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'This Much He Makes In Minutes': Jeff Bezos Roasted For Australia Wildfire Donation
- Tuesday January 14, 2020
- World News | Edited by Arun Nair
Amazon Founder and CEO Jeff Bezos' Instagram post announcing $690,000 towards the Australian bushfires relief efforts has drawn social media ire with many claiming that the amount he donated pales in comparison to otherwealthy contributors
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Australia To Kill Up To 10,000 Camels Amid Wildfires: Report
- Wednesday January 8, 2020
- World News | ANI
Authorities in Australia will begin five-day campaign to kill thousands of camels in the country as they drink too much water amid the wildfires.
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Why Australian Bushfires Have Sparked Global Knitting Frenzy
- Monday January 6, 2020
- World News | Reuters
Knitting needles are clicking furiously around the world to create hundreds of protective pouches and blankets for native wildlife made homeless by Australian wildfires that have razed large swathes of bushland.
- www.ndtv.com
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19-Month-Old Son Of Australian, Who Died In Fire, Gets Highest Honours
- Thursday January 2, 2020
- World News | Reuters
The toddler son of a volunteer firefighter killed battling wildfires in Australia received one of the service's highest honours on behalf of his father during an emotional funeral on Thursday.
- www.ndtv.com
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"Red Sky, Choking Dust": Thousands Trapped On Australia Beaches By Wildfires
- Tuesday December 31, 2019
- World News | Reuters
Thousands of tourists and residents in an Australian seaside town hunkered down in public buildings or waded into water at the seafront on Tuesday as wailing emergency sirens warned of a looming, fierce firefront.
- www.ndtv.com
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Australian PM Apologises For Hawaii Holiday During Wildfire Crisis
- Sunday December 22, 2019
- World News | Indo-Asian News Service
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has apologised for going on holiday while the country struggled with a mounting wildfire crisis.
- www.ndtv.com
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"An Awful Day": 3,000 Firefighters Battle Raging Australian Wildfires
- Saturday December 21, 2019
- World News | Reuters
Catastrophic conditions fuelled massive bushfires across Australia's New South Wales state on Saturday, with two blazes around Sydney burning at emergency level, while in South Australia one person was found dead in a fire zone.
- www.ndtv.com
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Australia Fire: Australian Bushfires May Continue For Weeks As No Rain Expected For Next 3 Months, Says Weather Office
- Thursday November 14, 2019
- World News | Reuters
Australia Fire: Wildfires in New South Wales and Queensland states have killed four people, destroyed hundreds of homes and wiped out 2.5 million acres (1 million hectares) of farmland and bush over the past week.
- www.ndtv.com
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"Catastrophic" Fire Danger For Sydney As Bush Fires Rage Amid High Winds
- Tuesday November 12, 2019
- World News | Andrew Freedman, The Washington Post
On Tuesday, millions of Australians in and around Sydney all the way north to the Gold Coast face the highest wildfire risk predicted for the region, as an outbreak of deadly bush fires continues to scorch more than a million acres of the unusually hot and drought-stricken country.
- www.ndtv.com
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Aircraft Crash Kills Waterbomber Pilot Fighting Australian Wildfires
- Friday August 17, 2018
- World News | Reuters
A helicopter pilot died on Friday when his aircraft crashed while waterbombing rare winter bushfires in Australia that have swept across its drought-stricken southeast, police said.
- www.ndtv.com
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2 Dead As Firefighters Battle Huge Australia Bushfire
- Sunday January 10, 2016
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Two people have died and more than a hundred homes have been destroyed in a huge bushfire, Australian authorities said today, as firefighters battled to tame the out-of-control blaze.
- www.ndtv.com
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Australian Wildfires Raze 95 Homes In Single Township
- Friday January 8, 2016
- World News | Associated Press
An official says wildfires blazing out of control in Western Australia state have destroyed about 95 homes in a single township and are threatening other communities.
- www.ndtv.com
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Australian Firefighters Battle to Contain Worst Wildfires in 30 Years
- Tuesday January 6, 2015
- World News | Reuters
Hundreds of firefighters are battling to contain Australia's worst wildfires in 30 years as the danger is expected to rise with soaring temperatures and changing winds on Wednesday.
- www.ndtv.com
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Australian Wildfire Razes 26 Homes, 29 People Seek Treatment
- Monday January 5, 2015
- World News | Associated Press
Officials say more than two dozen homes have been destroyed or badly damaged and almost 30 people have sought medical treatment as a result of a massive wildfire that has raged out of control for days across farms and woodland in southern Australia.
- www.ndtv.com
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Australian Bushfire Survivors Win Record Class Action
- Tuesday December 23, 2014
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Survivors of a devastating 2009 bushfire in Australia won final court approval Tuesday for a nearly Aus$500 million (US$407 million) payout -- the biggest class action settlement in the nation's history.
