Disaster by the bay: Six worst natural catastrophes of 21st centuryTexas was hit by the Great Galveston Hurricane on September 8, 1900, leaving about 12,000 dead. It remains the deadliest natural disaster i...
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Academy Award-winning actor Sean Penn joins Ukraine exodus to Poland on footPenn is producing the Ukraine documentary for Vice Studios, a digital media and broadcasting company.
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Toll from earthquake in Haiti rises to 1,297The quake destroyed 2,868 homes and damaged another 5,410, officials from the agency said. The destruction has also pushed hospitals to the...
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Sean Penn's documentary 'Citizen Penn' to premiere on Discovery Plus next monthWritten and directed by Don Hardy, the documentary will premiere on May 6.
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Decade in review: Haiti earthquake, Paris climate deal, Malala's work dominated the headlines in 2010sThe decade began with an immense disaster in Haiti.
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Composure, valour: What Abhinandan got from mother courageAbhinandan's mother has volunteered for Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) and served in dangerous remote locations, such as Ivory Coast, Niger...
03 Mar, 2019, 10.50 AM IST
Controversial football officials who were kicked out for playing dirtyChuck Blazer, who passed away recently, was a central figure in the Fifa corruption scandal. Here are other officials who kicked up a storm.
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80-year-old NRI in UK to walk from Kanyakumari to DelhiThe forthcoming walk will be a challenging one, due to Bobby's age (he will be celebrating his 81st birthday during the talk), the extreme ...
04 Oct, 2015, 01.58 PM IST
Google to help people search for stranded kin in flood-hit Jammu and KashmirThe National Disaster Response Force has tied up with the Google to upload data that can be accessed by anyone.
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How Apoorva Sinha successfully launched his startup TOHL with support from 'Start-up Chile' programmeApoorva Sinha is among a handful of Indian entrepreneurs who are making use of global entrepreneurship programmes to build companies in ove...
24 Aug, 2012, 09.36 AM IST
- 9/11 attacks: Commemoration brings Barack Obama, Geroge W Bush together at Ground Zero
Bush had declined Obama's invitation to join him when he visited the WTC site days after a secret raid had killed bin Laden in May this yea...
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- UN gathers pledges for $2 bn Pakistan appeal
The United Nations gathered new aid pledges for the Pakistan flood disaster on Sunday after making a record $2 billion appeal to feed milli...
19 Sep, 2010, 10.34 PM IST
- US pouring aid to Pak, but Americans not contributing much
Though the US Government is pouring millions of dollars in aid to help people affected in the Pakistan's worst-ever floods, Americans, who ...
12 Aug, 2010, 11.57 AM IST
- Forbes' top philanthropists from India are all women
The four Indians featuring in Forbes' list of Asia Pacific's most generous business personalities this year are all women. Savvy girls in t...
06 Mar, 2010, 12.27 AM IST
- Quake-proofing India
Vulnerable poor need steps to mitigate the impact of a possible quake.
16 Jan, 2010, 03.45 AM IST
- Social networkers use web, phones to raise funds for Haitians affected by earthquake
Social networking sites such as Twitter and Facebook have quickly grown to become an integral part of aid organizations' fund-raising campa...
15 Jan, 2010, 01.52 PM IST
Port-au-Prince airport usable but damagedUN peacekeeping operations head Alain Leroy earlier told reporters "the airport is operational" and that aid would start flowing soon.
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