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China detains US seismologist who has studied North Korean nuclear testsA Chinese-born American seismologist is detained in China for nearly two years. He faces spying charges after publishing U.S.-funded work o...
UN launches appeal to raise $296 mn for Venezuela quake reliefThe United Nations urgently seeks $296 million for Venezuela earthquake relief operations. Over 3,600 people have died, leaving thousands h...
Fallout from Venezuela's earthquakes turns political as opposition leader Machado seeks returnVenezuela's acting President Delcy Rodriguez faces a political crisis as her mandate expires, coinciding with the aftermath of devastating ...
Venezuela earthquake death toll rises to 2,595Venezuela's interim president, Delcy Rodriguez, revealed Friday that twin earthquakes on June 24 have claimed 2,595 lives. This grim update...
Venezuela quake death toll nears 1,500 as rescue work goes onRescue teams are desperately searching for survivors in Venezuela following devastating earthquakes that have claimed nearly 1,500 lives. F...
Venezuela to tap IMF reserve assets for quake reconstruction, Bloomberg News reportsVenezuela is planning to utilize $200 million from its $4.5 billion IMF Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) to fund reconstruction efforts follow...
'Zara sambhal ke chalo, tum nashe mein ho': Rajnath Singh quotes Bashir Badr to warn Pakistan, watch videoDefence Minister Rajnath Singh has put Pakistan on notice, asserting that India is closely monitoring its actions amid ongoing military ope...
MHA issues new fund norms for 'recovery, reconstruction' after 15th Finance Commission's suggestionsThe home ministry has introduced new guidelines for the creation and management of recovery and reconstruction funds, following recommendat...
Five dead, 1,000 homes destroyed in PNG earthquakeA magnitude 6.9 earthquake in Papua New Guinea has killed at least five people and destroyed around 1,000 homes. The earthquake struck earl...
Quake-hit Nepal forms reconstruction authorityNepal government has constituted the long-delayed empowered body to lead the over US$ 6 billion reconstruction efforts.
Sushma Swaraj leaves for Nepal tomorrow to attend donors' conclaveIndia is likely to announce a major financial assistance for earthquake-battered Nepal during External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj's two...
Quake-hit Nepal needs fund equivalent to 1/3rd of its economyQuake-hit Nepal needs fund equivalent to one third of its economy to recover from the deadly disasters which killed nearly 9,000 people, ac...
US announces fresh aid of $9 million for NepalThis is in addition to the USD 1 million already provided to the quake victims in Nepal on Saturday.
$5.5 bn fund earmarked for disaster mitigation: Kiren RijijuThe minister said the Union government has "earmarked 10 per cent funds in all development schemes" for disaster mitigation, recovery and i...
- Economic hit from Japan Quake seen up to $200 bn
The yen surged to an all-time high against the $ after the Kobe earthquake in '95 as Japanese firms pulled funds home.
- World Bank to provide $900 mn to flood-hit Pakistan
The World Bank has agreed to provide $ 900 million financial aid to Pakistan which has been hit by devastating floods affecting 14 million ...
World Bank to provide Haiti aid worth $100 millionThe bank's sister institution, the International Monetary Fund, said it also was ready to provide help to Haiti as quickly as possible.