Amazon fires: Bolivian president accepts international help

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The Bolivian president, Evo Morales, has said he's willing to accept international help to control forest fires that have already caused major destruction in the east of the country. Israel has said it carried out airstrikes on targets in the south east of the Syrian capital, Damascus, saying the operation was to 'thwart an Iranian attack.' The new civilian Sudanese Prime Minister is negotiating an investment package with the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank.