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Natural disasters cause $310b in economic losses in 2024: Swiss Re
In a year set to be declared the hottest on record, natural disasters caused $310 billion in economic losses globally in 2024, as climate change increasingly takes its toll, Swiss Re said Thursday.
The estimated economic losses from…
Iranian Nobel prize winner Mohammadi released from jail for medical treatment
Iranian Nobel peace prize winner Narges Mohammadi was released from Evin prison after the suspension of her jail term to undergo medical treatment, her husband Taqi Rahmani told Reuters on Wednesday.
Mohammadi is serving multiple…
UnitedHealth executive killed in Manhattan in targeted attack
Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealth's insurance unit, was killed on Wednesday morning outside a Midtown Manhattan hotel in what police described as a targeted attack by a gunman lying in wait for him.
Thompson, 50, was shot around…
South Korea presidential impeachment vote scheduled for Saturday
A vote in the South Korean parliament on the proposed impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol is scheduled for Saturday at around 7:00pm (1000 GMT), news agency Yonhap reported.
"The vote on President Yoon's impeachment motion will take…
French govt falls in historic no-confidence vote
French lawmakers yesterday voted to oust the government of Prime Minister Michel Barnier after just three months in office, a historic move which plunged the country further into political chaos.
For the first time in over sixty…
UN General Assembly pushes for Palestinian state
The UN General Assembly on Tuesday called on Israel to withdraw from the occupied Palestinian territories and pushed for the creation of a Palestinian state, convening an international conference in June to try to jumpstart a two-state…
China calls on universities to provide ‘love education’
China is urging colleges and universities to provide "love education" to emphasise positive views on marriage, love, fertility and family, in a bid to boost the country's flagging birth rate.
Beijing has been promoting various measures…
S Korean opposition parties say filed motion to impeach president
South Korean opposition parties said Wednesday they had submitted a motion to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol over his short-lived declaration of martial law.
"We've submitted an impeachment motion prepared urgently," representatives for…
Trump names billionaire investment banker as envoy to Britain
President-elect Donald Trump on Monday named billionaire investment banker Warren Stephens as his pick for US ambassador to Britain.
The longtime Republican donor was once reportedly opposed to Trump and gave money to a group dedicated…
Tax Violations: Biden issues ‘unconditional’ pardon to son
US President Joe Biden said on Sunday he had pardoned his son, Hunter Biden, a reversal after pledging to stay out of legal proceedings against the younger Biden who pleaded guilty to tax violations and was convicted on firearms-related…