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Frontier Economics
PreventionWeb
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February 1, 2023
Themes - Any - Advocacy & Media Capacity Development Children and Youth Civil Society/NGOs Climate Change Community-based DRR Critical Infrastructure Cultural Heritage Disaster Risk Management Early Warning Economics of DRR Education & School...
2022 was one of Earth’s six warmest years on record
Yale Climate Connections - Connecticut
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January 12, 2023
Earth had its sixth-warmest year on record in 2022, 0.86 degree Celsius (1.55°F) above the 20th-century average, NOAA reported Jan. 12. NASA rated 2022 the fifth-warmest year on record, 1.16 degrees Celsius (2.09°F) above the 1880-1920 period,...
Corporate Tax Rates around the World, 2022
Tax Foundation
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December 13, 2022
Key Findings In 2022, 16 countries made changes to their statutory corporate income tax rates. Six countries—Colombia, South Sudan, Netherlands, Turkey, Chile, and Montenegro—increased their top corporate tax rates, while 10 countries—including...
FIU receives $1M for storm surge risk mapping throughout the Caribbean
Miami's Community Newspapers - Florida
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October 18, 2021
FIU researchers will help hurricane-vulnerable regions map and forecast flooding to save lives and infrastructure with a two-year $1 million award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Water related hazards of hurricanes...
Stargazing in Italy. The valley in Aosta honoured for its night sky
Euronews
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September 16, 2020
It's something people living in the Saint-Barthélemy valley in Lignan have known for a long time; this rural area of Valle d'Aosta in northern Italy is a paradise for stargazers. And now it has become the first Italian town to be awarded the...
France's Cevennes chestnut given EU protected status
The Local - France
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January 17, 2023
Here’s the lowdown on a French gastronomic tradition you’ll probably want to get involved with… What is a digestif? A digestif is generally a drink taken at the end of a meal. It’s usually alcoholic and is supposed to help digestion. When do you...
Eurobites: Nokia appoints new head of Europe
Light Reading
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Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Ericsson exits something; Meta and Apple fined for personalized ads shenanigans; Olivetti feels the Benefit. Nokia has appointed Rolf Werner as SVP of its European operation, with a brief to drive Nokia's...
17 of the best French digestif drinks
The Local - France
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December 16, 2022
Here’s the lowdown on a French gastronomic tradition you’ll probably want to get involved with… What is a digestif? A digestif is generally a drink taken at the end of a meal. It’s usually alcoholic and is supposed to help digestion. When do you...
Maya Hawke and brother Levon Thurman-Hawke go bodysurfing in St. Barths
Daily Mail
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December 27, 2022
Maya Hawke showcases her stellar figure in a white one-piece suit as she and brother Levon Thurman-Hawke go bodysurfing in St. Barths By Brian Marks For Dailymail.com Published: 17:21 EST, 27 December 2022 | Updated: 17:36 EST, 27 December 2022...
Caribbean Matters: A stinky 'golden tide' of Sargassum seaweed strangles the Caribbean
Daily Kos
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August 12, 2022
“A child is seen standing in a pile of Sargassum (macroalgae) on a beach in Puerto Morelos, Quintana Roo state, Mexico, on August 8, 2018. Puerto Morelos is a port town on the Caribbean coast of the Yucatán Peninsula.” The environmental threats...
Tropical systems can still form outside of hurricane season
Spectrum News - North Carolina
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December 3, 2022
The Atlantic hurricane season has ended, but that doesn’t mean we can't see storms form. What You Need To Know 60 tropical storms and hurricanes have formed outside the Atlantic hurricane season Out of those 60 storms, 14 made landfall in the U.S....
Beyonce and Jay-Z's six-bedroom ten-bathroom rental supervilla is up for sale for $80M
Daily Mail
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December 5, 2022
A luxury Caribbean holiday home where stars including Beyonce and Jay Z jet in for their sun-soaked getaways is up for sale for an eye-watering $80million. Villa Neo, which hosted rapper Tyga for his 30th birthday celebrations, was put on the...
Playbook Paris: Macron en tchèques vacances — Borne à Alger — Insoumis pas soumis
Politico
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October 7, 2022
Le briefing politique essentiel du matin. Par ELISA BERTHOLOMEY Envoyez vos infos | Abonnez-vous gratuitement | Voir dans le navigateur Bonjour à toutes et tous, bon réveil, nous sommes vendredi 7 octobre 2022. Voilà un sujet qui devrait...
Field hospital set up at Milan fairgrounds
Seattle Post-Intelligencer - Washington State
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French President Emmanuel Macron, left, wearing protective suit and a face mask visits the Kolmi-Hopen protective face masks factory in Saint-Barthelemy-d'Anjou near Angers, central France, Tuesday March 31, 2020. The new coronavirus causes mild...
CMA CGM Says Biogas-Powered Ships Will Reduce Emissions by 67%
gCaptain
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November 11, 2022
French shipping giant CMA CGM recently announced a new series of seven containerships powered by biogas to serve the French West Indies. The ships include four 7,300 TEU vessels and three 7,900 TEU vessels to be delivered in 2024. Each will have...
Wilmington Savings Funds Society FSB v. Fernandez
New York Law Journal
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MEMORANDUM & ORDER Plaintiff Wilmington Savings Fund Society commenced this action against Defendant Yuberkys Fernandez to foreclose on the mortgage encumbering the property located at 9 Conklin Avenue, Selden, New York 11784 in accordance with...
September 2023 was Earth’s most extreme month for heat ever recorded
Yale Climate Connections - Connecticut
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October 13, 2023
September 2023 smashed the record for the most extreme month for heat in Earth’s history, recording the highest departure from average of any month in analyses dating back to 1850, said NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information on...
Our favorite romantic Valentine’s Day hotel packages to book this month
The Points Guy
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January 17, 2024
If you're hoping to catch both flights and feelings this Valentine's Day, consider booking a trip to a resort or hotel offering a romantic package tailor-made for two. After all, nothing stokes the flame of a relationship quite like travel does,...
French-Algerian cardinal elector comes from a “city with a message” embraced by Francis
Aleteia
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August 26, 2022
The Archbishop of Marseille, France, Jean-Marc Aveline, is among the 16 new cardinal electors. By choosing to elevate this native of Algeria to the highest rank of the Catholic Church, the Pope has shown his esteem for a prelate who defends a...
CMA CGM Group orders biogas-powered ships for Martinique and Guadeloupe
Riviera
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September 26, 2022
26 Sep 2022by Riviera News Delivered gradually from 2024, the new series of seven container ships will be made up of four 7,300-TEU vessels and three 7,900-TEU vessels, each with 1,385 reefer plugs They will replace smaller ships dedicated to...