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Canadians are rushing to evacuate the Northwest Territories as hundreds of wildfires rip across the region.
The country's in the throes of its worst fire season on record, with 1,000s of blazes still burning nationwide.
Our US Correspondent Benji Hyer reports.
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The leaders of the United States, Japan and South Korea are gathering for trilateral meetings on Friday, to solidify their military, diplomatic and economic relations.
They're at the special 'Camp David' venue north of the U.S. capital - a place reserved for the highest strategic importance events.
Caroline Malone reports from Washington DC.
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The United Kingdom has announced a funding plan of up to £210 million for the building of state-of-the-art laboratories, cutting-edge disease surveillance systems and a bigger global workforce to tackle deadly antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in Nigeria and countries in Africa and Asia.
It says the funding would support the Fleming Fund's activities to tackle AMR in those countries over the next three years, helping to reduce the threat it poses to the UK and globally.
Correspondent Ajeck Mangut reports from Abuja.
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The British Museum staff member allegedly sacked after the disappearance of a number of artifacts has been named as a senior curator who worked at the Museum for almost 30 years.
Peter Higgs was one of the museum's leading experts on Ancient Greek and Mediterranean artifacts.
Simon Gaitán reports…
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The East African Community plans to host the Africa and China and US Business Summit in 2024. This was discussed in a meeting between the EAC Secretary General, Dr. Peter Mathuki, and the American Chinese CEO Society President, Mr. Robert Sun. The aim is to open up investment opportunities in all EAC partner states.
Daniel Kijo reports.
The death toll due to landslides and flash floods caused by torrential monsoon rains in the northern Indian state of Himachal Pradesh in the past few days has reached more than 70.
Authorities say that the economic cost of the damage stands at over $120 million.
India correspondent Rebecca Bundhun reports.
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A giant Chinese property developer is asking for bankruptcy protection in the United States – another sign that China’s real estate crisis and economic woes continue to get worse.
Estimates say the company, Evergrande, owes around three hundred billion
Andrew Wood reports from Hong Kong
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The rocky August for US markets continues, with stocks declining for the third straight day.
Meanwhile some bond yields have hit their highest levels in more than decade.
Ira Spitzer reports from New York.
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Residents in parts of Canada's Northwest Territories are being evacuated due to wildfires threatening their towns.
It's part of what has become the country's worst fire season on record, with a warmer and drier spring and summer than normal.
Caroline Malone reports.
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Maui's top emergency management official has defended his department's not to activate warning sirens during last week's wildfires.
The death toll from the fires has now exceeded a hundred people and is likely to go up.
Ira Spitzer reports.
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The Economic Community of West African States has condemned the killings of Nigerien soldiers by armed groups.
Niger's defence ministry said 17 soldiers were killed and 20 others wounded on Tuesday in an attack by suspected jihadists near the country's western border with Mali.
Correspondent Ajeck Mangut reports from Abuja.
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