Swiss insurers estimate glacier damage at $393 mn
Geneva (AFP) - Swiss insurers on Tuesday put the damage caused by last month's glacier collapse, which largely destroyed the ...
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March quake to drive 2.5% drop in Myanmar GDP, says World Bank
Yangon (AFP) - Myanmar's economy is set to shrink 2. 5 percent in the 2025/26 financial year, largely as a ...
Swiss glacier collapse could cost huge sums: insurers
Zurich (AFP) - The dramatic collapse of Switzerland's Birch glacier, which wiped out a village, is an unprecedented disaster likely ...
Thai tycoon surrenders over deadly skyscraper collapse
Bangkok (AFP) - A Thai construction tycoon turned himself in on Friday to face charges of alleged negligence over the ...
Myanmar garment manufacturers warn US tariffs imperil quake recovery
Yangon (AFP) - Myanmar's garment manufacturers have warned that US tariffs threaten to hobble the country's recovery from a devastating ...
Chinese developer under scrutiny over Bangkok tower quake collapse
Bangkok (AFP) - A Chinese construction company is facing questions over the deadly collapse of a Bangkok skyscraper -- the ...
‘Heartbreaking’ floods swamp Australia’s cattle country
Sydney (AFP) - Whole herds of cattle have drowned in vast inland floods sweeping across the Australian outback, officials said ...
Los Angeles wildfires cost Lloyd’s of London $2.3 bn
London (AFP) - Insurance market Lloyd's of London on Monday said it had taken a financial hit totalling about $2. ...
Cyclone death toll rises to four on La Reunion
Saint-Denis de la Reunion (AFP) - At least four people have died in the Indian Ocean island of La Reunion ...
Los Angeles wildfires costliest in history: Munich Re
Frankfurt (Germany) (AFP) - German reinsurance giant Munich Re said Wednesday that last month's huge wildfires in Los Angeles had ...
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