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Canberra fire downgraded as heatwave eases

02 Feb 2020

A fire that threatened Canberra's southern suburbs was downgraded early Sunday, allowing firefighters to strengthen containment lines and protect residents. Fire crews battling a large blaze on the Australian...

Massive fire put out in Ajman warehouse

26 Jan 2020

Sohaila Ahmed, Staff Reporter A massive fire erupted at a warehouse containing sponge on Sunday morning, and was successfully put out by the fire teams of Ajman Civil Defence...

Abu Dhabi Police caution residents against laxity

25 Jan 2020

Sohaila Ahmed, Staff Reporter For the second time in a row, the Abu Dhabi Police are warning residents of the Emirate not to camp fire using wood or charcoal...

Three dead US fire bombers retrieved from Australian forest

25 Jan 2020

The bodies of three US flying firefighters and the cockpit voice recorder from the water bomber in which they died battling Australia’s unprecedented wildfire crisis were retrieved on Saturday...

Fire on yacht brought under control

24 Jan 2020

Mohammad Yaseen, Staff Reporter The Dubai Civil Defence teams put out a fire which broke out on a yacht at Dubai Marina. No injuries were reported but the yacht...

Iraqis apprehensive ahead of cleric's anti-US rally

24 Jan 2020

Supporters of volatile Iraqi cleric Moqtada Sadr prepared on Friday for a "million-strong" march in Baghdad to demand the ouster of US troops, putting the protest-hit capital on edge....

Over 100 makeshift homes destroyed in Pakistan fire

22 Jan 2020

A massive fire burned over 100 burlap-and-plastic shelters in the southern port city of Karachi, forcing hundreds of poor nomads to spend the night in the open amid winter...

Two housemaids die after inhaling toxic fumes from burning coal at home in Dubai

22 Jan 2020

Gulf Today, Staff Reporter In a tragic incident, two Asian maidservants living in Bur Dubai died after inhaling toxic fumes from burning coal in their sponsor’s villa. The villa’s...

Fire kills 11 people in Siberian village

21 Jan 2020

A fire at a sawmill in a village in Russia's Siberia killed 11 people and injured two more on Tuesday morning, emergency officials said. One person remains unaccounted-for. Ten...

VIDEO: Hundreds wounded in weekend of Lebanon clashes

20 Jan 2020

Lebanese anti-riot police dispersed stone-throwing protesters with tear gas in Lebanon's capital on Sunday, as heavy rain capped a weekend of rare violence that wounded hundreds. Medics said 145...

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