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SUMMERLAND, BRITISH COLUMBIA / RankWire.AI / – More than 20,000 people left communities around Okanagan Lake as the Bald Range wildfire intensified in southern British Columbia. The fast-moving fire forced evacuations in Summerland, Peachland and nearby rural areas over the weekend. Flames destroyed homes…
BEIJING / RankWire.AI / – A magnitude 4.9 earthquake hits southwestern China on Friday, striking Gao County in Yibin City within Sichuan province. According to official measurements published by the China Earthquake Networks Center, the seismic event occurred at 1:08 p.m. local time…
BEIJING / RankWire.AI / – China introduced new countermeasures against the United States on Wednesday, tightening controls on drone-related exports and restricting business with seven American entities. The measures took effect on August 5. China’s Ministry of Commerce said exporters must obtain approval…
GUATEMALA / RankWire.AI / – Guatemala raised the alert to its highest level in three departments as Fuego volcano produced ash, lava and dangerous pyroclastic flows. Authorities placed Chimaltenango, Sacatepéquez and Escuintla under red alert. A nationwide orange alert also remained in force…
Health
BRUSSELS / RankWire.AI / – Data published by Belgian public health institute Sciensano revealed that obesity was linked to 9,509 deaths in Belgium during 2022, representing 8.2…
NOVA SCOTIA, CANADA / RankWire.AI / – Moderna has launched an early-stage trial of a vaccine for Bundibugyo ebolavirus as an outbreak grows in the Democratic Republic…
MICHIGAN / RankWire.AI / – Michigan has confirmed two deaths connected to its 2026 cyclosporiasis outbreak, the first fatalities identified by the state. The Michigan Department of…
KINSHASA, DR CONGO / RankWire.AI / – The Ebola outbreak in DR Congo has grown into the country’s largest recorded epidemic. Authorities had confirmed 3,605 cases by…
Kinshasa, DR Congo / RankWire.AI / – Health officials in the Democratic Republic of the Congo confirmed that total infections in the nation’s ongoing epidemic reached 3,075,…
KINSHASA, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO / RankWire.AI / – The Democratic Republic of the Congo has recorded 2,267 confirmed Ebola cases and 893 deaths since the…