Tag: Australia/Oceania

14Aug By adminNo Comments

World

Maui Undertakes Its Own Wildfire Relief Efforts: 'We're Not Going Anywhere'

Our reporter spent days on the island. Here’s what she saw.

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14Aug By adminNo Comments

Business

The Fire in Maui and the Lesson of Greece

Athens learned the lessons of a 2018 blaze that killed 104. In Rhodes last month, only one person died.

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13Aug By adminNo Comments

Health

'Special Counsel' Becomes a 2024 Election Joke

By designating David Weiss, Merrick Garland turns the concept inside-out to make sure Joe Biden can run against Donald Trump.

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12Aug By adminNo Comments

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As Maui Fires Leave at Least 80 Dead, Some Residents Return

The center of Lahaina remained barricaded and firefighters continued to extinguish flare-ups.

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11Aug By adminNo Comments

World

Maui Wildfires: Recovery Efforts Continue as Death Toll Hits 55

The number of people killed by the wildfire that has destroyed much of Lahaina is expected to rise, and about 1,000 people might be missing. 

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10Aug By adminNo Comments

World

Why Are the Maui Wildfires So Devastating?

Updated Aug. 10, 2023 7:41 pm ETListen to article(1 minute)Wildfires tore through the Hawaiian island of Maui, killing at least 53 people and charring parts of the island. The historic town of Lahaina, a popular tourist destination, has been devastated.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8

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10Aug By adminNo Comments

Money

Natural-Gas Prices Soar on Australian Labor Dispute

Most of Australia’s supply is committed to Asia, so a sudden drop in LNG exports could push European and Asian buyers into a bidding war for gas from elsewhere, including from the U.S.

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10Aug By adminNo Comments

World

Maui Wildfires Leave at Least 36 Dead

Updated Aug. 10, 2023 5:35 am ETListen to article(1 minute)At least 36 people have been killed as a result of the wildfires that have torn through Maui, devastating the popular tourist town of Lahaina, authorities said. Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8

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