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USAID’s Destruction Left Nepal Dangerously Exposed
Nepal’s disaster response collapses after USAID funding cuts.
Foreign Policy · 2m
Boxing Day Tsunami Survivor Shares How Injuries Saved Life
Andrew Chaggar explains how his 2004 Boxing Day tsunami injuries saved his life after surviving 22 years.
LADbible · 1m
South Korea's Nuri rocket eyes satellite internet future
A planned 2026 launch of 15 satellites could be the first step toward a homegrown alternative to Starlink.
TechRadar · 1m
Indonesia's new aircraft carrier sparks cost and strategy debate
Indonesia receives its first carrier from Italy, but defence experts question whether the ageing warship makes sense for the archipelago's actual needs.
the Guardian · 2m
Aceh's independence symbols return after flood disaster
A botched government response to devastating floods has reignited separatist sentiment in a province that found peace 21 years ago.
The Conversation · 3m
The $100K memo that broke FEMA
A former acting FEMA chief says he overrode his own headquarters to get money moving during the Texas flood.
ABC7 New York · 2m
Texas keeps failing the same disaster test
A bill to link every Texas first responder on one radio system has passed the House twice and died in the Senate twice, while the fires and floods keep coming.
The Texas Tribune · 1m
Five FDS crash victims go home to their families
DNA analysis confirmed the five killed in the Sarawak Flying Doctor Service crash, and Malaysia's machinery moved to bring each one home.
Malay Mail · 1m
The plan to cut FEMA in half was illegal
A federal judge found DHS seized control of FEMA's staffing and tried to halve the disaster agency without Congress.
Newsweek · 1m
Inside the Miraculous Tunnel Rescue in Flood-Hit Nepal
Engineers and rescuers fought buried entrances, water pockets, and massive boulders to pull survivors from a flooded mountain.
BBC News · 1m