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SANTIAGO, Chile — President Gabriel Boric declared a state of catastrophe in two southern regions of Chile as fast-moving wildfires killed at least 16 people and forced nearly 20,000 residents to evacuate, authorities said. Chile’s national forestry agency, CONAF, reported 24 active fires burning across the country, with the largest and most dangerous blazes in the regions of Ñuble and Biobío, about 500 kilometers south of the capital. The emergency designation aims to speed the government’s response as crews contend with…

The death toll rose to at least 69 as firefighters, soldiers and civilian volunteers fought fires in forests across northern Algeria on Wednesday, in the latest forest fires to cover the Mediterranean. President Abdelmadjid Tebboune declared three days of national mourning starting on Thursday, and authorities say they…

A warlord suspected of murdering about 20 environmentalists in Virunga National Park has been arrested in northern Kivu, still under siege. Jackson Muhukambuto is also said to be an ivory poacher. as reported from Kinshasa, Kamanda wa Kamanda MuzembeJackson Muhukambuto was arrested earlier this week on the outskirts of the town…