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Getting disaster resilience right

Last year, Asia Pacific suffered 6,000 fatalities and economic losses of almost US$60 billion due to natural disasters. UNESCAP executive secretary Shamshad Akhtar outlines...

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Bollywood

Priyanka Chopra joins Hollywood A-listers in charity singalong of John Lennon's Imagine

Bollywood actress and singer Priyanka Chopra has joined a list of Hollywood celebrities including Katy Perry, DJ David Guetta and Hugh Jackman, in a music video which they ...

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Hollywood

Priyanka Chopra joins Hollywood A-listers in charity singalong of John Lennon's Imagine

Bollywood actress and singer Priyanka Chopra has joined a list of Hollywood celebrities including Katy Perry, DJ David Guetta and Hugh Jackman, in a music video which they ...

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Sustainable Development

Are India's big dams safe?

A recent survey by the Indian government has found out that more than 600 large dams in the country are located in high-intensity seismic zones – areas which are cons...

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Hollywood

Stars Hit Hollywood Domino Event For Charity

Celebrities came together last week at the Hollywood Domino Event Sponsored by Heineken and Jose Cuervo, to raise much needed funds for Artists for Peace and Justice to ben...

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Hollywood

Haiti Charities Backed by Hollywood Luminaries in for the Long Haul

Four years after a 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck Haiti, it may appear as if the poorest nation in the Western Hemisphere fell off the planet, as other natural disasters a...

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Environment

7.3 magnitude earthquake off Japan prompts Fukushima plant evacuation

An earthquake of 7.3 magnitude has hit 231 miles (371 kilometers) east of Japan’s Honshu Island with tremors felt in Tokyo. The quake prompted an evacuation at the de...

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Environment

Nuclear power plant in Japan moves radioactive water to facilitate damage control for Typhoon Francisco.

Japan’s Fukushima nuclear power plant is bracing itself for Typhoon Francisco, set to hit the country this weekend, by quickly securing new storage space for contamin...

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