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Siberian Wildfires Reach 3.5M Acres Across Krasnoyarsk and Sakha Republic

Authorities have blamed the fires on summer heat and Siberian silk moth infestations, which have killed off vast swaths of trees and left behind highly flammable deadwood.

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Tears as Ogogo is laid to rest

Tears and grief enveloped Ilaro, Ogun State, on Monday as veteran Nollywood actor Taiwo Hassan, popularly known as Ogogo, was laid to rest in accordance with Islamic rites.

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