South Korea's transport ministry has launched a new committee to improve air travel after two major aviation incidents in the ...

But he punctured the visits with criticism of FEMA, vowing to sign an executive order to overhaul or eliminate the main federal agency that responds to natural disasters. “FEMA has turned out to ...

Economic losses from hurricanes and other natural disasters soared in the U.S. last year and were above average globally, reflecting another year of costly severe storms, floods and droughts.

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In South Korea, it's the second-largest source of renewable ... biomass imported from Indonesia was linked to deforestation of natural, intact forest. “As the (biomass) market expanded, various ...

making South Korea the world’s third-largest importer of biomass fuels, after the United Kingdom and Japan. An AP report found that biomass imported from Indonesia was linked to deforestation of ...

DALIAN, China/TOKYO -- North Korea appears to have finished rebuilding ... area six times in the roughly five months since the disaster. In the past, Kim's government "could control the public ...

South Korean insurers are bracing for losses ... of loss reinsurance would cap losses beyond a certain threshold. "Natural disasters, such as the recent wildfire, are typically covered under ...

South Korea’s economy is slowing just as the nation suffered its worst-ever aviation disaster. And Donald Trump is threatening new tariffs while demanding more money for US troops who have ...

(MENAFN- IANS) New Delhi, Jan 15 (IANS) India is known as the first responder to the Global South for its humanitarian initiatives in times of natural disasters, Union Minister of Commerce and ...