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    Omanyano ovanhu koikundaneki yomalungula kashili paveta, Commisiner Sakaria takunghilile Veronika Haulenga

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South Africa

Six firefighters killed in South Africa

    Six firefighters died after being trapped by a runaway wildfire in eastern South Africa, authorities said this afternoon, taking to 14 the number of lives lost in just over a week of blazes in KwaZulu-Natal province. Three female firefighters were killed on Sunday when they became trapped in the fire believed to have been started by poachers around 40 kilometres (24 miles) from the city of Pietermaritzberg, authorities […]

todayJuly 15, 2024 21

World

Five dead, dozens hurt in southeastern Turkey wildfire

Five people died and dozens were hurt when a huge wildfire swept through several villages in mainly Kurdish southeastern Turkey overnight, the health minister said on Friday. Hundreds of animals also perished in the blaze, local residents said. An AFP correspondent saw many of their bodies lying on the ground. Dramatic overnight images on social media showed flames raging over a large area, lighting up the night sky. By the […]

todayJune 21, 2024 13

Environment

HEATED: Challenging objectivity in climate journalism

By Mike DiGirolamo, Rachel Donald Objectivity has been a main tenet of journalism since early in the 20th century, but its application is loosely defined and humanly impossible to achieve, some media experts argue. Presenting an issue like climate change as a debate with two sides, as is still somewhat common, is often justified under the banner of objectivity, but it’s only one of many dissonant standards that environmental reporters are […]

todayFebruary 14, 2024 15

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