Large wildfire triggers evacuations in east Texas
A large wildfire burning across 500 acres in Huntsville, Texas, forced some parts of the city to evacuate Friday, as forecasters are predicting extremely hot weather to persist over Labor Day weekend.
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U.S. sues Southern California Edison over 2020 Calif. wildfire
The U.S. government on Friday sued Southern California Edison, accusing the Edison International unit of negligence that contributed
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Johannesburg fire: Fresh search for victims in South Africa
The fire service wants to be sure that no bodies are left behind from the blaze that killed 74 people.
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Johannesburg fire: 'Others jumped too, but they didn't make it'
One survivor tells of his escape, another says she was powerless with her children trapped inside.
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South Africa fire: What are Johannesburg's hijacked buildings?
Many blocks in inner-city Johannesburg, the scene of a deadly fire, are deemed unfit to live in.
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Deadly fire engulfs home warehouse in the Philippines
At least 15 people were killed after a fire broke out at a house that was being used as a factory in the Metro Manila area on Thursday, CNN affiliate CNN Philippines reported, citing local authorities.
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At least 20 dead in Johannesburg fire
At least 20 people have died and 43 injured after a fire broke out in a five-story building in central Johannesburg early Thursday morning, according to South Africa's public broadcaster SABC.
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Hong Kong: Closure of Cantonese language group worries residents
Cantonese is a Chinese dialect spoken by a majority in Hong Kong - some fear China wants to change that.
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Armored Core 6 Pilot Name
Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon has been on platforms since August 25. Players want to know if they can change their pilot name in the game.
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Hawaiian Electric says power lines started morning fire on August 8, but not afternoon Lahaina Fire
Hawaiian Electric Company said that power lines falling in high winds seem to have caused a fire during the early morning of August 8, but power lines in West Maui had been de-energized for more than six hours by the time a second afternoon fire began in the Lahaina area.
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Uttar Pradesh: India school shut down over slapping row
A school in India is ordered sealed after its teacher asked students to slap their Muslim classmate.
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A losing battle to save the lungs of Athens as wildfires grip Greece
In Agia Paraskevi, one of the villages dotted around Mount Panitha, just 15 miles north of Greece's capital, Athens, we found a familiar sight: a woman standing in front of a burned house, its black, skeletal roof beams reaching imploringly into the smoldering sky as if begging for mercy. Tears streamed down her face as she contemplated what she lost. She cried softly in almost resigned despair. Greece is once again in the grip of wildfires, and this year they are worse than ever.
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