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More Americans live in riskiest wildfire zones

Thousands have fled as wildfires spread across the US Los Angeles region -- what ignited the Palisades and Eaton fires, the two main blazes, is still under investigation but weather conditions have helped fuel their spread. Experts call the areas "the wildland-urban interface" (WUI).

Canada faces record wave of looming retirements

In the middle of high job vacancies and historically low unemployment, Canada is facing record retirements from an aging labour force with the number of senior citizens aged 65 years and older growing six times faster than children aged between 0-14 years, said Statistics Canada.

Biden to travel to S.Korea, Japan in May

The White House has announced that President Joe Biden will embark on a trip to South Korea and Japan in May "to further deepen ties between our governments, economies, and people".