burning

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Protesters have repeatedly taken to the streets in the capital, Havana, and in a demonstration on Wednesday blocked roads with burning rubbish and shouted anti-government slogans.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

May 18, 2026: A headline on this story initially misidentified the island where the fire is burning.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

As expected, the body quickly shifted from burning glucose to burning fat within the first two to three days of fasting.

From Science Daily • May 17, 2026

Sobel likened the sign's removal to "book burning" under Nazi Germany, but without the spectacle.

From Barron's • May 17, 2026

But home for Allun was the colored tents of the Travelers, the smell of campfires burning in the night, open plains, forests, and winding roads that seemed to have no ending.

From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda