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Peers and public perception influence firefighters against safety equipment, research finds
Analysis by a team from Drexel University in the US, have found that firefighters may shun safety ge...
New non-commercial initiative to fight ransomware
EU: Dutch National Police, Europol, Intel Security and Kaspersky Lab have joined forces to launch an...
Samarco dam failure in Brazil 'caused by design flaws'
The deadly collapse of a dam at the Samarco mine in Brazil was due to design flaws, according to a r...
India Ganges floods 'break previous records'
The monsoon floods in India's Ganges river this year have broken previous records, officials have to...
World Risk Report 2016: Inadequate infrastructure pushes up the risk of disaster
Inadequate infrastructure and weak logistic chains substantially increase the risk that an extreme n...
Hong Kong University chemists synthesise 'game changing' antibiotic
Dr Xuechen Li of HKU Department of Chemistry and his research team, together with collaborators in U...
Earthquake in central Italy leaves dozens dead
At least 73 people have been killed in an earthquake that hit a mountainous area of central Italy, a...
India floods: Several dead and thousands rescued
Floods across India have killed more than 30 people and displaced thousands. Central Madhya Pradesh...
Germans told to stockpile food and water for civil defence
For the first time since the Cold War the German government is advising citizens to stockpile food a...
Louisiana floods: One of the worst recent US disasters
Days of heavy rain have caused historic flooding in the US state of Louisiana, bringing as much...
California wildfires: Ferocious fires evict thousands
Firefighters are continuing to tackle a huge blaze in southern California, with several of them desc...
Nigeria to start emergency polio campaign
Nigeria has announced an emergency mass polio vaccination campaign in the north-east after two new c...
Thailand blasts target Phuket and Hua Hin tourist spots
A series of blasts across Thailand has targeted tourist towns, killing four people and injuring doze...
Hurricane Earl strengthens on landfall in Belize
Hurricane Earl is gathering strength as it makes landfall in Belize, in Central America, officials s...
Russia anthrax outbreak affects dozens in north Siberia
Ninety people are undergoing hospital checks in remote northern Russia because of an anthrax outbrea...
Multiple victims in Texas shootings
One person is dead and four others have been hospitalised after two separate shooting incidents in t...
'Food crisis' hits 10,000 laid-off Indians in Saudi Arabia
More than 10,000 Indian nationals laid off in Saudi Arabia are facing a "food crisis", India's forei...
Syria conflict: Deadly strike on Save the Children maternity hospital
An air strike has hit a maternity hospital supported by Save the Children in north-western Syria, ki...