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First reported 3 hours ago - Updated 19 mins ago - 2 reports

Industry and Human Rights

Last week, thousands of mourners gathered at the remains of the Rana Plaza factory complex in Bangladesh to pray for the 1,127 people who died when it collapsed on 24 April.The poignant remembrance of the victims of this dreadful tragedy came amid a succession ... [Published Moj News Agency - 19 mins ago]

Entities: Bangladesh, Human Rights, Workers, Trade Union, Reformism

First reported May 18 2013 - Updated 3 hours ago - 3 reports

HM to address Asia-Pacific Water Summit in Thailand

His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam is expected to deliver a titah on the summit's theme "Water Security and Water-related Disaster Challenges: Leadership and Commitment" alongside his Asia Pacific peers. Picture: EPAYou might ... [Published Brunei Times - 3 hours ago]

Entities: Thailand, Water Management, Beppu (Japan)

First reported 14 hours ago - Updated 7 hours ago - 2 reports

Nuclear plant evacuation plan raises concerns

HARRISBURG â Eric Epstein would not wish for a Three Mile Island disaster to prove his argument that the region is unprepared for the subsequent traffic jam. He'll settle for Thursday's tanker truck explosion that paralyzed traffic across much of the ... [Published Pittsburgh Tribune Review - 7 hours ago]

Entities: Eric Epstein, Nuclear, emergency, Disaster, Harrisburg (Pennsylvania, United States)

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated 14 hours ago - 4 reports

55 Dead, 14 Missing in S. China Storms

TEHRAN (FNA)- Fifty-five people died and 14 others were missing in the latest round of rain- and hailstorms that swept South China, official statistics said.Hardest-hit Guangdong Province reported 36 deaths and 10 missing people, according to the National ... [Published Fars News Agency - 23 hours ago]

Entities: China, Civil Affairs, Disaster, Flooding

First reported 19 hours ago - Updated 19 hours ago - 2 reports

A nation of deluded handymen? DIY disasters cost each UK household £138 a year

Billions of pounds worth of damage every year is caused in British households by do-it-yourself jobs gone wrong, research indicates.The big DIY warehouses were a-buzz last May bank holiday, as they will be the next one, but it seems many of the handymen ... [Published NewsRT.co.uk - 19 hours ago]

Entities: Disaster, United Kingdom, Warehouseman

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 2 reports

Quinn seeks federal disaster declaration for more counties

Knox, Henderson and Warren counties were among 16 that Gov. Pat Quinn on Friday asked the federal government to add to a recent federal disaster declaration.On May 10, President Obama approved Quinn?s request for 11 counties hit by widespread flooding ... [Published Galesburg.com - May 18 2013]

Entities: Pat Quinn, Disaster, Livingston (Illinois, United States), Fulton (Illinois, United States), Rock Island (Illinois, United States)

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 2 reports

European Union

UK independence 'would be disaster for EU'

Party political proposals for Britain to pull out of Europe could spell disaster for the future of the union and would leave British farmers worse off, according to senior civil servant Georg Hausler. ... [Published Farmers Weekly Interactive - May 18 2013]

Entities: Disaster, United Kingdom, European Union

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 2 reports

Damage assessments, disaster response under way following Thursday's storms

CADDO-BOSSIER PARISH, LA (KSLA) -Clean-up and damage assessment is under way in several areas across the ArkLaTex following Thursday's storms, and the Caddo-Bossier Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness (CBOHSEP) wants to get the word ... [Published KSLA - May 17 2013]

Entities: Disaster, Red Cross/Crescent, Southern Baptist Convention, Damage Assessment

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 5 reports

Economic losses from disasters underestimated, ‘out of control’

Economic losses caused by disasters have been underestimated by at least 50 percent, and are “out of control”, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has said.The head of the world body was speaking on Wednesday at the New York launch of a U.N. report on ... [Published Thomson Reuters - May 17 2013]

Entities: Disaster, Japan Earthquake & Tsunami, Risk Management, Hurricane Wilma, San Felipe (United States)

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 4 reports

55 killed in heavy rains in China

Beijing: At least 55 people have been killed and 14 others were reported missing in rain and hailstorms that have lashed south China, media reports said on Friday.Hardest-hit Guangdong Province reported 36 deaths and 10 missing persons, according to the ... [Published zeenews.com - May 17 2013]

Entities: Civil Affairs, China, Disaster, Flooding

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 5 reports

SC Guard trains across state in disaster response

Read more: Local, Military, News, Columbia, South Carolina, SC Army National Guard, SCANG, Five Days of Training, Potential Responses to Natural Disasters, Tracci Gorgan, Exercise, Disaster Relief Training, Military Training, Methods, Water Purification, ... [Published WACH - May 17 2013]

