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Australia's major fires have sparked the largest donation campaign in the history of Facebook, the BBC reported.
Nearly one million social network users donated over $ 26 million to the Provincial Fire Service of New South Wales (NSW Rural Fire Service)
Now, the donations exceed the amount of $31,369,070.
This is a record amount for a Facebook donation campaign.
In addition to these donations, people around the world have raised over $ 3 million for the Wildlife Rescue Service.
Facebook officials confirmed the record amount which was raised for the New South Wales firefighters. The donation campaign record was set up thanks to a number of celebrities.
The campaign was started by actress Celeste Barber. A number of and Hollywood stars, including Russell Crowe and Jennifer Aniston also talked about the campaign at the Golden Globes Awards Ceremony.
The Bulgarian government officially launched a nationwide information campaign on Tuesday from the Black Sea city of Burgas
Six EU countries – the Czech Republic, Slovakia, France, Hungary, Romania, and Sweden – are assisting Bulgaria in tackling the ongoing forest fires, according to a statement from the European Commission in Brussels
Bulgaria is now ranked among the top five EU countries most at risk from forest fires
The increase in fires in Bulgaria is influenced by several factors, many of which could be managed or mitigated with timely and effective measures
In the past 24 hours, firefighters across Bulgaria have responded to and extinguished a total of 172 fires
After days of battling intense wildfires across the country, Bulgarian emergency services have finally brought the situation under control
On November 15, 2025, Bulgaria will enjoy another sunny day, according to the forecast from the National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology
According to the latest monitoring by the Confederation of Independent Trade Unions in Bulgaria (CITUB), the prices of goods in the small consumer basket have shown minimal change over the past month
Deputy Prime Minister Atanas Zafirov stated on Friday during parliamentary Question Time that Bulgaria is not facing a water crisis at present
Bulgaria’s nomination of “Bagpipes and bagpipe playing in Bulgaria - transmission of knowledge and skills” has cleared a key stage toward inclusion on UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanit
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