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Storms born of flame: What ‘fire clouds’ are, and why Europe’s worst wildfires in decades may burn for weeks

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Storms born of flame: What ‘fire clouds’ are, and why Europe’s worst wildfires in decades may burn for weeks

[ad_1] Wildfires of a scale not seen in living memory are burning through southwestern France and central Spain, and have together forced more than 300,000 people from their homes. Wildfires in France and Spain have forced more than 300,000 people to flee their homes. In France’s Gironde region, a blaze that erupted near Saumos on … Read more

Cases of seafarers being abandoned by employers are soaring – and Indians are among the worst hit

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Cases of seafarers being abandoned by employers are soaring – and Indians are among the worst hit

[ad_1] Every time a bomb exploded nearby when Satya Dev Rahul was stranded on board a ship in Yemen, the young seafarer feared for his life. For nine months in 2024, he was trapped on the MV Captain Tarek, anchored in Hodeidah Port, while Yemen was at war and subjected to regular bombing raids. As … Read more