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Wildfires bear down on homes in Canada’s Okanagan region
A fast-moving wildfire in Canada’s British Columbia province has forced thousands of people from their homes.
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ABC News
Indonesia battles growing wildfires as Mount Bromo blaze spreads
WorldPingIndonesia is intensifying efforts Monday to combat multiple wildfires as dry weather and strengthening El Nino conditions increase fire risks during the peak dry season…
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Wildfires in western Canada force more than 20,000 people to evacuate
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police said an 80-year-old woman died while trying to escape a wildfire that forced evacuations in the Okanagan Lake region.
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The Hindu
Russia says it captures two villages in eastern Ukraine, Kyiv reports frontline battles
The Russia Defence Ministry said Russian forces had seized Vasyutinske, a few kilometers east of the “fortress city” of Kramatorsk, and Toretsk, southwest of the city of Druzhkivka…
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CBS News
8/9/2026: Generally Recognized as Safe; Growing Up Behind Walls; Hoosier Hysteria
First, a report on how GRAS fuels the rise of ultraprocessed foods. Then, a look inside author Mitch Albom's Haiti orphanage. And, Indiana Hoosiers: from outcast to undefeated.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by CBS News
WorldPingNPR Top
Crews battle wildfires in western U.S. and Canada
There have been 183 new wildfires, including eight large ones, across the U.S. since Saturday, the National Interagency Fire Center reported on Sunday.
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WorldPingThe Guardian
Canadian government steps in as ‘out of control’ wildfires force thousands to flee
British Columbia battling 102 fires day and night across province, as breakneck speed hampers firefighters’ efforts Canada’s federal government has announced it will provide urgent assistance to British Columbia after an onslaught of unprecedented fa…
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by The Guardian