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00:00 18 bodies have been found in a forest in northern Greece as new wildfires on the
00:05 mainland force authorities to evacuate villages and hospitals.
00:10 Free at last liberated villagers in Ukraine described terror, thirst and
00:15 starvation as war raged around their homes. Thousands of football fans flocked
00:22 to the streets of Madrid on Monday night to welcome back Spain's Women's World
00:25 Cup winning team. A grim discovery. 18 people have been found dead in northern
00:36 Greece where wildfires have been raging for four straight days. Initial reports
00:40 suggest the victims may have been migrants. Their bodies found near the
00:44 National Park of Dadia. Nearby at the port of Alexandro Poias ambulances
00:49 urgently evacuated more than 200 patients from a hospital surrounded by
00:53 flames. This ferry has been used as a makeshift hospital.
00:58 Fanned by strong winds and high temperatures fires are also blazing
01:03 through the islands of Evia and Kythnos. Authorities warn there will be no
01:06 relief from the heat until Friday. Meanwhile a blaze that broke out a week
01:12 ago on the Spanish island of Tenerife is still out of control. Officials say it
01:17 is the worst wildfire to have ravaged the island in decades. It has already
01:21 raised more than 15,000 hectares of land and has forced more than 12,000 people
01:27 to evacuate. Amidst the steel on steel frontline fighting terrified civilians
01:39 safe at last. The video released by the Ukrainian Army's 47th Brigade on social
01:45 media recorded the moment of rescue and tales of survival.
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02:13 For the people of Robotina a chance to call loved ones even as heavy
02:40 shelling continued around the village that's seen two months of intense
02:44 fighting.
02:46 Ukrainian forces made tactically significant gains in western Zaporizhia
03:00 region while continuing counter offensive operations in the Donetsk
03:03 Zaporizhia region administrative border and in eastern Ukraine. Geolocated
03:08 footage published on the 20th and the 21st of August indicates that Ukrainian
03:13 forces reached central part of Robotina right here. It is situated about 10
03:21 kilometers south from Urihev and broke through some Russian defenses south of
03:26 Malatok Machka this direction. Ukrainian army reports entering Russian occupied
03:33 village of Robotina Russian sources state that the fighting here is ongoing.
03:38 The Institute for the Study of War previously assessed that Ukrainian attacks on
03:42 Robotina are tactically significant because the Ukrainian advance in the area
03:46 may allow Ukrainian forces to begin operating past the densest Russian
03:51 minefields. Ukrainian advances across fields in this area likely confirm this
03:56 assessment. Persistent Ukrainian advances in the Robotina area also likely aim to
04:01 degrade Russian forces that have committed significant effort, resources
04:06 and personnel to hold positions around Robotina. The UK Defense Ministry says
04:11 the Russian military is highly likely forming a new 18th combined arms army
04:17 from the other units currently operating in Kherson region. It is likely to
04:21 consist mostly of mobilized personnel and to focus on defensive security
04:26 operations in the south of Ukraine. Russia likely aims to free up more
04:30 experienced units to fight on the T-axis. There is a realistic possibility that
04:35 this has led to the recent redeployment of airborne forces from Kherson to the
04:40 heavily contested Urihev area.
04:44 Fire and rescue crews in Stepnohorsk in Ukraine have become used to coming under
04:52 fire while rescuing people. They call the four kilometer road to the front line
04:56 the highway of life. They've helped 5,000 residents escape along the muddy
05:01 shell-pocked route often under attack themselves.
05:24 When Russia blocked one of the exits from the highway the fire crews adapted
05:29 and focused instead on helping those left behind. After the shells fall they
05:33 emerge from an improvised bomb shelter in what was once a water storage tank.
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06:02 The rescuers are exhausted after a year and a half of a war whose end is not in
06:07 sight in the short or medium term. Two of their colleagues have lost their lives
06:11 along the way.
06:14 After 15 years in exile former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has
06:22 returned to his country. Hundreds of supporters were waiting for him at the
06:26 airport. Shinawatra who was sentenced in absentia to no less than 10 years in
06:32 prison for corruption and abuse of power bowed before a portrait of the King. His
06:37 return to the country comes against the backdrop of a political crisis which
06:41 supporters of the Pua Thai party hope to resolve. Shinawatra is considered to be
06:46 the mastermind of Pua Thai. Rescue workers are scrambling in Pakistan to
06:54 save six children and two adults dangled hundreds of meters above the ground from
06:58 a cable car. The transport container is often used by kids going to school
07:03 through the mountainous region but snapped on its way. The rescue operation
07:10 remains delicate as army commandos attempt to pluck the people to safety
07:13 from their helicopters. The team arrived at the scene six hours after the
07:18 occupants became trapped where they have been suspended 350 meters above ground
07:23 ever since.
07:25 The nation grieves with you. That's what US President Joe Biden told survivors of
07:35 Hawaii's wildfires on Monday as he promised to help residents of the island
07:39 of Maui recover after the deadliest wildfire in the United States in more
07:43 than a century. The president and his wife cut short their week-long holiday
07:47 to comfort survivors of the devastating wildfires. Lahaina was a historic town of
07:53 13,000 people and has been virtually destroyed by the flames. I also want all
07:59 of you to know the country grieves with you, stands with you and will do
08:04 everything possible to help you recover, rebuild and respect culture and
08:08 traditions when the rebuilding takes place. The wildfires have claimed at
08:13 least 114 lives with 850 people still missing. The flames moved so quickly that
08:19 residents and visitors were caught off guard. Many were trapped in the streets
08:22 or forced to jump into the ocean to escape. It's nearly two weeks since the
08:30 fire started and Biden has come under attack from Republicans who claim he has
08:34 not done enough to address the devastation. The White House says Biden
08:39 delayed his trip so as not to distract officials and rescuers working on the
08:43 ground.
08:49 France is reluctantly living under the scourge of a new heatwave, the worst so
08:54 far this long and torrid summer. More than 50 departments are under orange
08:58 alert, red alerts could be declared in some places. Temperatures haven't dropped
09:03 below 30 degrees for days and many find the nights unbearable.
09:08 In the city of Lyon tourists are cooling off in the fountains or seeking the shade.
09:33 The Minister of Health has warned some parts of the country could see record
09:38 temperatures on Tuesday.
09:41 The Japanese government is facing pushback from fishermen, environmentalists
09:53 and China over plans to discharge wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear
09:57 power plant into the Pacific Ocean. From this Thursday the water will be
10:01 released into the Northeast Coast at a maximum rate of 500,000 litres per day.
10:06 Japan insists the gradual release of water is safe, a view backed by the UN
10:11 Atomic Agency. Although treated to reduce its radioactivity, the water still
10:16 contains tritium, a radioactive isotope.
10:21 Football fans in Spain turned out in their thousands on Monday night to
10:29 celebrate their side winning the Women's World Cup.
10:34 The victorious players toured Madrid in an open-topped bus, drinking in the
10:41 euphoric atmosphere. Olga Carmona's strike in the 29th minute sealed glory
10:45 for the Spaniards in Sydney, causing heartbreak for an England side who had
10:49 been favourites to win. The Spanish captain joined the celebrations despite
10:53 learning after the match that her father had passed away just hours before the
10:56 final. The players arrived at the celebration spot near midnight local
11:02 time, some three hours after their plane had landed.
11:07 The celebrations ended some four hours later with confetti being sprinkled onto
11:22 the stage and players and staff and fans singing "We are the champions".
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