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World
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International
9/9/2024 1:18:52 PM
The death toll in Vietnam from Typhoon Yagi jumped to 59, state media reported on Monday, as business leaders said the storm had been a "disaster" for the country's vital manufacturing sector.
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World
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Africa
9/2/2024 2:08:17 PM
A massive oil project in Uganda co-owned by French group TotalEnergies and China's CNOOC is mired in reports of sexual violence, forced evictions and environmental damage, climate activists said Monday.
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World
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Africa
8/25/2024 12:52:18 PM
Ten people have been killed in a landslide in northern Ethiopia's Amhara region, according to local state media, the latest natural disaster to strike the country.
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World
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Region
8/25/2024 11:34:47 AM
At least 13 people have died when a migrant boat sank off Yemen, also leaving 14 missing, a UN agency said Sunday, in the latest disaster on the perilous migration route.
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World
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International
8/24/2024 1:13:47 PM
Nearly 300,000 Bangladeshis were taking refuge in emergency shelters Saturday from floods that inundated vast areas of the low-lying South Asian country, disaster officials said.
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World
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International
8/23/2024 1:19:34 PM
At least 13 people in Bangladesh have been killed and 4.5 million affected by floods triggered by heavy rains, the disaster management and relief ministry said Friday.
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World
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Africa
8/12/2024 4:46:27 PM
Esther Nalukwago, a 42-year-old mother of twins, fled half-dressed in panic when a torrent of rotting garbage engulfed her home in the Ugandan capital Kampala, in a disaster that has claimed the lives of at least 23 people including children.
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War in Sudan
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War in Sudan
8/12/2024 1:02:00 PM
Amna Hussein sat grieving in a disaster relief tent in eastern Sudan, where she fled with her children after deadly floods displaced thousands in a country already reeling from war.
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World
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International
8/10/2024 11:55:24 AM
Authorities in Japan urged people to avoid hoarding as anxiety over a possible megaquake triggered a spike Saturday in demand for disaster kits and daily necessities.
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World
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Africa
7/23/2024 6:27:45 PM
Using shovels or their bare hands, local residents on Tuesday searched desperately for survivors after a landslide in a remote area of southern Ethiopia killed at least 229 people, the deadliest such disaster recorded in the Horn of Africa nation.
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War on Gaza
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War on Gaza
6/2/2024 3:59:33 PM
The head of the Municipal Emergency Committee in North Gaza declared the Jabalia refugee camp and the city of Beit Hanoun disaster areas due to the unspeakable destruction caused by Israeli bombardment.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
5/21/2024 4:49:00 PM
A court Kalamata in southern Greece has dismissed on Tuesday charges against nine Egyptians who were accused of causing a migrant boat to capsize and sink off the coast of Greece in June 2023, resulting in the death of hundreds of people, Reuters reported.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Opinion
5/20/2024 12:54:00 PM
A roadmap to economic disaster is unfolding in the world today, hastening the demise of what remains of the post-World War II economic system, writes Mahmoud Mohieldin
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Sports
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World
5/9/2024 9:27:57 AM
Bayern Munich coach Thomas Tuchel slammed a late offside call, calling the decision an "absolute disaster" as Real Madrid eliminated his side in the Champions League semi-finals on Wednesday.
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Antiquities
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Ancient Egypt
4/18/2024 11:06:30 PM
Under the theme "Disaster and Conflict Resilient Heritage - Preparedness, Response, and Recovery," countries worldwide commemorate the International Day for Monuments and Sites (IDMS), commonly known as World Heritage Day.
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World
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International
4/17/2024 4:30:39 PM
Around 70 people have been killed by heavy rains lashing Afghanistan over the past five days, the government's disaster management department said Wednesday.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Heritage
4/16/2024 7:56:49 PM
This year’s World Heritage Day is being celebrated under the theme of Disaster and Conflict Resilient Heritage – Preparedness, Response and Recovery, reports Nevine El-Aref
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World
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War in Sudan
4/15/2024 2:57:00 PM
Britain on Monday announced sanctions against businesses linked to the warring parties in Sudan, which is facing a major humanitarian disaster after a year of conflict.
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World
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Africa
4/8/2024 2:48:11 PM
Rescuers carried out search operations off the northern coast of Mozambique on Monday after a makeshift ferry boat carrying people fleeing a cholera outbreak capsized, killing at least 97.
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World
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Africa
4/3/2024 2:41:20 PM
Zimbabwe declared drought a national disaster on Wednesday, with President Emmerson Mnangagwa saying the country needed $2 billion in aid to help millions of people who are going hungry.
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