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After port disaster, Lebanese brace for coronavirus lockdown

Still reeling from a deadly port blast that ravaged their Beirut homes and businesses, Lebanese wearily brace themselves on the eve of a new coronavirus lockdown. Lebanon is to partially close down…

4 years ago

News·World

Professor bans students angry at his lockdown criticism

The finance professor has been outspoken against the German government, calling its coronavirus policy a "disaster," and appeared in anti-lockdown rallies. He accused the students of vandalism and expected an apology.…

4 years ago

News·World

Reps to investigate Onitsha fire outbreak

The House of Representatives has resolved to mandate its Committee on Emergency and Disaster Preparedness to investigate the immediate and remote causes of the recent fire outbreak in Onitsha, Anambra State.…

5 years ago

National·News

Bavaria Votes: Watershed in Germany?

The people of Bavaria go to the polls in a crucial regional election. The conservatives, who have ruled the state for over six decades, face an electoral disaster. The potential winners are…

6 years ago

News·World

Scores killed in Uganda boat disaster

It's thought that the boat on Lake Victoria was overloaded to over twice its capacity when it ran into trouble.…

6 years ago

Africa·News

California wildfires intensify as blazes spread over 196,000 acres

Chuck Watson, a disaster modeler at Enki Research, discusses damage estimates for the California wildfires and the amount of infrastructure that is at risk.…

6 years ago

News·World

Hurricane Harvey will be ‘very major disaster’: Gov. Abbott

During a news conference hours ahead of Hurricane Harvey's predicted arrival, Texas Governor Greg Abbott told reporters "This is going to be a very major disaster."…

7 years ago

News·World

The robots built to clean up our nuclear mess

Sellafield is the birthplace of Britain's nuclear industry and it's also the site of its worst disaster. With many facilities sealed off and out of bounds to humans, the region has become…

7 years ago

Science & Tech

Japan marks 5th anniversary of quake, tsunami disaster

Japan pauses to mark five years since an offshore earthquake spawned a monster tsunami that left about 18,500 people dead or missing along its northeastern coast and sparked the worst nuclear disaster…

8 years ago

News·World

Japan marks 5th anniversary of quake, tsunami disaster

Japan pauses to mark five years since an offshore earthquake spawned a monster tsunami that left about 18,500 people dead or missing along its northeastern coast and sparked the worst nuclear disaster…

8 years ago

News·World

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Situation in Sudan’s El Fasher a ‘disaster’, former MSF chief warns

After port disaster, Lebanese brace for coronavirus lockdown

Professor bans students angry at his lockdown criticism

Reps to investigate Onitsha fire outbreak

Bavaria Votes: Watershed in Germany?

Scores killed in Uganda boat disaster

California wildfires intensify as blazes spread over 196,000 acres

Hurricane Harvey will be ‘very major disaster’: Gov. Abbott

The robots built to clean up our nuclear mess

Japan marks 5th anniversary of quake, tsunami disaster

Japan marks 5th anniversary of quake, tsunami disaster

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