CAT bonds refer to a type of financial instrument designed to raise money for insurers in the event of a natural disaster.

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Time, from an anthropological perspective, is culturally specific and inseparable from our understanding of the world and our place in it. Anthropology charts how and to what extent time is culturally...

Pope Francis, Latin America’s first pontiff who ministered to poor people with a message of mercy, has died. Francis stressed humility over hubris for a Catholic Church beset with scandal and indiffer...

At least 13 dead as severe storms rip through South and Midwest

LSE Fellow in Human Rights and Politics, , <p style="background: white; text-align: center;"><em><span style="color: black;">LSE is committed to building a diverse, equitable and truly inclusive unive...

What are our biggest issues with climate change? We have all heard the continuous onslaught of devastating news that world average surface temperatures have almost surpassed the point of no return acc...

El exlegislador ya había sido condenado por delitos relacionados al narcotráfico, y al igual que la primera vez, se declaró culpable de conspirar para trasegar droga a Estados Unidos.

The marshes in Colombia’s capital are sacred to Indigenous peoples, provide vital wildlife habitats and could help the city adapt to climate change. But after centuries of development they are close t...

Mohammad Abbas Stanikzai, Taliban’s deputy foreign minister, left for UAE after criticising ban on secondary school and higher education for girls

Scientists were slow to recognize that Covid spreads through the air. Some are now trying to get ahead of the bird flu.

Katharine Hayhoe es una de las climatólogas más conocidas del mundo. Responsable científica de The

La acción que permitió rescatar a 160 niños, niñas y adolescentes de la secta ultraortodoxa Lev Tahor ha sacado a la luz la urgente necesidad de revisar y fortalecer el sistema de protección infantil ...

Genetic modification (GM) of crop plants is frequently described by its proponents as a continuation of the ancient process of domestication. While domestication, crop breeding, and GM all modify the ...

Emissions caused by wealthiest 1% so far this year would take someone from poorest 50% three years to create

And many of them will be doing it under threat of family separation.

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The world's growing population is putting pressure on its arable land, and scientists warn 90 per cent of all soil could be degraded by 2050 unless urgent action is taken.

Global warming is making both places more important to global shipping and trade.

UN secretary general, António Guterres, says ‘we must exit this road to ruin’ in annual new year message

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