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Thousands flee Sri Lanka ammunition depot explosions
Jun 05, 2016 (AFP)
A series of explosions rocked a military ammunition depot on the edge of Sri Lanka's capital into Monday, sparking huge fires and forcing thousands to flee as d...
Sri Lankan monks hold prayers for buried landslide victims
Jun 02, 2016 (AFP)
Sri Lankan Buddhist monks held funeral prayers Thursday for more than 100 villagers buried in a landslide two weeks ago, as rescuers formally ended the search f...
Signals detected from EgyptAir black box
Jun 01, 2016 (AFP)
A French navy vessel using deep-water listening devices has detected signals from one of the black boxes that could explain why the EgyptAir plane crashed into ...
Ecuador needs $3.3 bn to rebuild from quake: government
Jun 01, 2016 (AFP)
Ecuador will need $3.3 billion to rebuild after a powerful earthquake devastated a large stretch of its Pacific coast on April 16, the government said Wednesday...
Rethinking hospital alarms
May 31, 2016 (SPX)
Hospital alarms are currently ranked as the "top medical technology hazard" within the United States. On average, there are about 480,000 patients in hospitals ...
Nepal unveils $9 billion budget focused on quake reconstruction
May 28, 2016 (AFP)
Nepal's government Saturday unveiled the first budget drawn up since the country introduced a new constitution last September, with a focus on funding reconstru...
Slovenia's 'pointless' fence for migrants who never came
May 27, 2016 (AFP)
In Slovenia's southeastern Bela Krajina region, where the crystal-clear Kolpa river marks the border with Croatia, a forlorn barbed wire fence reminds locals of...
UN reaches out to China to build peacekeeping force
May 26, 2016 (AFP)
The United Nations is reaching out to China as it pulls together a standby force of 15,000 troops for quick deployment to conflict zones, the UN peacekeeping ch...
Rescue drama all in a day's work for Italy's navy heroes
May 26, 2016 (AFP)
An Italian navy captain who led the rescue of hundreds of people from a capsized fishing boat off Libya described Thursday how one of his men had pulled a drown...
Worse 'Than the Disaster Itself': Tokyo Slammed for Fukushima Cleanup
May 26, 2016 (Sputnik)
Tokyo is facing new backlash this week over their handling of Fukushima cleanup efforts, as it has been revealed that 600 tons of radioactive reactor fuel remai...
NASA to Aid Disaster Preparedness in Rio de Janeiro
May 26, 2016 (SPX)
NASA has signed an agreement with Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to support innovative efforts to better understand, anticipate, and monitor natural hazards, including...
Sri Lanka appeals for up to $2 billion in foreign flood aid
May 25, 2016 (AFP)
Sri Lanka appealed on Wednesday for foreign aid to recover from massive floods that caused an estimated $2 billion worth of damage and claimed more than 100 liv...
In first, Russia, China emergency medical teams get global certificate
May 24, 2016 (AFP)
Three Russian and Chinese emergency medical teams have become the first certified by the World Health Organization to respond to disasters and disease outbreaks...
12 dead in Myanmar jade mine landslide, many feared missing
May 24, 2016 (AFP)
A landslide in Myanmar's northern jade mining region has killed at least 12 people and many more are missing, officials said Tuesday, the latest deadly accident...
The Lessons of Chernobyl and Fukushima
May 24, 2016 (Sputnik)
Nuclear energy is a polarizing subject between politicians and scientists, versus environment protection activists and the victims of contamination events, with...
MH370 kin 'gravely concerned' at impending end of search
May 23, 2016 (AFP)
An international network of MH370 next-of-kin said Monday it was "gravely concerned" that the search for the missing jet could end by August, calling instead fo...
Libya coastguard intercepts 850 migrants: navy
May 22, 2016 (AFP)
Libyan coastguards said they intercepted seven vessels on Sunday carrying around 850 African migrants trying to reach Europe illegally by sea. "The coastguard i...
Orbita, a ghost of Chernobyl in the heart of Ukraine
May 20, 2016 (AFP)
Missing from maps, a ghost town hides in the pine forests of central Ukraine, abandoned after the Chernobyl nuclear disaster but now filling with families fleei...
Nepal's quake recovery costs up by a quarter
May 12, 2016 (AFP)
Quake-hit Nepal announced Thursday that its long-delayed reconstruction programme would cost 25 percent more than earlier estimated, as millions continue to liv...
Artist Ai Weiwei says Gaza key part of refugee crisis
May 12, 2016 (AFP)
Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei said Thursday he felt compelled to visit Gaza to understand its part in the global refugee crisis for a documentary he is fil...
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