that the 68 year old man had died. he hadn t been vaccinated. jon sopel, bbc news, in the deep south. algeria has observed the first of three days of national mourning as wildfires continue to burn across the north of the country. fanned by strong winds and searing heat, the fires have claimed 69 lives since monday. tanya dendrinos has the story. fla mes flames licking at the three tops. a wall of fire quickly swells. it is a devastating scene. villages in the front line, branches and shovels. translation: we have been fighting this fire for five days. there is no electricity, no water, no gas, no network. there is nothing here. we are tired. on the tarmac at the airport, a lifeline. the two water bombing planes chartered
the taliban leaving many stranded. we came here to attend a funeral and now the border is closed. we are sitting here with no food and money and cannot go to a hotel. i appeal to the taliban leaders to find a solution for us. whilst afghans are trying to get back home with the british and american governments are calling on their citizens to leave the country. britain is sending firefighters to greece to help battle blazes that have forced thousands of people to flee their homes. more than 150 wildfires are burning across the country, some close to the northern suburbs of the capital, athens. earlier my colleague, shaun ley, spoke to annette laooks, who described how she and her husband watched, helplessly, as a wall of fire advanced on their home. miraculously though, on their return, they found their house the only one in the area
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After a frenetic opening session, intensity levels settled down a touch on day two of the Tattersalls Craven Sale, with the market headed by 14 six-figure two-year-olds.
The most expensive offering sold on Wednesday was signed for by Alastair Donald, who went to 240,000gns for a colt from the debut crop of bullet sprinter Caravaggio. The Yeomanstown Stud-consigned colt is a half-brother to Group 2 Herbert Power Stakes runner-up Wall Of Fire, and is out of a daughter of Galileo and Cherry Hinton Stakes winner Jewel In The Sand. He s been bought for a new Hong Kong client so he ll head out there at the end of the season, said Donald from his position at the back of the auditorium. He s a lovely horse with gorgeous movement, he s just a really striking individual and looks the type to do well in Hong Kong.
to compare to obama. there are many elements that presidents obama s foreign policy that i admire. the fact that he was about the iraq war and sought to bring that to a close. kamala harris is going to be right here in iowa for thanksgiving. she and her team are at campaign hq making phone calls. she has family flying and because some campaigns and candidates might leave iowa for the holiday. most caucus goers don t. bret: peter doocy live in des moines, thank you. up next, protesters of the west bank condemn america during a day average. we ll bring you there. first, here s what some of our affiliates are covering. fox 11 s has a wall of fire is burning in the southern california mountains near santa barbara rose to 4500 acres. thousands of residents are under evacuation orders. no damage or injuries have been reported. fox in seattle where the
burned nearly 9,000 acres. some 1300 firefighters are still battling those flames. our nick watt is in santa paula, california. the maria fire scorching 5,000 acres in a few hours. this truck is going to have to go right through this wall of fire. hats off to these firefighters for doing what they do, man, because it is a dangerous job. especially in these wildland fires. thousands evacuated their homes in danger, 500 firefighters, and some civilians doing whatever they could. there is now an end in sight. based on the location, is he eventually going to run out of fuel? still no cause for this blaze, but that 46 fire that popped up yesterday, burning three homes, police now telling