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Air quality in Sydney plummeted to levels among the world's worst as smoke from bushfires in the north blanketed the harbour city.

Firefighters have been battling blazes in the state that have already killed two and destroyed dozens of homes.

Several regions have been given high fire danger ratings as authorities warned high winds could whip up bushfires.

A heavy downpour over the weekend helped to contain those blazes and allowed firefighters to bring further under control.

In a summer that was supposed to be unusually cool and wet, Australian builder Rob Lye did not expect to be trapped by a bushfire on sub-tropical Fraser Island.

The fires have razed nearly half of the island, which is a world heritage listed for its tropical rain forests and sand dunes.

Bushfires, drought, urban encroachment of their habitat are some of the many destructive forces that continue to threaten their survival.

Angered by a new koala conservation law it says comes at the expense of farmers in New South Wales.

The fires destroyed more than 11 million hectares across the Australian southeast, equal to about half the area of the United Kingdom.

Lewis Hamilton described a visit Tuesday to parts of Australia ravaged by months-long bushfires as heartbreaking, saying it was "one of those days that really put things into perspective".

Firefighters have extinguished blazes that ravaged Israel and the occupied West Bank for five days and forced tens of thousands to flee, authorities said.

Hundreds evacuated as bushfires spread in Israel

Tens of thousands of Israelis fled raging bushfires in the northern city of Haifa Thursday, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said any proof of arson would be treated as "terror".

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday if proof was discovered that any of the fires across Israel were deliberately sparked they would be treated as acts of "terror."

The areas affected have been reduced but heavy smoke hampered the Fire and Rescue Department's work.

Beijing looks to improve its foothold in a region historically under the US sphere of influence.

Washington's approach changes dramatically with the initial meeting between US and Russian negotiators.

Doctors say a polymicrobial infection occurs when two or more micro-organisms are involved and can be caused by bacteria, viruses, or fungi.

Sara Duterte makes her first legal move to fight the case that could lead to her removal and lead to a lifetime ban from public office.

I feel so full of life, so much energy, because everything's new and I'm just focused on what is up ahead, Hamilton says.

The UAE's stance matters as its one of four Arab nations that normalised ties with Israel during Trumps first term.

The megastar's "The Tortured Poets Department" record also topped four IFPI charts, the IFPI says.

Years of rebuilding work, including clearing unexploded ordinance and millions of tonnes of rubble lie ahead.

Liew Chin Tong says the restrictions would not affect the development of the domestic data centre ecosystem as a whole.

A court cannot decide that the parliament or the government must take any specific action, the Supreme Court says.