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33 killed as floods leave half of Congo’s capital under water

April 8, 2025

170 dead in Nepal floods after relentless monsoon rains

September 30, 2024

iqbal revealed that the 2022 floods resulted in a total economic loss of 30 billion for pakistan while the estimated cost of recovery is 16 2 billion international pledges so far amount to 10 9 billion leaving a substantial shortfall of 5 3 billion photo reuters

‘Pakistan faces $30b loss after floods’

September 21, 2024

floods and extreme weather kills scores of people in southern morocco photo anadolu

Morocco floods claim 11 lives, at least nine still missing

September 9, 2024

No safe place left in Gaza as Israel’s ‘humanitarian zones’ shrink
After launching its offensive following the Hamas-led terror attacks on Oct. 7, 2023, Israel created a sweeping buffer zone along the entirety of its western border with Gaza, while cutting off the north from the rest of the enclave with the establishment of the Netzarim Corridor. Sitting to the south of Gaza City it stretches…
Tariff impact data, Singapore bank earnings, major Indian IPO
Welcome to Your Week in Asia. The before-and-after of U.S. President Donald Trump’s seismic tariff announcement in early April will be on full display this week, with the U.S. and China revealing trade data from either side of that policy shift. Elsewhere, Singapore’s top lenders reveal their earnings over the course of three days, while…
Singapore PM Wong’s ‘conservatism’ delivers landslide, jolts rivals
SINGAPORE — The landslide win by Singapore’s ruling party in Saturday’s general election reflected voters’ preference for stability and continuity, analysts said, giving Prime Minister Lawrence Wong a strong mandate to lead the country through growing global uncertainty. The People’s Action Party, which has governed Singapore since its independence in 1965, won 87 out of…
Australia’s Labor vows to protect economy from trade war’s ‘dark shadow’
SYDNEY — The morning after leading his party to a massive election win, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese told reporters on Sunday at a cafe near his home in western Sydney that his next term would be “disciplined and orderly” as he seeks to address daunting economic challenges. Australia’s rising cost of living was the…
Indian Muslims fear new law will uproot their communities
NEW DELHI — India’s sizable Muslim minority remains frantic about a new law it says will take away the land its mosques and schools occupy, despite Prime Minister Narendra Modi promising the legal amendment will settle a raft of ownership disputes once and for all. Protests have been rolling across India since the law —…
Earthquakes, including a 5.3 magnitude, shake remote West Texas
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck West Texas on Saturday night, part of a swarm of earthquakes to rock the area near the Texas border with New Mexico, the U.S. logical Survey said. The temblor struck at 7:47 p.m. about 35 miles south of Whites City, New Mexico, the USGS said. The area is roughly midway…
First-time Kentucky Derby winner Junior Alvarado dominates field with horse Sovereignty
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Less than two months before the Kentucky Derby, jockey Junior Alvarado was praying to god to heal him. On March 23, Alvarado was riding the horse Term at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Fla., when his thoroughbred suffered a heart attack, sending Alvarado off his saddle. He was clipped by another horse…
Iberian blackout points to grid growing pains — not green energy failure
Spain and Portugal have largely restored power after Monday’s unprecedented blackout — the worst in recent European history. The fallout has put the region’s reliance on renewables under fire. Santiago Abascal, leader of Spain’s far-right Vox party, even called on the country to abandon “climate fanaticism” in response to the power cut. Yet, experts stressed…