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He’s the Top Snake Catcher, and Business Is Booming. There’s Just One Problem.

Bangkok’s firefighters do more snake catching than firefighting, and Pinyo Pukpinyo trains them. But he refuses to kill the snakes, and he’s running out of containers.

© Lauren DeCicca for The New York Times

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He’s the Top Snake Catcher, and Business Is Booming. There’s Just One Problem.

Bangkok’s firefighters do more snake catching than firefighting, and Pinyo Pukpinyo trains them. But he refuses to kill the snakes, and he’s running out of containers.

© Lauren DeCicca for The New York Times

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How Locals and Shopkeepers Tried to Save One Paris Street From Rioters

As arson, looting and destruction overwhelmed Rue Beaurepaire, some residents pleaded with rioters to stop. Others hid out of fear. Many dread a repeat.

© Kiran Ridley/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

The bar La Barrique on Rue Beaurepaire in Paris was set on fire during violence that grew out of protests on Oct. 17. Looting, burglary and other destruction also occurred on the three-block-long street.
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Hong Kong Leader Apologizes for Deadly Apartment Building Fire

John Lee, the city’s chief executive, said his housing secretary would step down, but he vehemently defended the government.

© Lam Yik Fei for The New York Times

Smoke rising from the Wang Fuk Court apartment complex in Tai Po, Hong Kong, last November.
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Fire Breaks Out at South Carolina Nuclear Site

The fire at the Savannah River National Laboratory prompted officials to limit air traffic in the area. One person was hospitalized with minor injuries, officials said.

© Brett Flashnick for The New York Times

A nuclear reactor at the Savannah River Site, a federal complex in South Carolina, in November.
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‘Eagle’s Nest,’ Nazi-Era Guesthouse in German Alps, Is Gutted by Fire

The police said on Saturday that the structure, a tourist attraction for decades, was probably not salvageable. A man was arrested in connection with the blaze.

© Kerstin Joensson/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

The Kehlsteinhaus, also known as the Eagle’s Nest, on Saturday morning after the fire.
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Protests in Indonesia Demand Action to Stop Rainforest Fires

Smoke from the blazes, blamed on destructive agricultural practices, has sickened hundreds of thousands and blanketed neighboring countries.

© Dita Alangkara/Associated Press

Protesters criticized President Prabowo Subianto of Indonesia during a rally in Jakarta on Tuesday.
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Carney Says Fire at Canadian Forces Base Wainwright in Alberta Killed 4 and Injured Dozens

Prime Minister Mark Carney said the “violent, fast-moving” fire on Saturday in Alberta was one of the worst tragedies for Canada’s armed forces in peacetime on Canadian soil.

© Jennifer Gauthier/Reuters

The gate of the Canadian Forces Base Wainwright on Sunday.
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Deadly ‘Incident’ at Canadian Forces Base Wainwright Sparks Fire

The defense minister said people were killed and injured at a base in Alberta, but officials did not offer details on the cause.

© John Ulan/The Canadian Press, via Associated Press

Emergency crews and military personnel at a health center after a “serious incident” on Saturday at a military base in Wainwright, Alberta.
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