Bushfires in the southern Australian state of Victoria have been burning for more than 50 days, destroying about one million hectares of forest and farmland.

澳大利亚南部维多利亚州的丛林大火已经燃烧了50多天，烧毁了大约一百万公顷的森林和农田。

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'smoke filled nearby buildings... I rushed to the street and found a burning car, fire and smoke,' a witness told state television.

“浓烟弥漫了附近的大楼……我向街道冲去，看到了一辆燃烧的汽车，着着火，冒着烟。”一名目击者回答国家电视台的采访。

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In the autumn of 2005 car-burning and riots in the banlieues, the public-housing projects that ring French cities, prompted the declaration of a state of emergency.

2005年秋，法国郊区接连发生烧毁汽车等骚乱活动，在法国诸多城市拉响警钟的公共住房项目，宣告法国进入紧急状态。

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Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has announced a plan to get cleaner-burning cooking stoves into developing countries.

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California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger says eight major fires are burning around the state.

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The manager of Plan B would be better off piling the cash in front of the state capitol and burning it.

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However, he himself has voted to strike down federal and state laws prohibiting flag burning, cross burning and animal sacrifice, none of which would have been considered protected forms of expression in 1791.

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Funeral pyres have been burning continuously all over the state but, with many bodies still to be recovered, correspondents say the smell of decomposition is almost unbearable.

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