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Officials of the United Nations and key officials of the Philippine government launched on Friday the 2024 Asia Pacific Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (APMCDRR) to be hosted by Manila next year. To be held from October 14 to 17, the conference is expected to gather some 3,000 high-level international delegates to discuss regional

The Nikka Japanese whisky label adds two new apple brandy cask finished whiskies to its line up in the U.S. as limited edition expressions.

Enhanced climate fi nance and technology transfer along with inclusivity remain critical issues.

Persons with disabilities constitute 16% of the world's population, with 80% living in the Global South. They are frequently the most affected by natural hazards, climate-induced disasters, and global health emergencies. To understand the progress made in disability inclusion in DRR, the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) conducted the 2023 Global Survey on Persons with Disabilities and Disasters as a follow-up to the 2013 Global Survey. The results show limited progress in disab...

It's a piece of Japanese motorsport history, preserved in its original racing specification from 1994.

As part of its Arkansas Live initiative, Arkansas PBS will livestream Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art’s "Van Cliburn Concert: Vadym Kholodenko” at 3 p.m. Sunday, October 15, and “Van

This Words into Action guide aims to promote greater implementation of Multi-Hazard Early Warning Systems (MHEWS) across all sectors to protect the most exposed populations from disasters. The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the need for integrated solutions that address interconnected risks. Multi-hazard early warning systems (MHEWS) are essential tools for that enable individuals, communities, governments, business and others to take timely action to reduce disaster risks in advance of hazar...

Perpendicular magnetic recording was celebrated as an IEEE Engineering Milestone. PMR will result in storage capacities of over 100TB.

Here is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News.

SENDAI—Police plan to investigate a man who accidentally leaked a chemical that burned three passengers and himself and sickened two others on a Tohoku Shinkansen train.