Abdelmadjid Tebboune has said. Dozen of forest fires have hit mountainous areas in northern Algeria since Monday, mainly in Tizi Ouzou of the Kabylie region east of the capital, Algiers. At least […]
Firefighting planes deployed to maintain control of blazes in northern Israel
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Israel to send firefighters to help battle California blazes
Israel will dispatch a team of firefighters to California to help the US state battle the largest fires in its recent history, the Foreign Ministry announced Friday. The Israeli delegation, organized together with the Public Security Ministry, is set to depart Sunday and will be in California for two weeks. Alongside the firefighters, experts on […]
Night turned into day: Dazzling ‘meteor’ blazes across sky in Russian Urals (VIDEOS)
The glowing object was clearly visible from the city of Ekaterinburg in the Sverdlovsk region, as well as near-by towns and communities on Tuesday night, local media reported. Several videos now being shared online show a bright flash, followed by a brief moment of daylight. “I thought it was a star, but it wasn’t! As it […]
‘Out of control’ Southern California fire explodes as growing blazes force 27,000 to flee
Ferocious fires tore through Southern California on Tuesday, burning massive stretches of land in a matter of hours and forcing tens of thousands of people from their homes. As firefighters in Ventura County grappled with an explosive blaze northwest of downtown Los Angeles, others across the region confronted additional fires that burned […]
Man killed in massive house explosion in Yorkshire, UK
Police declare major incident after suspected gas explosion at property in Haxby kills 63-year-old man A 63-year-old man has died after a suspected gas explosion destroyed a house in Haxby, near York, police said. Insp Steve Breen of North Yorkshire police said: “At this stage we believe it to be a gas explosion. We […]
Unbelievable! Poll finds 30% of GOP voters want to bomb Aladdin, 25% support Muslim internment camps
Almost one-third of Republican primary voters would support bombing the fictional kingdom of Agrabah, according to a report released by Public Policy Polling on Friday. More than 530 Republican primary voters were polled this week on their support for Republican candidates and foreign policy issues including banning Muslims from entering the US, Japanese internment […]
WHO chief raises ‘serious concerns’ over TPP impact on vital drug prices
“I have been hearing some serious concerns that the Trans Pacific Partnership [TPP], the biggest trade agreement ever, may adversely affect the market for generics and biosimilars and increase the cost of medicines,” Margaret Chan, the head of the World Health Organization, said in Geneva. Dr Chan: Ending epidemics & ending preventable deaths require a massive […]