45 h. ago Hundreds of wildfires raging across US states as largest forest blaze swells to 3 square miles

Warnings of 'increased fire danger' have been issued in North and South Carolina with a state of emergency declared in one state.

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57 h. ago Largest wildfire in decades rages in Japan as authorities warn it could spread

Blaze in Ofunato has spread through 2,100 hectares of land, damaged dozens of homes and forced more than 1,000 to fleeAuthorities in Japan have warned that the country’s biggest wildfire in decades is likely to spread, after it damaged dozens of homes and forced more than 1,000 people to flee.Fires continued to rage a week after they broke out in the city of Ofunato, on the north-east coast, with weather officials speculating that this year’s unusually dry winter and strong winds were to blame. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Carolina fires updates: Emergency declared in North and South Carolina as wildfires force evacuations

A blaze near Carolina Forest, a community just west of tourist spot Myrtle Beach in South Carolina, stretched across 1,600 acres

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3 d. ago Carolina fires updates: Wildfires burn in Myrtle Beach area threatening homes and forcing evacuations

A blaze near Carolina Forest, a community just west of tourist spot Myrtle Beach in South Carolina, stretched across 1,200 acres

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2 w. ago EastEnders' greatest love stories ever told as BBC soap celebrates 40 years

As EastEnders celebrates its 40th anniversary, we take a look back at the couples who made our hearts swell with their love stories in Albert Square over the years

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2 w. ago Their studios burned. Their art was destroyed. A new exhibit of the remaining works of 100 LA artists devastated by fire

One Hundred Percent, a ‘non-hierarchical’ volunteer effort, features nearly 100 artists, with works ranging $50 to $50,000When Jeffrey Sugishita visited the burned-down husk of the house where he had been living, flames were still smoldering inside. For about 30 minutes, Sugishita wandered the wreckage, looking at the empty space where his room had been.“What’s burnt is burnt,” the 26-year-old artist said. “I told myself: ‘I’m going to make something new out of this.’” Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Their studios burned. Their art was destroyed. A new exhibit of more than 80 LA artists devastated by fire

Los Angeles’s artistic community reflects on disaster in One Hundred Percent, a ‘non-hierarchical’ volunteer effortWhen Jeffrey Sugishita visited the burned-down husk of the house where he had been living, flames were still smoldering inside. For about 30 minutes, Sugishita wandered the wreckage, looking at the empty space where his room had been.“What’s burnt is burnt,” the 26-year-old artist said. “I told myself: ‘I’m going to make something new out of this.’” Continue reading...

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