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Keith Urban, Nicole Kidman donate USD 500K to help battle Australia wildfi
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 5 (ANI): Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman are the latest to join the list of celebrities who have pledged to donate funds to support firefighters in their battle against Australia's devastating wildfires.
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Pink pledges generous donation towards Australia's wildfire crisis
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C [USA], Jan 5 (ANI): Concerned over the fierce wildfires in Australia, pop singer Pink has pledged a donation of $500,000 to help the brave fighters who are battling the blaze.
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Australians forced to take refuge on beach amid raging wildfires, 2 people
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Victoria [Australia], Dec 31 (ANI): As wildfires spread uncontrollably in parts of Australia, thousands of people have taken refuge on a beach in the south-east part of the country. Two people have been killed so far.
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Valparaiso fires may have been set intentionally, says Chilean president
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Santiago [Chile], Dec. 27 (ANI): Chilean President Sebastian Pinera on Thursday said there are indications that the forest fire in Valparaiso city, which has destroyed at least 245 houses nearby, may have been set intentionally.
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California firm agrees to pay $13.5 billion to wildfire victims
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec 7 (ANI): California's Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) on Friday (local time) said that it has agreed to pay USD 13.5 billion to the victims of wildfires that had killed dozens of people and destroyed tens of thousands of homes across Northern California last year.
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Wildfires in Oregon's Blue Mountains to become more severe: Study
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 24 (ANI): A recent study suggests that with the impact of climate change in Oregon's southern Blue Mountains wildfire will become more frequent, extensive and severe.
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At least 150 houses destroyed, 2 people dead in wildfires in E Australia:
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Canberra [Australia], Nov 9 (Sputnik/ANI): At least 150 houses were destroyed by bush fires in eastern Australia, the Rural Fire Service of the New South Wales region (NSW RFS) said on Saturday, adding that two people had lost their lives and seven were unaccounted for due to the fires.
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Premiere of 'Terminator: Dark Fate' cancelled due to Southern California w
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C [USA], Oct 29 (ANI): The Los Angeles premiere of the upcoming film 'Terminator: Dark Fate' has been cancelled due to ongoing wildfires in Southern California.
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California Governor declares state emergency due to wildfires
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Sacramento (California) [USA], Oct 28 (ANI): California Governor Gavin Newsom on Sunday declared a state emergency in the wake of massive wildfires fueled by powerful winds in the region and urged the people to follow all warning by local officials even as rescue and firefighting operations
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California wildfires: State's largest utility to shut off power to 9,40,00
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
California [USA], Oct 27 (ANI): California's largest utility Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) on Saturday said that it will shut off power to 9,40,000 customers in what it called a "public safety power shutoff" across 36 counties in northern part of the state, as massive wildfires fue
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California wildfire: Estimated 200,000 homes, businesses facing power cuts
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
California [USA], Oct 25 (ANI): An estimated 2,00,000 homes and businesses across California are facing power cuts, affecting at least half-a-million people, while scores more could be in the dark soon, as massive wildfires fuelled by high winds and brittle conditions continue to rage thr
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Amazon fires: Macron has to withdraw insults for Brazil to accept anything
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Brasilia [Brazil], Aug 28 (ANI): Brazil may reject the USD 20 million offer from G7 nations to combat the Amazon fires if French President Emmanuel Macron fails to withdraw his "insults", the Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Tuesday.
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