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Travel Insurance in India: What Your Policy Covers, What It Excludes and When to Buy

What Indian Travel Insurance Actually Pays ForEvery standard travel insurance policy sold in India, whether from ICICI Lombard, Bajaj Allianz, HDFC Ergo, or Tata AIG, covers a core set of risks that most buyers assume are bigger than they are. Medical emergencies abroad are the headline benefit, and for good…

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Why natural disasters are impacting the housing crisis

Natural disasters are diverting builders and resources from new housing, while soaring rebuild costs worsen Australia's housing shortage.

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There’s power in a simple camera angle. From Dolly Parton to natural disasters, the best news photos this week highlight the power of composition

The most powerful news photographs this week highlight the power of composition and camera angle as a storytelling tool

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These cyborg cockroaches could be a lifesaver for people trapped in the rubble following natural disasters

Australian researchers have equipped cockroaches with miniature rescue technology, demonstrating controlled movement and emergency delivery capabilities inside difficult environments.

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In 1240s, three trading ships vanished in a Menorca cove, archaeologists have now found their wrecks and a possible clue: a sudden meteotsunami

The three ships represent more than the remains of a possible natural disaster beneath the water. Their cargoes offer valuable clues about what medieval merchants traded, where those goods originated and how Christian and Muslim communities connected and interacted through commerce.

The Economic Times

Small Business Growth Alliance (SBGA) Explains Why Every Small Business Needs a Business Continuity Plan

Most small businesses will never face losses that high, but even a single cyberattack, supplier issue, or natural disaster can cause days or weeks of downtime that few can afford.

International Business Times

8 Smart Uses for Drawstring Bags in Crises

About 125 natural disaster events occur each year across the US, most of which require immediate community mobilization and localized relief supplies. Emergency management teams cannot afford to waste critical minutes unpacking heavy crates or fumbling with complex luggage when floods, wildfires, or heat waves hit. Light, durable cinch sacks…

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Scorched: rising natural disasters hit insurer's profit

Australia and New Zealand's biggest insurer has posted a significant drop in annual profit, as major bushfires and floods sparked a wave of claims.

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Party in the dry Danube riverbed: many call it a natural disaster

Just as musicians kept playing on the Titanic while the ship went down, in Budapest, the exposed bed of the shrinking Danube River has become a party spot.

Euronews

US wildfires force 65,000 to flee as hundreds of buildings burn in Spokane

Firefighters made progress against several blazes Monday after wildfires driven by drought, extreme heat and strong winds tore through Washington state's second-largest city, destroying up to 1,100 structures and prompting what officials called the worst natural disaster in Spokane's history.

France 24

Can HAARP trigger earthquakes? The truth behind the hoax that returns after every natural disaster

After the earthquakes in Venezuela, posts on social media blamed the US HAARP project. But scientists, fact-checkers and programme heads say there is no evidence it can trigger quakes.

Euronews

Natural Disaster by Lisa Owens: The devastatingly relatable novel every new mum needs to read

BOOKS: Lisa Owens’ latest novel takes us inside a mum of two’s fraught final day of maternity leave. Jessie Thompson, who returned from her own mat leave this year, talks to her about the wild ride that is 24 hours with a small child – and how she managed to…

The Independent UK

70 years on from the killer smog: what clean air laws teach us about power, pollution and profit

Seventy years ago, London choked. For five days in December 1952, a toxic smog smothered the city. Visibility collapsed. Transport failed. Thousands died. It was not a natural disaster. It was the product of policy failure.

The Conversation

Venezuelans continue search for survivors as earthquake death toll surpasses 1,700

Relief organizations say the first 72 hours after a natural disaster is the most crucial time period for rescues

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Venezuela search teams scramble as hope fades of finding earthquake survivors

Experts say the first 72 hours after natural disasters define the narrow window for rescuing the living. After that the search usually becomes one of recovering bodies.

France 24

Togo's parliamentary reforms: unconstitutional

In tonight's programme, Togo’s switch to a parliamentary system is under scrutiny, after a regional court ruled the reforms: unconstitutional. Also once a jewel of Ethiopia’s tourism scene, Lake Tana is now caught in the shadow of conflict. And archaeologists are racing to preserve the ancient ruins of Cyrene and…

The Independent UK

The Supreme Court lets the Trump administration end legal protections for Haitians and Syrians

The Supreme Court is allowing the Trump administration to end legal protections for migrants fleeing violence and natural disaster in Haiti and Syria, exposing hundreds of thousands more people to potential deportation

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The Latest: Supreme Court lets Trump administration end legal protections for Haitians and Syrians

The Supreme Court voted 6-3 to allow the Trump administration to end legal protections for migrants fleeing violence and natural disaster in Haiti and Syria, exposing hundreds of thousands more people to potential deportation

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The role of CSPs in natural disaster recovery

How AI integration and real-time observability are critical in emergency response scenarios.

The Economic Times

Tenant or landlord: Who is responsible for repairs in a rented home? Here's what the law say

Who pays for repairs in a rented home? A leaking tap, damaged wall or broken fitting can quickly turn into a dispute between tenants and landlords. India's Model Tenancy Act, 2021 lays down who is responsible for repairs, when tenants can deduct repair costs from rent, and what happens if…

The Guardian - UK

Natural Disaster by Lisa Owens review – the last day of maternity leave is a comic rollercoaster

Parenting is represented in all its hilarious, moving and truthfully plodding detail, in the story of a mother and her two little boys

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57 Pics And Stories That Show Mother Nature Being Terrifying As Hell

While Mother Nature offers countless aesthetic wonders, she can also be wrathful, causing destruction that leaves traumatic memories for years to come. Here are some photos to remind us never to underestimate the devastation a natural disaster can bring. Some of these might be difficult to look at, so proceed…

The Independent UK

South Africa declares natural disaster as flooding kills at least 10

South African authorities have declared a natural disaster due to severe flooding across six provinces

The Guardian - UK

Worried Britons ‘prepping’ for major disruption with stash of tins and cash, survey shows

Fears over a natural disaster or cyber-attack are pushing households into contingency planning, Link survey shows

The Independent UK

The Latest: Supreme Court to hear arguments on ending legal protections for Haitian/Syrian migrants

The Supreme Court is weighing arguments over the Trump administration’s push to end legal protections for Haitians and Syrians as migrants fleeing war and natural disaster

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