Wildfires kill 12 in Algeria as severe heatwave sweeps North Africa
• Aug 26, 2026, 11:46 PM
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Twelve people died and dozens were injured as wildfires tore through northern Algeria on Wednesday, with authorities battling more than 150 blazes amid a scorching heatwave sweeping across North Africa. Six of the 54 injured were in critical condition and receiving intensive care.
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Drought-hit Danube gives way to mammoth fossil hunt in Bulgaria
• 9:58 AM
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As drought in Europe brings river levels to record lows, a group of volunteers scans the dried-up Danube riverbank in northern Bulgaria, not far from where the receding waters revealed mammoth bones in July. About 20 volunteers join an effort in the hope
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What we know about the environmental causes behind the Nepal landslide
• 1:43 AM
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Deadly floods along the Nepal-Tibet border on Wednesday highlighted the near-impossible task of predicting sudden landslides and mudflows in the Himalayas. Experts say the terrain can turn a blocked river into a devastating torrent within minutes, while
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