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January 5, 2020

Sydney suburb becomes hottest place on Earth as temps reach 120 degrees; wildfire death toll reaches 23

Australia’s wildfire crisis reached new heights Saturday after it was reported that temperatures in a large suburb in the western part of Sydney reached 120 degrees Fahrenheit, making it the hottest place on Earth. 

January 4, 2020

Bindi Irwin and family have treated more than 90,000 animals hurt in Australia wildfires

"With so many devastating fires within Australia, my heart breaks for the people and wildlife who have lost so much," she wrote.

January 3, 2020

Australia wildfires prompt Navy beach rescues, marking largest peacetime evacuations in history

Australia’s navy rescued hundreds of people stranded on a Victoria beach Friday as more than 200 wildfires continue to rip through the nation’s eastern states, prompting the largest peacetime evacuation in Australia’s history. 

December 29, 2019

Zac Efron speaks out after reportedly contracting serious illness while filming series 'Killing Zac Efron'

Actor Zac Efron is speaking out after it was reported that he contracted a serious medical illness while filming a show titled "Killing Zac Efron" in Papua New Guinea just before Christmas. 

December 24, 2019

Barge with 600 gallons of diesel fuel sinks off Galapagos Islands

A barge containing 600 gallons of diesel fuel sank off the coast of the Galapagos Islands on Sunday after a crane fell onto the vessel while unloading cargo, triggering a potential ecological disaster, officials said.

December 12, 2019

American Samoans should be recognized as US citizens, federal judge decides

People born in the U.S. territory of American Samoa should be recognized as U.S. citizens, a federal judge in Utah ruled Thursday, in a hard-fought legal battle spanning decades.

December 11, 2019

New Zealand orders 1,290 square feet of skin for volcano victims, doctor says hospital ‘like a war zone’

New Zealand has ordered 1,290 square feet of skin from the U.S. to treat the dozens of victims suffering severe burns after Monday’s volcanic eruption on White Island as surgeons continue to work around the clock in what has been described as “a war zone.”

December 10, 2019

New Zealand volcano rescuer says island looked like scene out of 'Chernobyl' as island 'blanketed in ash'

A paramedic involved in the rescue operation when a volcano erupted on an island in New Zealand teeming with tourists said Tuesday the scene resembled something out of HBO's “Chernobyl” miniseries.

December 10, 2019

New Zealand volcano explosion leaves American couple with severe burns, death toll rises to 6

An American couple spending their honeymoon in a cruise in New Zealand are among those who were seriously burned when a volcano erupted on an island filled with tourists on Monday, as the death toll keeps rising.

December 9, 2019

New Zealand volcano eruption leaves 'no signs of life' on island

Authorities scrambling to search for survivors after a volcanic island in New Zealand erupted said Monday that aerial searches have revealed "no signs of life" since the eruption.