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Firefighters race to beat LA blazes as winds grow and death toll hits 16

Firefighters battled Sunday to get on top of massive wildfires around Los Angeles as winds ramped up, pushing the blazes toward previously untouched neighborhoods.At least 16 people were confirmed dead from fires that have ripped through the city, leaving communities in ruins and testing the mettle of thousands of firefighters — and millions of California …

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Malala Yousafzai tells Muslim leaders not to ‘legitimise’ Taliban

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai urged Muslim leaders on Sunday not to legitimise the Afghan Taliban government and to “show true leadership” over their assault on women’s rights.”Do not legitimise them,” she said at a summit focused on girls’ education in Islamic nations being held in Pakistan’s capital Islamabad.”As Muslim leaders, now is the …

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Seoul confirms Ukraine captured two North Korean soldiers

South Korea’s intelligence service on Sunday backed up Ukraine’s account of having captured two wounded North Korean soldiers in Russia, after Kyiv said they were being questioned.Ukraine, the United States and South Korea have accused nuclear-armed North Korea of sending more than 10,000 soldiers to help bolster Russian forces.Seoul’s National Intelligence Service (NIS) told AFP …

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Firefighters race to beat LA blazes as winds grow and death toll hits 16

Firefighters were racing against time Saturday to get on top of massive wildfires around Los Angeles as winds ramped up, pushing the blazes towards previously untouched neighborhoods.At least 16 people were now confirmed dead from fires that have ripped through the city, leaving communities in ruins and testing the mettle of thousands of firefighters — …

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Stay inside to avoid toxic LA wildfire smoke, residents warned

Health bosses warned people living in Los Angeles on Saturday to stay indoors because of dangerous wildfire smoke wreathing the area.Monster blazes tearing through America’s second largest city are pumping toxic clouds into the air, blanketing a vast region with choking fumes.”We are all experiencing this wildfire smoke, which is a mix of small particles, …

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