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Firefighters in France, Spain scramble to contain blazes as new heatwave looms

Firefighters raced on Tuesday to subdue huge wildfires that have forced unprecedented evacuations of tens of thousands of people across France and Spain, as western Europe braced for another heatwave. The fires have torn through a region…

Guarda wildfire intensifies as elderly residents shelter in village church

A wildfire in the Guarda district regained intensity this morning, prompting authorities to move elderly residents of Rabaça into the village church as a precaution while more than 300 personnel The post Guarda wildfire intensifies as…

Prembly Brings Together Nigeria’s Financial Ecosystem to Advance Industry Collaboration Against Financial Fraud

Prembly’s Fraud Intelligence Summit brought together Nigeria’s financial ecosystem to strengthen collaboration and combat financial fraud through collectiv Read More…

Freddie Aguilar’s daughter Maegan says she was in rehab when father died

Maegan Aguilar revealed that she was confined in a drug rehabilitation facility when her father, veteran singer Freddie Aguilar, died in May 2025. In an interview on “Fast Talk with Boy Abunda,” Maegan recalled learning about her father’s…

Rain brings hope of relief for crews fighting Cairngorms wildfire

Firefighters continue to tackle hotspots in large areas of smouldering moorland in the Highlands.

Firefighters in France hold back vast wildfire as heat returns to test their grip

Fires in France have forced roughly 330,000 people to evacuate, while Spain entered its fourth heat wave of the summer

France wildfire: Residents douse embers with water after blaze destroys 170 homes in Le Porge

Residents in Le Porge, in southwestern France's Gironde region, are working to prevent a devastating wildfire from reigniting by spraying water on smouldering forest embers. The blaze destroyed at least 170 homes, while smoke continues to…

Philippines seeks coders, hackers for military – will it be ‘a career killer’?

The Philippines is targeting to recruit more coders, engineers and cybersecurity specialists into the military, as Manila confronts a battlefield increasingly shaped by software, networks and artificial intelligence. Philippine Defence…

Contagious cancer found in 30% of catfish in Vermont lake

A groundbreaking study has unveiled a new transmissible cancer affecting catfish populations, characterized by skin lesions that can spread from one fish to another, which is an unusual occurrence in the animal kingdom. Researchers are now…

Qatar launches exchange to expand its role in global diamond trade

The new exchange combines trading, certification, vaulting and customs in one regulated ecosystem, aiming to attract international diamond businesses to Doha.

‘Ash fell from the sky’: Tourists describe fleeing ‘apocalyptic’ wildfires in France

Hundreds of thousands of residents and holidaymakers in France and Spain have been forced to evacuate Wildfires have forced about 375,000 people to leave their homes in France and Spain . In France, nearly 260,000 have had to flee, while…

As Trump threatens wildfire smoke tariffs, Canada looks to reduce fire risk