- www.ndtv.com
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'This Much He Makes In Minutes': Jeff Bezos Roasted For Australia Wildfire Donation
- Tuesday January 14, 2020
- World News | Edited by Arun Nair
Amazon Founder and CEO Jeff Bezos' Instagram post announcing $690,000 towards the Australian bushfires relief efforts has drawn social media ire with many claiming that the amount he donated pales in comparison to otherwealthy contributors
- www.ndtv.com
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Australia To Kill Up To 10,000 Camels Amid Wildfires: Report
- Wednesday January 8, 2020
- World News | ANI
Authorities in Australia will begin five-day campaign to kill thousands of camels in the country as they drink too much water amid the wildfires.
- www.ndtv.com
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Why Australian Bushfires Have Sparked Global Knitting Frenzy
- Monday January 6, 2020
- World News | Reuters
Knitting needles are clicking furiously around the world to create hundreds of protective pouches and blankets for native wildlife made homeless by Australian wildfires that have razed large swathes of bushland.
- www.ndtv.com
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19-Month-Old Son Of Australian, Who Died In Fire, Gets Highest Honours
- Thursday January 2, 2020
- World News | Reuters
The toddler son of a volunteer firefighter killed battling wildfires in Australia received one of the service's highest honours on behalf of his father during an emotional funeral on Thursday.
- www.ndtv.com
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"Red Sky, Choking Dust": Thousands Trapped On Australia Beaches By Wildfires
- Tuesday December 31, 2019
- World News | Reuters
Thousands of tourists and residents in an Australian seaside town hunkered down in public buildings or waded into water at the seafront on Tuesday as wailing emergency sirens warned of a looming, fierce firefront.
- www.ndtv.com
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Australian PM Apologises For Hawaii Holiday During Wildfire Crisis
- Sunday December 22, 2019
- World News | Indo-Asian News Service
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has apologised for going on holiday while the country struggled with a mounting wildfire crisis.
- www.ndtv.com
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"An Awful Day": 3,000 Firefighters Battle Raging Australian Wildfires
- Saturday December 21, 2019
- World News | Reuters
Catastrophic conditions fuelled massive bushfires across Australia's New South Wales state on Saturday, with two blazes around Sydney burning at emergency level, while in South Australia one person was found dead in a fire zone.
- www.ndtv.com
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Australia Fire: Australian Bushfires May Continue For Weeks As No Rain Expected For Next 3 Months, Says Weather Office
- Thursday November 14, 2019
- World News | Reuters
Australia Fire: Wildfires in New South Wales and Queensland states have killed four people, destroyed hundreds of homes and wiped out 2.5 million acres (1 million hectares) of farmland and bush over the past week.
- www.ndtv.com
-
"Catastrophic" Fire Danger For Sydney As Bush Fires Rage Amid High Winds
- Tuesday November 12, 2019
- World News | Andrew Freedman, The Washington Post
On Tuesday, millions of Australians in and around Sydney all the way north to the Gold Coast face the highest wildfire risk predicted for the region, as an outbreak of deadly bush fires continues to scorch more than a million acres of the unusually hot and drought-stricken country.
- www.ndtv.com
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Aircraft Crash Kills Waterbomber Pilot Fighting Australian Wildfires
- Friday August 17, 2018
- World News | Reuters
A helicopter pilot died on Friday when his aircraft crashed while waterbombing rare winter bushfires in Australia that have swept across its drought-stricken southeast, police said.
- www.ndtv.com
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2 Dead As Firefighters Battle Huge Australia Bushfire
- Sunday January 10, 2016
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Two people have died and more than a hundred homes have been destroyed in a huge bushfire, Australian authorities said today, as firefighters battled to tame the out-of-control blaze.
- www.ndtv.com
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Australian Wildfires Raze 95 Homes In Single Township
- Friday January 8, 2016
- World News | Associated Press
An official says wildfires blazing out of control in Western Australia state have destroyed about 95 homes in a single township and are threatening other communities.
- www.ndtv.com
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Australian Firefighters Battle to Contain Worst Wildfires in 30 Years
- Tuesday January 6, 2015
- World News | Reuters
Hundreds of firefighters are battling to contain Australia's worst wildfires in 30 years as the danger is expected to rise with soaring temperatures and changing winds on Wednesday.
- www.ndtv.com
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Australian Wildfire Razes 26 Homes, 29 People Seek Treatment
- Monday January 5, 2015
- World News | Associated Press
Officials say more than two dozen homes have been destroyed or badly damaged and almost 30 people have sought medical treatment as a result of a massive wildfire that has raged out of control for days across farms and woodland in southern Australia.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Australian Bushfire Survivors Win Record Class Action
- Tuesday December 23, 2014
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Survivors of a devastating 2009 bushfire in Australia won final court approval Tuesday for a nearly Aus$500 million (US$407 million) payout -- the biggest class action settlement in the nation's history.
- www.ndtv.com