A 6.0 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of the Greek island of Crete early this morning, Wednesday 14 May. Authorities issued a tsunami ... due to natural disasters. Check with your ...

With a rumbling wave up to a third of a mile high, thundering across the ocean at hundreds of miles per hour, the sheer ...

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Japanese-backed Tokio Marine Insurance Vietnam Co., Ltd. (TMIV) has started the annual 'Safety Skills Sharing' course for ...

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The Pasifika Medical Association Medical Assistance Team (PACMAT) has achieved a major milestone, having successfully ...

There are signs of more confrontational politics emerging. The International Campaign for Tibet, which lobbies for ...

“Conflicts and violence have left 73.5 million people displaced and [natural] disasters 9.8 million, in both cases the highest figures on record,” the latest edition of the Global Report on ...

Natural disasters are a source of economic risks in many countries, especially in smaller and lower-income states, and ex-ante preparedness is needed to manage the risks. The paper discusses sovereign ...

"We expect something like the Japan 2011 and Sumatra 2004 earthquakes and tsunamis to occur there," Dura told Accuweather. In an email to Newsweek, Dura clarified that such an earthquake could ...

A tsunami is a series of waves generated by the sudden movement of the ocean surface, usually because of earthquakes under ... says tsunamis that affect Australia are more likely to result ...