With a wildfire bearing down, officials on Friday gave orders for evacuation of the entire town of Medical Lake, Wash. Pushed by 35 mph winds, the Gray Fire grew from an estimated 500 acres to nearly 3,000 in the span of a few hours Friday afternoon, according to tweets from the Washington State Department of… Continue reading Wildfire, high winds prompt evacuation of Washington town of Medical Lake
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Wildfires prompt evacuation order for residents in capital of Canada’s Northwest Territories
YELLOWKNIFE, Northwest Territories — Residents in the capital of Canada’s Northwest Territories were ordered to evacuate Wednesday night as wildfires neared the city of 20,000 people. People in the four areas of Yellowknife at highest risk should leave as soon as possible and residents in other areas have until noon Friday to leave, the Northwest… Continue reading Wildfires prompt evacuation order for residents in capital of Canada’s Northwest Territories
Corruption concerns prompt Ukraine to fire all regional military recruitment chiefs
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced the dismissal of the heads of all the country’s regional military recruitment centres on Friday amid concerns about corruption. Zelenskyy said a review of Ukraine’s recruiting centres revealed signs of professional abuse ranging from illegal enrichment to transporting draft-eligible men across the border despite a wartime ban. “This system should… Continue reading Corruption concerns prompt Ukraine to fire all regional military recruitment chiefs