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Get ready for future crisis in food production in Southeast Asia
This article on the Jakarta Post website discusses the factors threatening food production in Southeast Asia: Apart from the recent storms and typhoons that have ravaged Southeast Asian agriculture and food production since Cyclone Nargis in 2008, it is hard … Continue reading
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Tagged Burma, cyclones, floods, Hagupit, loss of food production, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nargis, rice, Southeast Asia, Thailand, typhoons, Vietnam
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Winter Storm Takes Toll on Refugees in Lebanon
The Wall Street Journal reports on the plight facing Syrian refugees living in Lebanon after a winter storm hit the area earlier this month: One of the strongest winter storms in the Middle East in a decade has left hundreds … Continue reading
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Tagged Beirut, humanitarian need, Lebanon, refugees, Shebaa, Syrian conflict, Syrian refugees, winter storm
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Boko Haram’s Insurgency Is Now One Of The Deadliest Conflicts On Earth
Business Insider reports on the deadly insurgency being carried out by militant Islamic group Boko Haram in Nigeria: Boko Haram’s rampage through the town of Baga and 16 smaller communities near the Nigerian side of Lake Chad has likely killed several hundred people … Continue reading
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Tagged Baga, Boko Haram, Cameroon, Chad, insurgency, Islamic extremism, massacre, Nigeria, northern Nigeria
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Bulgaria ‘Unable to Receive More Refugees’ – Deputy PM Kalfin
Novinite reports on comments made by Bulgaria’s deputy Prime Minister on the situation facing his country in regards to refugees: Bulgaria must state very clearly it has no capacity to accept more refugees, the country’s Deputy PM and Social Policy … Continue reading
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Tagged asylum seekers, border security, Bulgaria, community tensions, cultural tensions, deprivation, ghettoisation, ghettoization, ghettos, Ivaylo Kalfin, North Africa, refugees, the Middle East, unemployment
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Alice Springs and Bendigo flood as South Australia braces for heavy rain
The Guardian reports on events in south Australia as communities there prepare for the heaviest rainfall in decades: Emergency crews were bracing for a busy weekend, with heavy rain and flooding set to hit South Australia, while Alice Springs and Bendigo … Continue reading
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Tagged Alice Springs, Australia, Bendigo, flooding, floods, heavy rain, rain, south Australia, Todd River, torrential rain
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Libya conflict threatens entire Maghreb
This report by Al-Monitor illustrates the destabilizing threat posed to the Maghreb by the growing presence of extremist groups such as Islamic State in southern Libya: French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian has constantly warned against the increasing presence … Continue reading
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Tagged conflict, destabilising threat, destabilizing threat, islamic extremists, Islamic State, Libya, Maghreb
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India-Pakistan tensions rise after border clashes in Kashmir
The Financial Times reports on renewed tensions between India and Pakistan as a result of violent incidents in recent months along the Indian-Pakistani border in Kashmir: Tensions flared along the border that separates nuclear-armed neighbours India and Pakistan in disputed … Continue reading
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Tagged border clashes, civilian displacement, India, Jammu and Kashmir, Kashmir, Pakistan, political tension
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Cynical Europe, ‘ghost ships’ and the largest refugee crisis since WWII
This report by Deutsche Welle illustrates the situation in Italy in recent months as it faces an influx of refugees fleeing from conflict in the Middle East: “We are alone, there is no one, help us!” These were the words … Continue reading
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Tagged conflict, Europe, Italy, Middle East, refugees, Southern Europe, Syria, war in Syria
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Study: Climate change raises risks of power outages
An article by the Baltimore Sun highlights the vulnerability of communities living on the east coast of the US to increased incidents of power outage as a result of the effects of climate change: With flooding already on the rise … Continue reading
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Tagged east coast of the US, Hartford Conn, Miami, New Orleans, New York, Philadelphia, power cuts, power outage, power outages, tropical storms
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Mudslides, flash floods kill at least 53 in Philippines
Reuters reports on the situation in the Phillipines as the widespread phenomenon of rains and flooding that has affected many parts of the world this winter takes its toll on the South-East of Asia: Flash floods and mudslides have killed … Continue reading
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Tagged Bohol, Cebu, flash floods, Jangmi, Phillipines, rains, Southeast Asia, Surigao del Sur, tropical storm, Typhoon
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