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A local resident gestures as he holds n empty water hose during an attempt to extinguish forest fires approaching the village of Pefki on Evia (Euboea) island, Greece's second largest island. Agency photo

7 dead as wildfires sweep across Algeria

AFP :Wildfires fanned by blistering temperatures and tinder-dry conditions have killed at least seven people in Algeria, the interior minister said Tuesday, adding the fires had criminal origins.Photographs posted on social media show huge...

A critical care respiratory therapist works with a coronavirus positive patient in the intensive care unit (ICU) at Sarasota Memorial Hospital in Sarasota, Florida. Agency photo

Global Covid cases top 203 million

International Desk :The global Covid-19 caseload has now surpassed 203 million, as the ferocious second wave of the corona pandemic continues to wreak havoc across the world amid mass inoculation efforts, reports UNB.The total...

Nine Russian coronavirus patients die

Reuters :Nine coronavirus patients died in a Russian hospital in the southern city of Vladikavkaz after an oxygen pipe burst underground, cutting supply to an intensive care ward, Russian news agencies reported on Monday.“Nine...

Flames rise as a wildfire burns in the village of Limni, on the island of Evia, Greece on Friday.

Greece wildfires spread, causing mass evacuations

BBC Online :Thousands of tourists and residents have been evacuated from towns north of the Greek capital, Athens, as wildfires spread across the country.Strong winds and high temperatures are making it difficult to control...