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North Wales Fire and Rescue Service said crews were continuing to deal with a wildfire at Capelulo near Sychnant Pass, in the wake of a large grass fire on Conwy Mountain.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
Phones, power banks and vapes are spontaneously catching fire on planes, injuring passengers and disrupting flights.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
A prominent member of Chancellor Friedrich Merz's centre-right party came under fire on Friday for having a child through a surrogate pregnancy in the United States, despite the practice being illegal in Germany.
From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026
In 1984, 20 people died in a fire on the Canary Island of La Gomera, while in 1979, 21 people, including nine children, died in a forest fire near Lloret de Mar in north-eastern Spain.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
On February 4, 1899, American soldiers opened fire on Filipinos in Manila, a city on the island of Luzon.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
