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B.C. family feels 'violated' after burglary during wildfire evacuation

ScienceAug 23, 2026 · 1 min

B.C. family feels 'violated' after burglary during wildfire evacuation

Mira Boucher says her home was ransacked by looters while her community of Summerland was empty and vulnerable — with every single house vacant under an evacuation order.

ScienceAug 23, 2026 · 1 min

Researcher seeks merit-based newsroom recruitment

The Punch

Researcher seeks merit-based newsroom recruitment

A Nigerian researcher urges media owners to prioritise merit-based factors when recruiting reporters, highlighting the limited studies on newsroom recruitm Read More: https://punchng.com/researcher-seeks-merit-based-newsroom-recruitment/

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Fur seal‘s death marks first Australian mainland mammal fatality from spreading H5 bird flu strain

ScienceAug 23, 2026 · 1 min

Fur seal‘s death marks first Australian mainland mammal fatality from spreading H5 bird flu strain

Seal found dead at Beachport in South Australia on Wednesday follows three mass mortality events in terns Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast A long-nosed fur…

Climbers, walkers flock to forest outside Paris after wildfire closure

Climbers, walkers flock to forest outside Paris after wildfire closure

Eighty per cent of the area has reopened.

Traditional owners relieved they won't have to watch another Juukan Gorge disaster

ABC News

Traditional owners relieved they won't have to watch another Juukan Gorge disaster

Mining companies had believed Pilungah Reserve on Queensland's border with the Northern Territory held critical minerals. Now, three generations of traditional owners have gathered on country to celebrate its protection.

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‘Devastating’: Western Australia fears a black swan moment as bird flu threatens flagship species

‘Devastating’: Western Australia fears a black swan moment as bird flu threatens flagship species

The state’s bird emblem is an indicator species for H5N1, with high visibility populations and low survival rates. Experts are warning of ‘significant mortality’ Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast When the black…

Fresh evacuations ordered south of Pear Lake wildfire in B.C. Interior

Fresh evacuations ordered south of Pear Lake wildfire in B.C. Interior

Officials have expanded evacuation orders related to British Columbia's largest wildfire.

Re: ‘Beyond the Certificate: Why COREN Must Be in the Classroom Before the Gate’

Daily Trust

Re: ‘Beyond the Certificate: Why COREN Must Be in the Classroom Before the Gate’

The article by the respectable Engr. Professor Baba El-Yakubu, published in Daily Trust on 12 August 2026, makes an articulate case for the continued accreditation of university engineering programmes by the Council for the Regulation of…

Daily Trust

Another eclipse over Spain on 28 August: where and how to see the Moon almost completely covered

Euronews

Another eclipse over Spain on 28 August: where and how to see the Moon almost completely covered

Spain will turn its eyes to the sky just 16 days after the historic total solar eclipse. On 28 August a partial lunar eclipse of magnitude 0.93 will be visible across the country and will not require special eye protection.

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Responders fight spreading wildfire in Indonesia's Way Kambas Park

Antara News

Responders fight spreading wildfire in Indonesia's Way Kambas Park

Emergency response teams are battling a forest fire that has burned roughly 673 hectares of land in Way Kambas National ...

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Cameroon: 'An Invisible Avalanche' - What Happened in Cameroon's 1986 Lake Nyos Disaster?

AllAfrica

Cameroon: 'An Invisible Avalanche' - What Happened in Cameroon's 1986 Lake Nyos Disaster?

[RFI] On 21 August, 1986, 1,746 people died from carbon dioxide poisoning after gas escaped overnight from the bottom of Lake Nyos in Cameroon. RFI examines what happened in the world's deadliest "limnic eruption" and how, 40 years later…

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EU sends helicopters, firefighters to Serbia to tackle wildfires

EU sends helicopters, firefighters to Serbia to tackle wildfires

BELGRADE, Aug 22 - The European Union’s Civil Protection Mechanism will send helicopters and firefighters to help Serbia fight a massive wildfire in a nature reserve in the northeast of the country, the head of the EU mission to Belgrade…