Hundreds of wildfires burn across Canada as evacuations expand
More than 900 fires were reported from the Atlantic provinces to British Columbia, while smoke spread across much of North America and Northern Ontario faced evacuations.
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Northern Minnesota fires persist after rain as crews monitor new lightning risks
Officials said active wildfires remained largely uncontained across northern Minnesota, while smoke, dry conditions and thousands of lightning strikes complicated the response.
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Landslide in Chongqing County Leaves Eight Dead
A massive landslide in Pengshui County has buried multiple residential buildings, resulting in eight confirmed fatalities and dozens of residents missing.
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Støre om brannen: – Noe av det vanskeligste et menneske kan oppleve
Reporting dated 2026-07-17 documents the event and its immediate consequences, with unresolved points retained as attributed or provisional.
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Connecticut sends six-person wildfire crew to Quebec
The team joined firefighters from Maine and New Hampshire under a regional compact as Canadian fires continued to strain suppression resources.
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Magnitude 7.3 quake off southern Mexico prompts tsunami alerts and regional evacuations
A magnitude 7.3 earthquake off the Chiapas coast triggered tsunami warnings, evacuations in Mexico and neighboring countries, and at least two reported injuries in southern Mexico.
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Eleven dead and 19 injured in Algiers foster-care facility fire
Children were among those killed in the overnight blaze in Mohammadia, while the cause remained undetermined.
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Six people die in Brussels construction fire after rescue operation
Six people were found dead after a fire spread through lift shafts at the Oxy tower construction site in central Brussels.
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Cuba restores power after third nationwide blackout in less than 10 days
Authorities say electricity was restored across Cuba after the island’s third nationwide outage in under two weeks, as fuel shortages and grid failures continue to batter daily life.
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Six reported dead after gas truck explodes at Kogi checkpoint
An eyewitness said fire from a truck carrying gas cylinders spread to three other vehicles on the Abuja-Lokoja highway; police had not confirmed the toll.
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South Korea recovers missing sailor's body after search near Northern Limit Line
The navy launched a large search after the sailor vanished near the de facto sea border and later found the body east of Geojin.
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Bangkok beer hall fire kills 27 and sends 63 to hospital
Investigators examined the burned Na Ladprao venue after an overnight blaze; 22 hospitalized people were reported in critical condition.
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Six killed as car plows into festival crowd in Chilean resort city
Police in Viña del Mar said the driver lost control of the vehicle near a street festival, killing six people and injuring seven more.
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Helicopter Pilot Killed During Gold Mountain Fire Suppression Operations
A Canadian pilot died after his helicopter crashed into a Colorado reservoir while supporting efforts to contain the Gold Mountain Fire.
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Cuba suffers second nationwide blackout in five days as grid collapses again
UNE says the island experienced a total collapse of the national electric system, deepening an energy crisis already worsened by fuel shortages and repeated outages.
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Ten killed in Flamingo Air crash near San Andros in Bahamas
The Cessna 402 went down in bushes before landing on the country’s Independence Day, prompting authorities to suspend the airline’s operating certificate as a precaution.
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Philippine landslides kill at least 15 as Typhoon Bavi intensifies monsoon rains
Landslides in Sarangani and Lanao del Sur left at least 15 people dead as Typhoon Bavi strengthened seasonal rains and forced evacuations in parts of the Philippines.
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China factory fire kills at least 28 people
Reporting dated 2026-07-09 documents the event and its immediate consequences, with unresolved points retained as attributed or provisional.
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Wildfire in southern Spain kills at least 12 in Almería
A July 9, 2026 wildfire spread rapidly through Almería, leaving at least 12 dead, 23 missing and hundreds evacuated from Los Gallardos and nearby areas.
Read report »Eight die as monsoon landslide engulfs school in Kutupalong camp
Seven pupils and their teacher died after saturated earth swept into their classroom in Cox’s Bazar, amid continuing danger from intense rainfall.
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Search widens after K2 Airways cargo jet vanishes off Pakistan coast
Pakistan authorities say a K2 Airways cargo Boeing 737 was lost after reporting a navigation fault, with wreckage later found south of Ormara as the search for five crew members continued.
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Cuba suffers third nationwide blackout in six months as fuel squeeze deepens
Cuba has suffered its third nationwide power outage of the year, with the state utility reporting a total grid disconnection amid chronic fuel shortages and a fragile generation system.
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Fifteen miners killed in collapse at closed Sudan gold mine
Sudan's state minerals company said miners had entered the decommissioned Mohamed Tawfiq site near Wadi Halfa when part of it gave way.
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Rare tornado devastates communities across eastern Hubei
Preliminary accounts reported up to twelve deaths and hundreds of injuries after destructive evening storms.
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