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SANTIAGO — Chile extended an emergency declaration to yet another region on Saturday as firefighters struggled to control dozens of raging wildfires that have claimed at least 22 lives amid a scorching heat wave that has broken records.

Peruvian lawmakers have once again blocked the president’s attempt to bring elections forward to 2023.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Saturday, Feb. 4, the situation is getting tougher in Eastern Ukraine, with a fresh wave of Russian shelling in Chernihiv, Zaporizhzhia, Dnipropetrovsk, Kharkiv, Luhansk, Donetsk and Mykolaiv regions.

Thirty-year old canine "Bobi," has been declared the world's oldest dog, according to the Guinness World Records.

The United States (US) shot down a suspected Chinese spy balloon on Saturday, Feb. 4, which had been spotted above US airspace off the coast of South Carolina for several days already.

Australia’s central bank said Thursday it will replace the image of Queen Elizabeth II on its $5 note with a design that reflects its Indigenous culture.