16 h. ago Chile fights wildfires that killed 19 and left 1,500 homeless

Firefighters in Chile are battling forest fires that started on Sunday, killing at least 19 people and leaving around 1,500 homeless

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21 h. ago Chile wildfires: Aerial footage shows devastation as at least 18 killed

Aerial footage shows the extent of damage from deadly wildfires that have spread across Chile, with at least 18 people killed.

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31 h. ago Illegal dump fly tippers accidentally dig up electricity cables supplying GCHQ: Gang left repair bill worth MILLIONS after damaging power lines for spy base and 500,000 homes

EXCLUSIVE: The astonishing incident at Walham in Gloucestershire took nine months of painstaking work to fix.

Economics

35 h. ago Chilean president declares state of catastrophe as wildfires kill at least 15

Fires blaze through 8,500 hectares, forcing 50,000 people to evacuate as firefighters struggle to extinguish flamesWildfires raging across central and southern Chile have killed at least 15 people, scorched thousands of hectares of forest and destroyed scores of homes, authorities said, as the South American country swelters under a heatwave.Chile’s president, Gabriel Boric, declared a state of catastrophe in the country’s central Biobío region and the neighbouring Ñuble region, about 500km (300 miles) south of Santiago, the capital. Continue reading...

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35 h. ago Chilean president declares state of catastrophe as wildfires kill at least 18

Fires blaze through 8,500 hectares, forcing 50,000 people to evacuate as firefighters struggle to extinguish flamesWildfires raging across central and southern Chile have killed at least 18 people, scorched thousands of hectares of forest and destroyed scores of homes, authorities said, as the South American country swelters under a heatwave.Chile’s president, Gabriel Boric, declared a state of catastrophe in the country’s central Biobío region and the neighbouring Ñuble region, about 500km (300 miles) south of Santiago, the capital. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Seven racehorses killed as fires destroy 90 per cent of famous racing stables

Seven racehorses have died after fire ripped through David Hayes' stables with nearly 90 per cent of the Hayes family's sprawling 1,500-acre Lindsay Park estate left in ruin

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7 d. ago Seven racehorses die as bushfires destroy 90 per cent of famous racing stables

The Hayes family’s 1,500 acre Lindsay Park property has been left devastated by the blazes that have ravaged a large area of Victoria, Australia

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3 w. ago After more than a decade of tragedy, Christchurch emerges as New Zealand’s most ‘vibrant city’

Christchurch now at the centre of the country’s fastest-growing region as lower house prices, job prospects and thriving cultural scene entice people to the cityFrom 2010, New Zealand’s second-largest city, Christchurch, became inextricably linked with crises. The city, which had been known for its gardens, gothic architecture and monochromatic culture was rocked by a decade of tragedy – devastating and fatal earthquakes, wildfires and a terrorist attack on two mosques that killed more than 50 people.But in recent years, the city of crises has taken a surprising turn – shrugging off its once-conservative reputation and rebuilding from tragedy to become one of New Zealand’s most appealing cities. Continue reading...

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