Entities: Disaster, WATER PURIFICATION, Training Period, Disasters, Army National Guard

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 4 reports

Proposed flood levy collected through rates may cause backlash

UPDATE 2pm: The Queensland councils watchdog fears a ratepayer backlash if a proposed flood levy to protect against natural disaster impacts is collected through rates notices.Local Government Association of Queensland President Margaret de Wit said the ... [Published Whitsunday Times - May 17 2013]

Entities: Tim Nicholls, Disaster, Tim Costello

Quotes

...They are taking the state towards complete disaster." Also critical was CPI(M) politburo member Surya Kanta who said "The government is saying that it has completed 99 per cent of the work which means it doesn't have any work to do."

Hit by chit fund scam Mamata Banerjee faces biggest challenge in 2 years [Published DNA India - 12 mins ago]

"We're trying to do a whole lot more with less," NASA Flight Operations Manager Sam Thurman told the New York Times in 1999. "The public and Congress have told us, 'Space is neat, but it's got to be done at less than a billion dollars a pop.'"

Kepler Malfunction, Orbiter Failures and Shuttle Disasters: NASA's Learning Curve In Space [Published International Business Times - 27 mins ago]

"It was a wonderful experience just to rip that band-aid off and give them that taste of that stress level of working with media," Tone said. "We really appreciate the partnership we have with you guys"

MT Red Cross hosts disaster training for volunteers [Published KTVQ.com - 44 mins ago]

"If history has proven anything, it's that there is no such thing as a temporary entitlement program" South Carolina Gov...

Medicaid opposition underscores states' healthcare disparities [Published Los Angeles Times - 1 hour ago]

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Blogs

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EDITORIAL: Kansai Electric Power should end res... [Published Michele Kearney's Nuclear Wire - 2 hours ago] EDITORIAL: Kansai Electric Power should end resistance to tougher nuclear ... Asahi Shimbun Overly optimistic assumptions about the safety of nuclear power plants can result in huge damage if a disaster actually takes place.That is one of the ...
Noted for May 19, 2013 [Published Brad DeLong - 2 hours ago] Doug Hall:Ongoing employment disaster evident in too many states\|Dan Dreznerhttp://drezner.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2013/05/16/the_worst_piece_of_conventional_wisdom_you_will_read_this_year\|Raghu Rajan:Has Financial Development Made the World Riskier? ...
Noted for May 19, 2013 [Published J. Bradford DeLong's Grasping Reality with All ... - 2 hours ago] Doug Hall: Ongoing employment disaster evident in too many states \| Dan Drezner http://drezner.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2013/05/16/the_worst_piece_of_conventional_wisdom_you_will_read_this_year \| Raghu Rajan: Has Financial Development Made the ...
Think About Nature [Published 3quarksdaily - 7 hours ago] A conversation with Lee Smolin in Edge: The main question I'm asking myself, the question that puts everything together, is how to do cosmology; how to make a theory of the universe as a whole system. This is said to be the golden age of cosmology ...
Guest Post: Why Bonds Aren't Dead & The Dollar ... [Published Zero Hedge - 8 hours ago] Submitted by Lance Roberts of Street Talk Live ,There have been quite a few bold predictions, since the beginning of the year, that the dollar was set to soar and that the great "bond bull market" was dead. The primary thesis behind these views was ...

Audio/Video

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Will Republican Ask for Disaster Help After Den... [Published The Young Turks - YouTube - May 18 2013]
BP's Gulf spill payment problem [Published Reuters Video: Business - May 16 2013]
Glencore Appoints Ex-BP Chief as Interim Chairman [Published WSJ.com Video - Digits - May 16 2013]
U.S., Europe split over Bangladesh safety reforms [Published Reuters Video: Business - May 15 2013]
$100M for Cities to Prepare For Disaster [Published WSJ.com Video - News - May 14 2013]

Press Releases

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Tallahassee Inventor Raising Funds to Build Pro... [Published PR.com Press Releases - May 18 2013]
UnitedHealth Group Acts to Support Texans Affec... [Published Business Wire - May 17 2013]
SBA Extends Closing Date of Disaster Loan Outre... [Published PR Newswire: Financial Services - May 17 2013]
Los Angeles Department of Public Health is Nati... [Published EON Consumer - May 17 2013]
Los Angeles Department of Public Health is Nati... [Published Business Wire Health News - May 17 2013]