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Two killed as out-of-control wildfires ravage LA

Officials have ordered 70,000 people to flee their homes.

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Plumes of smoke and flames have risen in the night sky over Los Angeles and its suburbs. (AP PHOTO)

At least 126 dead, more trapped as major earthquake rocks Tibet

The powerful earthquake damaged hundreds of houses, littering streets with rubble.

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A strong earthquake has struck in Tibet, killing at least 50 people and injuring dozens more. (AP PHOTO)

Hawaii's active volcano erupts again

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The eruption is confined to the volcano's summit caldera, the Hawaii Volcano Observatory reports. (AP PHOTO)

Shaken Vanuatu hit by another earthquake as Australians return home

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Rattled Vanuatu has been hit by another earthquake after hundreds of Australians landed on home soil.

‘You can have my room’: Stories of kindness emerge in Vanuatu’s earthquake aftermath

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The magnitude 7.3 quake has destroyed infrastructure like roads and bridges in Vanuatu.

Boy swept into stormwater drain in Queensland floods

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A teenage boy was rescued from a stormwater drain after he was swept away by floodwaters in Queensland.