Authorities are warning of potentially uncontrollable bushfires as parts of Australia face catastrophic fire conditions during the biggest heatwave in six years; The United States has seized two oil tankers linked to Venezuela; More than 2,500 Australians have started the year infected with a highly transmissible new strain of influenza; Gwyneth Paltrow says her divorce from Coldplay’s Chris Martin ended up costing her a film role.

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Extreme Heat Raises Bushfire Risk & US Seizes Venezuelan Oil Tankers

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