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Australia's wildfires have led to the closure of a number of embassies in the Canberra capital, where local authorities have threatened to smoke in the area over the weekend due to hot and windy weather, the Financial Times reports.
The head of the Estonian Diplomatic Mission in Australia, Kersti Eesmaa, confirmed that the Estonian Embassy has moved to Sydney.
“The reason for the temporary move is the deterioration in air quality (…) and the desire to protect particularly vulnerable family members of the embassy staff,” said Eesmaa. In addition, according to the newspaper, the Hungarian embassy was closed due to “extremely harmful air pollution”.
Embassies of Ireland and Italy have been also temporarily closed. Similar plans were expressed by the Israeli diplomatic mission.
The fires in Australia have burned millions of hectares of land, 17 people have been killed and thousands of homes were destroyed in recent months. The University of Sydney estimates that more than 1 billion animals have been killed.
A large-scale evacuation due to fires is underway on the southeast coast of Australia.
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A horrifying attack unfolded in Sydney, Australia, as a yet-to-be-identified assailant stabbed several individuals, including a priest, during a church service in the Wakeley suburb
According to information from the “Directorate Vessel Traffic Services Authority – Black Sea”, strong southerly winds with speeds of 15 to 20 m/s closed the port of Burgas.
The Burgas Airport will be closed for a month due to the need for repair work.
A three-year-old boy was rescued by the police after getting stuck in a large toy vending machine in Brisbane, Australia, reported by the BBC.
Australia Day, which is celebrated all over the world on January 26, was also celebrated in Bulgaria
Environment and Water Minister Julian Popov has assured the public of a continual and thorough investigation into the air pollution plaguing Ruse
Eurostat's latest report revealed a slowdown in annual inflation across the European Union, with the figure dropping to 2.6% in March 2024 from 2.8% the previous month
Russian peacekeeping forces have initiated their withdrawal from Nagorno-Karabakh following Azerbaijan's reclaiming of the disputed region from Armenian separatists last year, as confirmed by the Kremlin
The Netherlands has delivered three more F-16 fighter jets to a training base in Romania
China emphasized today the necessity for extensive groundwork before the Ukraine peace conference, slated to be held in Switzerland
Bulgaria finds itself at the bottom of the list in terms of citizens who believe in the benefits of EU membership, according to the latest Eurobarometer survey results
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