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Air support kicks in as record Belgian wildfire jumps in size
Aug 16, 2026 (AFP)
Crucial air support swung into action Sunday to help firefighters tame Belgium's largest modern-day wildfire, which has mushroomed in size since breaking out tw...
Heat is on as German winegrowers struggle to protect vines
Aug 16, 2026 (AFP)
As Europe bakes in yet another heatwave, German winegrower Florian Weingart has scattered straw on the ground to keep moisture trapped in the earth and protect ...
'People could get hurt': Conservationists decry AI wildlife visuals
Aug 16, 2026 (AFP)
The black-and-white image appears to show the unlikeliest of interactions: an orangutan cradling endangered leopard cubs deep in the jungles of Malaysia's Sabah...
Hurricane Lala dumps heavy rain on Hawaii
Aug 16, 2026 (AFP)
Hurricane Lala on Saturday lashed Hawaii's Big Island with heavy rain and strong winds, as forecasters warned of potentially dangerous flooding across the US Pa...
Eastern Japan rain kills nine: report
Aug 16, 2026 (AFP)
Heavy rain that battered eastern Japan has left nine people dead, public broadcaster NHK said Sunday, after an "unprecedented" deluge that flooded over a thousa...
Spanish soldier dies in Aragon wildfire: regional leader
Aug 16, 2026 (AFP)
A Spanish soldier died on Sunday while helping efforts to extinguish a major wildfire in Aragon, the northeastern region's leader said, with local media reporti...
Belgium races to tame huge wildfire creeping towards Germany
Aug 16, 2026 (AFP)
Water-bombing aircraft and farmers' tractors joined forces Sunday to help firefighters tame Belgium's largest modern-day wildfire, which has scorched vast swath...
Hawaii's Big Island begins recovery efforts as Hurricane Lala downgrades, moves west
Aug 16, 2026 (AFP)
Damage assessments and clean up efforts began Sunday as Hurricane Lala, which was downgraded to a tropical storm overnight, rolled past Hawaii's Big Island and ...
Europe wildfires: latest developments
Aug 16, 2026 (AFP)
Two people died when fires broke out on a Greek island, and Belgium was tackling a record blaze in its east Sunday, as Europe faced wildfires spurred by high te...
Firefighters battle second day of blaze on Greek island
Aug 16, 2026 (AFP)
Firefighters battled for a second day on Sunday to contain a forest fire on the Greek Aegean island of Skyros, as the local mayor voiced hope it could soon be b...
Belgium counts on air support as record wildfire jumps in size
Aug 16, 2026 (AFP)
Firefighters battling Belgium's largest modern-day wildfire were counting on crucial air support Sunday to help tame the blaze in a hard-to-access nature reserv...
Hurricane Lala dumps heavy rain on Hawaii
Aug 16, 2026 (AFP)
The eye of Hurricane Lala neared the southern part of Hawaii's Big Island Saturday, as heavy rain and strong winds lashed the state and officials warned of pote...
Five killed by flooding and storms in midwestern US
Aug 16, 2026 (AFP)
At least five people were killed by severe storms and flooding this week in the midwestern state of Indiana, authorities said Saturday.
Jaded voters, same old choices: Brazil kicks off election campaign
Aug 16, 2026 (AFP)
Brazil's leftist president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and his right-wing rival Flavio Bolsonaro kick off their election campaigns on Sunday in a race that has ma...
Hurricane Lala brushes past Hawaii's Big Island, bringing heavy rain
Aug 16, 2026 (AFP)
The eye of Hurricane Lala brushed past the southern part of Hawaii's Big Island on Saturday, as heavy rain and strong winds struck the US Pacific state and offi...
Europe wildfires: latest developments
Aug 16, 2026 (AFP)
Two people died when fires broke out on a Greek island and a soldier died fighting a fire in Spain as Belgium tackled a record blaze on its border with Germany ...
Europe wildfires: Latest developments
Aug 15, 2026 (AFP)
Countries across Europe on Saturday battled wildfires amid blistering temperatures and tinder-dry landscapes, with thousands of people evacuated.
Faced with historic drought, the Dutch rethink water management
Aug 15, 2026 (AFP)
On the banks of the Waal, the Dutch branch of the Rhine, swimmers are sunning themselves on a Nijmegen beach that didn't exist before the river level dropped a ...
Europe wildfires: Latest developments
Aug 15, 2026 (AFP)
Countries across Europe on Saturday battled wildfires amid blistering temperatures and tinder-dry landscapes, with thousands of people evacuated.
Fast-growing Belgium wildfire burns at least 1,600 hectares
Aug 15, 2026 (AFP)
Belgian firefighters backed by water bombers and helicopters were battling a rapidly spreading wildfire Saturday at a natural park near the German border that r...
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