VIENTIANE: Natural disasters affected 217,168 people in Laos in 2024, with damage totaling over 6 trillion kip (some US$279 million). In 2024, Laos experienced 69 extreme weather events ...
US Economic Losses From Natural Disasters Soared in 2024, Even as They Eased Globally Economic losses from hurricanes and other natural disasters soared in the U.S. last year and were above ...
Natural disasters and severe weather cost the global economy $417 billion last year, including $154 billion for which insurers were on the hook, according to a new report. Last year was the ...
Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Debris from a destroyed home is seen as a newly built ADU (accessory dwelling unit) stands behind after ...
BEIJING, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) -- A total of 94.13 million people in China were affected by natural disasters in 2024, the office of the national commission for disaster prevention, reduction and relief ...
As South Africa reflects on its mining practices through the lens of these tragedies, the need for urgent reform has never been more critical. Addressing systemic flaws and ensuring rigorous ...
Tyla showed up at her Pretoria concert with her natural hair. Image: Axelle/Bauer-Griffin and Josh Brasted/FilmMagic Grammy Award-winning star Tyla is still the talk of the town after delivering a ...
State and federal governments jointly declared a natural disaster after days of extreme weather wrought havoc on the Hunter region and plunged hundreds of thousands of homes into days of darkness.
I think this will be a huge help to a lot of high-income earners,' one tax expert says A longtime effort to make tax breaks more generous for victims of natural disasters is finally coming to ...
Earlier, the state and federal governments to declared a natural disaster in three northern areas amid the severe storms. Wind gusts of up to 100km/h throughout the week left more than 100,000 ...