• Climate disasters are economic disasters: UN secy-general Guterres

    United Nations secretary-general, Antonio Guterres has warned that climate disasters are economic disasters and called on developed countries to deliver on their finance promises.“Climate disasters are economic disasters. As finance ministers, you know that all too well. Storms, floods, fires and droughts are decimating economies around the world. Funds that should be building roads, educating children, and curing the sick, are being swallowed up by the climate crisis,” Guterres warned at the...

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    The importance of insurance when disaster strikes

    IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) Preparing for unexpected disasters is important. In just the past few weeks, Local News 8 has reported on attempted Rexburg apartment break-ins, a recent business fire in St. Anthony, and potential flooding. One way to be prepared is making sure you have the right insurance. Goosehead Insurance agent and broker Chad Christensen told us, "If

  • The monstrous experience of surviving boarding school

    Charles, Earl Spencer published a blistering denunciation of his prep school days – complete with constant corporal punishment and child…What to read next: How was ITV’s trans drama Butterfly ever made? | How America plunders Britain’s tech economy | Liverpool is trashing its maritime history | Who asked France’s celebrities for political advice?

  • Vishal Joins The All-Time Disasters List!

    Tamil Cinema is in the doldrums this year with some of the biggest

  • How Twisters’ Director Developed a Taste for Disaster

    When Lee Isaac Chung was announced as the director of the long-awaited sequel Twisters, many of us scratched our heads. Chung is, obviously, a talented filmmaker. His most recent film, Minari, had just come off multiple Oscar nominations including a win. But to go from that small, personal film to the big-budget sequel to a beloved, albeit admittedly dumb blockbuster seemed a little beneath him. In fact, it was the opposite. Twisters was a movie Chung had not only almost been born into but...

  • Today marks anniversary of Chornobyl disaster

    On April 26, 1986, at 01:23, a powerful chemical explosion ripped through

  • Vanderpump Villa Recap: Day-Off Disaster

    Everyone loves a good reality-TV mean girl, but Hannah and Telly are too banal for their bad behavior to make good television.

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    Funeralgoers die as ferry sinks in CAR

    At least 58 people are known to have died in a boating disaster that was

  • Disasters, dancers and a Duke: Photos of the week

    A selection of striking images from around the world, taken over the past seven days.

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    DeWine requests Rapid Disaster Declaration

    DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) -- Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine asked for a Rapid Disaster Declaration on Friday. According to a release, Gov. DeWine asked the Small Business Administration for a Rapid Disaster Declaration for Logan County individuals and organizations impacted by the March 14 tornados. "Twenty days have passed, and I have not received a decision []

  • Survival roguelike "Ocean Keeper" announced for Switch

    Let's take a dip

  • The Dutch News guide to surviving King's Day

    Just a few hours to go and King’s Day will be upon us. This year the weather forecast for April 27 suggests it could be a spring-like 17°on the big day itself. But the warmth could also be coupled with rain in the afternoon and the chance of sunshine is put by the KNMI at just 30%. The weather is just one King’s Day worry. So here’s our guide to making the best of King’s Day, whether you like it