The number of people killed by flash floods after Cyclone Senyar made landfall over Sumatra on Nov. 26 increased to 1,059 on Dec. 18. In Pidie Jaya district, on the north coast of the semi-autonomous ...
If disaster response is the Indonesian Navy’s true priority, expanding and modernizing its existing fleet would deliver far ...
Boqolaal waraaqood oo ay ku qoran yihiin xogohii qarsoodiga ahaa, ee sidii ay u shaqayn jirtey xukuumaddii Jonh Howard ...
For weeks now, angry and distressed residents in Indonesia's westernmost province have been raising white flags over the state's slow response to a series of deadly floods. Triggered by a rare cyclone ...
There was no siren, no broadcast, no final warning. A ginormous undersea earthquake created one of the worst natural disasters of our time, hurtling a 50m wave to unprepared communities along the ...
Boxing Day is coming up on Friday, Dec. 26, though it not officially recognized in Michigan or throughout the U.S. In England and some Commonwealth countries, including Canada, the holiday is ...
For much of the English-speaking world, the day after Christmas is Boxing Day. But the United States isn't one of those countries. So, what exactly is it? Think of it as a super-packed holiday that ...
The origin of the name “Boxing Day” varies, but it was first used in print in 1833, four years before Charles Dickes referred to it in “The Pickwick Papers,” according to History. Some believe it ...
Boxing Day is a holiday celebrated on Dec. 26 in many English-speaking countries, but not the United States. Originating in the United Kingdom, the day was traditionally for giving gifts to service ...
Americans may finally get a day off on Dec. 26, but it’s not for celebrating Boxing Day. Shoppers in the UK and Canada treat the day after Christmas like a holiday of its own, full of sales, sports ...
The big British shopping holiday of “Boxing Day” is now taking off in the US. The phrase originally referred to a tradition of giving small gifts to employees or tradespeople after Christmas. In the ...