Portugal faces 'fire paradox' as it manages wildfires
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Portugal is shifting its focus from fire suppression to prevention in managing wildfires, alongside discussions on a music video about schoolchildren killed in Iran and World Cup refereeing issues.
Portugal is hoping to shift more emphasis from fire suppression to prevention — namely, improving how forests are managed so that they'll burn less. Also, a new music video released by two Iranian artists remembers the stories of the schoolchildren killed by a US strike on the southern Iranian city of Minab. And, fans worldwide are decrying the refereeing at this year’s World Cup. Plus, a look at how AI chatbots shift their values depending on which language they’re speaking. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
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