Australia: state of emergency declared in New South Wales

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A state of emergency has been declared in New South Wales, Australia, amid fears a record-breaking heatwave will exacerbate the state's bush-fire crisis. Lawmakers in the US House of Representatives have impeached President Donald Trump on abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. The locust plague in North East Africa is worse than predicted, according to the UN’s Food and Agricultural Organisation.