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Erasmus Prize 2024 awarded to Amitav Ghosh
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Amsterdam [Netherlands], March 7: The Praemium Erasmianum Foundation has awarded the Erasmus Prize 2024 to the Indian writer Amitav Ghosh. He receives the prize for his passionate contribution to the theme 'imagining the unthinkable', in which an unprecedented global crisis - climate change
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Trump slams US-Mexico border deal as "catastrophe waiting to happen"
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Former US President Donald Trump has slammed the US-Mexico border deal as a "catastrophe waiting to happen," The Hill reported
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"Horrific escalation of violence since Oct 7 attacks on Israel heightened
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Denouncing the October 7 assault by Hamas on Israel, the United Nations General Assembly President, Dennis Francis, said on Wednesday that the horrific escalation of violence since then has not only triggered a humanitarian catastrophe in the Gaza Strip but also heightened security concer
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HarperCollins presents A Game of Fire by Nanak Singh Translated from the P
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 16: A classic novel by Nanak Singh, father of the Punjabi novel, of a city in turmoil and the unexpected heroes who rise from the catastrophe. A sequel to Hymns in Blood, its message is as relevant today as it was when it was first published in 1948.
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Displaced families in Gaza grapple with cramped conditions in humanitarian
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
The cramped living conditions, soaring food prices, and poor sanitation are further intensified by severe restrictions on the entry of essential supplies into the coastal strip.
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Tamil Nadu: Fisherfolk pay homage to victims on 19th anniversary of 2004 T
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
On the 19th anniversary of the 2004 Tsunami, which left a long trail of death and devastation in its wake in the state, fishermen in Thiruvallur paid their tributes to the victims at Pazhaverkadu beach to their family members who lost their lives in the catastrophe.
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Tamil Nadu: People in Cuddalore pay homage to victims on 19th anniversary
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
On the 19th anniversary of the 2004 Tsunami on Tuesday, the fisherfolk and locals in Tamil Nadu's Cuddalore district paid homage to those who lost lives in the catastrophe.
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In rare move, UN Secretary-General Guterres invokes Article 99 amid Gaza w
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
In a rare move, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres invoked Article 99 of the UN Charter and formally referred the situation in Gaza to the UN Security Council, urging its members to "avert a humanitarian catastrophe" in the besieged enclave, CNN reported on Wednesday.
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Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf blames PDM government for 'economic catastrophe'
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has issued a white paper blaming the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) coalition government for the economic catastrophe.
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Nepal earthquake: Death toll rises to 143, aftershocks felt
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Nepal is reeling from the disastrous aftermath of a 6.4-magnitude earthquake that has now claimed the lives of 143 people, according to the Nepal police. The impact of this catastrophe has left a trail of destruction, leaving countless individuals injured and communities in turmoil.
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Nepal: UN Secretary-General Guterres calls for end to fossil fuel use
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
In his address from the Everest region during a visit to Nepal, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called on the world to end the use of fossil fuels warning of climate catastrophe if this is not done.
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"Outcome of Israel's ground war on Gaza will be humanitarian catastrophe..
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Taking to X, Safadi stated, "Israel just launched a ground war on Gaza. Outcome will be a humanitarian catastrophe of epic proportions for years to come. Voting against Arab #UNGA resolution means approving this senseless war, this senseless killing. Millions will be watching every vote.
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