WATCH: State of calamity declared as Portugal's fires continue to escalate
• Sep 19, 2024, 10:34 AM
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As thousands of firefighters continue to try to contain the blazes, Prime Minister Luís Montenegro declared a state of calamity, mobilizing additional forces to fight the fires, which have claimed seven lives.
Over 15,000 hectares of land have been scorched, with 210,000 people at risk.
Portugal has received aid from Spain, France, Italy, and Morocco, including water-dumping planes and emergency personnel.
Experts link the fires to climate change and the abandonment of traditional land management. Police are investigating suspected arson.
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• 6:58 PM
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Nicholas Haysom, head of the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), said, “While the UN will endorse the extension of the transitional period, we do so with real regret and disappointment.”
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33 Congolese fishermen killed on Lake Kivu in a span of nine month
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South Sudan’s Filda Bandas: Breaking barriers as a female footballer
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A Tunisian presidential candidate sentenced to 20 months vows to campaign from prison
• 4:00 PM
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Two weeks after his arrest, a court in the city of Jendouba handed down a 20-month sentence for Ayachi Zammel on Wednesday evening, after convicting him of falsifying the signatures he gathered to file the candidacy papers needed to run for president
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Sudan's warring leaders express openness to peace talks amid prolonged conflict
• 3:56 PM
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• 1:58 PM
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Arab-Islamic ministerial committee holds coordination meeting on Gaza
• 1:36 PM
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Sean 'Diddy' Combs will stay in jail after second judge denies bail
• 10:45 AM
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The indictment alleges he coerced and abused women for years, with the help of a network of associates and employees, while using blackmail and violent acts including kidnapping, arson and physical beatings to keep victims from spe
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WATCH: State of calamity declared as Portugal's fires continue to escalate
• 10:34 AM
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Thousands of firefighters remained on the front lines, working tirelessly to control more than 100 wildfires raging across northern Portugal.
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400,000 displaced as Nigerian floods worsen
• 10:09 AM
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Severe flooding continues to devastate northeastern Nigeria, displacing over 400,000 people, according to the UN.
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• 9:39 AM
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Authorities have warned of possible flooding in 11 states following the release of water from a dam in neighboring Cameroon. As of September 15, 269 people were reported dead due to the floods.
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UN Security Council calls for an end of violence in Sudan
• 9:12 AM
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• 6:31 AM
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Lawyer for 3 US citizens facing a death sentence over DRC coup attempt files appeal
• 6:03 AM
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Six people were killed during the botched coup attempt led by little-known opposition figure Christian Malanga in May that targeted the presidential palace and a close ally of President Felix Tshisekedi.
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• 12:56 AM
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