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Extreme weather events linked to higher child marriage: Study
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
One of the negative consequences of catastrophic weather incidents around the world that most people might overlook is an increase in underage marriages.
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Hurricane Idalia expected to make landfall as "extremely dangerous" Catego
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Hurricane Idalia is forecasted to be an "extremely dangerous" Category 4 storm when it makes landfall early on Wednesday (US time), according to the updated advisory from the National Hurricane Center.
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US: Florida braces for Hurricane Idalia, officials warn of ‘potential for
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Hurricane Idalia is projected to make landfall in the United States during the early hours of Wednesday (US time). The National Hurricane Center said that “Catastrophic storm surge” and “destructive winds” were likely Wednesday morning.
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Flood waters have gone but horror continues for children in Pakistan, UNIC
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Millions of children in Pakistan remain dependent on humanitarian assistance as recovery and rehabilitation efforts from last year’s catastrophic floods lack sufficient funding, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned on Friday.
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US: Hurricane Hilary enters California amid earthquake; heavy rainfall, fl
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Tens of millions of people are under a tropical storm warning, the first of its kind issued for Southern California. Heavy rainfall and “catastrophic flooding” are expected in parts of Arizona and Nevada.
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China faces 'Lehman Moment' fears as big investment firm misses payments
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The term 'Lehman moment' refers to the catastrophic event in September 2008 in which Lehman Brothers, then the eighth-largest investment bank in the United States filed for bankruptcy, triggering a domino effect that sent shockwaves throughout the global financial system, resulting in the wo
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Men killed, women segregated: Tears and tales of 1947’s ill-fated train jo
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
1947, the year India and Pakistan were partitioned on communal lines witnessed the most ill-fated train journeys in the world. All of them were catastrophic and heartbreaking - men were killed and women were segregated.
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More than a million displaced as heavy rain lashes China’s Hebei region
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
More than a million people have been relocated from their homes in China's Hebei province following a catastrophic storm earlier this week, with officials warning that it could take a month for the waters to recede in certain parts, CNN reported citing the state media.
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Inflammation discovery may slow aging, prevent age-related diseases: Resea
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine have identified a critical cause of chronic inflammation that accelerates ageing. This discovery could allow us to turn back the clock and live longer, healthier lives, as well as prevent age-related illnesses like lethal heart dis
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Evacuations underway in Pakistan’s Punjab as Chenab river water enters 40
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Naqvi in a tweet posted helicopter footage of flooded lands that was reminiscent of the imagery that followed the catastrophic rains that left more than a third of the country under water last year.
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Researchers develop device to monitor, treat heart disease
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
About the size of a postage stamp, the soft, flexible device uses an array of sensors and actuators to perform more complicated investigations than traditional devices, such as pacemakers, can accomplish
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Titan submersible crew dead after "catastrophic implosion": US Coast Guard
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
After an extraordinary five-day international search operation near the site of the world's most famous shipwreck, the tail cone and other debris of the submersible were found by a remotely operated vehicle about 1,600 feet from the bow of the Titanic on the ocean floor about 900 east of Cap
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