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Portugal's deadliest fire still rages after 63 people killed

Pedrogao Grande, Portugal, Jun 19 (Reuters) More than 1,000 firefighters were still battling Portugal's deadliest forest blaze today after it killed dozens over the weekend, and a fireman died from his injuries in a hospital, bringing the death toll to at least 63.
More than 70 people, including 13 firefighters, were taken to hospital today with burns and injuries as the fires ravaged the central districts of Leiria and Castelo Branco.
Prime Minister Antonio Costa, who on Sunday visited the affected a mountainous area about 200 kilometres northeast of Lisbon, called it the biggest human tragedy in Portugal in living memory.
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Qatar to host meeting of G7, global south officials on Ukraine this weekend

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