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Blast in a chemical plant in the eastern China province of Zhejiang
An explosion shook a chemical plant in the Chinese province of Zhejiang, state media said on Monday, though there were no immediate reports of casualties in a country on edge after blasts killed more than 160 people last month.
The blast…
UNHCR: "Thanks to the europeans who help refugees and migrants"
It was a remarkable and unexpected display of refugee power – the power of the powerless
NICKELSDORF, AUSTRIA, Sept 5 (UNHCR) – It began at noon on September 4 with a spontaneous march out of Budapest down the highway towards the Austrian…
Fire in a refugee accomodation in the south west of Germany: Arson or blaze?
Rottenburg, Germany (AP) - German Firefighters reported that a fire (it's not clear if an arson or a blaze) broke out in a refugee accomodation in Rottenburg, south west of Germany.
Migant crisis, Austria to resume border limits on monday
HEGYESHALOM, Hungary (AP) — Hungarian police stood by as thousands of migrants hopped cross-border trains Sunday into Austria, taking advantage of Hungary's surprise decision to stop screening international train travelers for travel visas,…
8 killed and 4 injured by fire in an apartment building in Paris
PARIS (AP) - Police say that a blaze in the Montmartre district kill eight people, including 2 children. Police sources says that the fire cause is unknown.
State of emergency in Dominica after Storm Erika killed at least 31 people
200 people are missing and at least 31 are killed after Tropical Storm Erika barreled her way through the Dominica Island last week. The Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit is pleading with world leaders to come to the rescue of his Caribbean…
New blast in China, explosions in a chemical factory kills at least one in Shandong
Beijing (AP) - After the terrifing explosion in Tianjin of the past weeks, a chemical factory exploded in Shandong province late on Monday night, killing one person. The blast was the second chemical plant explosion in the province in…
New Orleans, the global leader in resilience 10 years after Katrina
New Orleans is becoming a global leader in resilience. City of New Orleans start a new project for the future, moving beyond the recovery phase, focusing on the strategy outlines to prevent disaster, increase safety during hurricanes and…
Somalia - Alarm for food and water persist. Humanitarian crisis continue
(Mogadishu, 31 August 2015): The results of the latest Food Security and Nutrition Assessment for Somalia, presented today in Mogadishu, indicate that the country’s humanitarian situation remains alarming.
Compared to six months ago, the…
MERS-CoV in Saudi Arabia update
Between 18 and 21 August 2015, the National IHR Focal Point for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia notified WHO of 29 additional cases of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infection, including 6 deaths. Twenty-four (24) of…