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Des Canadair larguent de l'eau sur le feu de forêt à La-Teste-de-Buch, en Gironde. Deux incendies ravagent la région depuis sept jours et ont brûlé 14.000 hectares de végétation. IMAGES
EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announces that China will provide "two million surgical masks and 50,000 testing kits" to help the European Union cope with the coronavirus pandemic. SOUNDBITE
The man on the right is Antonio Guterres, the former Prime Minister of Portugal and UN High Commissioner for Refugees, and he is set to replace Ban Ki Moon as the next Secretary General of the United Nations. 66-year-old Guterres worked as UN High Commissioner for Refugees over the past decade and dealt with the worst refugee crisis since the Second World War during his tenure. The official choice will be announced in a formal vote by the Security Council later on Thursday.
More than 300 firefighters tackle forest fires in Mangualde in northern Portugal, which were later extinguished. One man has been detained on suspicion of arson. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
A suspected arsonist is in custody as hundreds of firefighters battle forest fires in Portugal's north and central regions. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
A timelapse video shows smoke billowing from the hills of Bogota as Colombia battles dozens of forest fires that are burning large areas of the country and encroaching on homes in the capital. IMAGES
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