{"id":370153,"date":"2026-08-14T13:00:41","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T12:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/from-germany-to-the-mediterranean-how-can-fires-be-prevented-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2026-08-14T13:00:41","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T12:00:41","slug":"from-germany-to-the-mediterranean-how-can-fires-be-prevented-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/from-germany-to-the-mediterranean-how-can-fires-be-prevented-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"From Germany to the Mediterranean: How can fires be prevented? | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/_yJ6JzaADJg\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"From Germany to the Mediterranean: How can fires be prevented? | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_yJ6JzaADJg\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Germany becomes the latest European country to battle the wildfires spreading across the continent. 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