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Tag: Volunteers and Community Service

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Australia’s Volunteer Firefighters Are Heroes. But Are They Enough?

February 3, 2020Damien Cave and Matthew AbbottComments Off on Australia’s Volunteer Firefighters Are Heroes. But Are They Enough?

The country relies heavily on civilians to contain its fires, but the monstrous blazes that come with climate change threaten to break the system.

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Australia’s Volunteer Firefighters Find It Hard to Pause, Even for Christmas

December 24, 2019December 25, 2019ISABELLA KWAI and LIVIA ALBECK-RIPKAComments Off on Australia’s Volunteer Firefighters Find It Hard to Pause, Even for Christmas

Thousands are working extended shifts to battle relentless blazes, raising questions about whether the country can continue to rely on an unpaid force.

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2 Firefighters Die in Australia Fires and Scott Morrison Ends Vacation

December 19, 2019December 20, 2019LIVIA ALBECK-RIPKAComments Off on 2 Firefighters Die in Australia Fires and Scott Morrison Ends Vacation

Facing harsh criticism for his absence, the prime minister said he would return from a Hawaii trip following the deaths of two volunteer firefighters.

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With No Boys Born in Nearly 10 Years, a Polish Village Finds Fame in Its Missing Males

August 6, 2019August 6, 2019JOANNA BERENDTComments Off on With No Boys Born in Nearly 10 Years, a Polish Village Finds Fame in Its Missing Males

Over nearly a decade, all 12 children born in the farming hamlet of Miejsce Odrzanskie have been girls, an oddity that has drawn international attention.

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How to Help Tsunami Victims in Indonesia

December 24, 2018December 25, 2018SANDRA E. GARCIAComments Off on How to Help Tsunami Victims in Indonesia

The tsunami that struck over the weekend killed hundreds and injured more than a thousand others. Here’s a guide to where to donate.

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Sri Lanka Dispatch: A Hotline for the Broken-Hearted and the Poison-in-Hand

December 11, 2018December 12, 2018MUJIB MASHALComments Off on Sri Lanka Dispatch: A Hotline for the Broken-Hearted and the Poison-in-Hand

Everyday Sri Lankans — a retired banker, a former nurse, a marriage counselor — volunteer at a phone counseling line to ease burdens in a war-traumatized country.

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Belgians Open Homes, and Hearts, to Migrants

November 5, 2018November 6, 2018STEVEN ERLANGER and MILAN SCHREUERComments Off on Belgians Open Homes, and Hearts, to Migrants

Thousands of Belgians, angry with government policy, are volunteering to feed and house asylum seekers. “I feel ashamed of my country,” one says.

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