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Targeting Transformative Disaster Risk Reduction in Asia-Pacific Subregions

  • December 23, 2024

Opinion by Sanjay Srivastava, Madhurima Sarkar-Swaisgood (bangkok, thailand) Monday, December 23, 2024 Inter Press Service BANGKOK, Thailand, Dec 23 (IPS) – In December 2024, Vanuatu experienced yet another harrowing reminder of its vulnerability to disasters—a powerful 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck the Pacific nation’s capital, Port Vila, leaving 14 dead, over 200...

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UN surge teams mobilise as Vanuatu hit by second earthquake

  • December 22, 2024

A state of emergency remains in effect across the island nation, and a seven-day dusk-to-dawn curfew in parts of Port Vila was scheduled to end on 24 December. Access road to the seaport is also reportedly blocked. The second earthquake heightened concerns, with further updates on its impact, including on...

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South Koreas Democracy Defended

  • December 20, 2024

Opinion by Andrew Firmin (london) Friday, December 20, 2024 Inter Press Service LONDON, Dec 20 (IPS) – Democracy is alive and well in South Korea. When President Yoon Suk Yeol tried to impose martial law, the public and parliamentarians united to defend it. Now Yoon must face justice for his power...

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Arson at karaoke bar in Vietnam’s Hanoi kills 11, police say

  • December 19, 2024

Vietnam’s Ministry of Public Security says suspected perpetrator confessed to starting blaze after dispute with staff. A suspected arson attack at a cafe and karaoke bar in Vietnam’s Hanoi has killed 11 people and injured two others, police have said. Vietnam’s Ministry of Public Security said on Thursday that it...

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