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Fire in Portugal covers 17,300 acres, injures at least 11

Lisbon, Aug 7 (UNI) A wildfire in Portugal has covered an area of 7,000 hectares (17,300 acres) and injured at least 11 people, Jose Guilherme, the commander of the regional authority for emergency and civil protection of the Alentejo region, said Sunday.
"The estimated area of burning is 7,000 hectares ... Unfortunately, to date, we have recorded 11 victims with minor injuries," CNN Portugal quoted Guilherme as saying.
July of 2023 could become the hottest July in world history, according to the data of the European Union's Earth Observation component Copernicus. Temperature records have been set in many European countries, including Spain, Italy, France and others, and in China and the United States. Wildfires have been raging for days in Greece due to the heat wave. Meteorologists warn of increased risks of heat-related health frisks to citizens and livestock, droughts and threat to crops.
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BNP senior leader urges interim govt to hasten its work on reforms, national charter, elections

19 Jul 2025 | 11:44 PM

Dhaka, July 19 (UNI) The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) General Secretary Fakhrul Mirza Islam Alamgir urging the interim government to speed up its work before the upcoming elections, said that the administration’s work must expediate three key things – reforms, a national charter, and elections – warning that any further delay only will only complicate matters.

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BRICS countries have no interest in replacing US dollar, says Russian Deputy FM Sergey Ryabkov

19 Jul 2025 | 10:54 PM

Moscow, July 19 (UNI) BRICS countries have no desire to replace the US dollar, but rather trade in national currencies with other member and partner countries in a viable alternative, said Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov in an interview, reports state media TASS.

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Trump mocks BRICS nations, says his 10 pc tariff threat ‘hi them very hard’

19 Jul 2025 | 8:42 PM

Washington, July 19 (UNI) Doubling down on his 10% tariff threat against all BRICS countries, US President Donald Trump in press briefing yesterday claimed that he ‘hit’ the intra-governmental organisation ‘very hard’, adding that he will never allow another any the group’s attempts at de-dollarisation, calling USD ‘the king.’

Mocking the multi-nation bloc’s attempts at de-dollarisation, Trump, while talking about his administration’s attempts at strengthening the US dollar said “You have this little group called BRICS, it’s fading out fast. But they wanted to take over the dominance of the dollar, and the standard of the dollar.

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Trump signs GENIUS Act into Law, declares US ‘Crypto Capital of the World’

Trump signs GENIUS Act into Law, declares US ‘Crypto Capital of the World’

19 Jul 2025 | 12:19 PM

Washington July 19 (UNI) US President Donald Trump today signed into law the GENIUS Act, a landmark bill that establishes a regulatory framework for payment stablecoins, marking a pivotal moment in America’s digital currency policy.

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Ukraine introduces new drone scheme

19 Jul 2025 | 7:58 AM

Kyiv, July 19 (UNI) The outgunned and outnumbered Ukrainian military is trying to extract every advantage it can against its much more powerful opponent -- Russia.

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