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International Business Times • 13th July 2018

FEMA Claims Agency Was Unprepared To Face Hurricane Maria

When Hurricane Maria made landfall in Puerto Rico on Sept. 20, 2017, the island was just recovering from the aftermath of storm Irma, which left thousands of people homeless and a million without power.

With three major storms hitting the United States in quick succession — Irma, Harvey and Maria — the authorities were clearly ill-equipped for the devastations these hurricanes would wreak. This unpreparedness was detailed in a report released Thursday by the Federal Emergency Management Agency

International Business Times • 31st May 2018

Lifting Of North Korea Sanctions Needed For Denuclearization: Russian Foreign Minster

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov is of the opinion that complete denuclearization of the Korean peninsula would happen only if the sanctions against Pyongyang were lifted. Lavrov, who reached North Korea on Thursday, was on a visit to the country to discuss the situation in the Korean peninsula with his counterpart.

“In regards to sanctions, it is absolutely obvious that starting the whole conversation about the solution of the nuclear problem of the Korean Peninsula, we proceed from the

The Hindu In School • 21st January 2016

Painting maestros in the making

A human-interest article about an annual art exhibition organised by Corner Stone, an art school in Chennai, India, which featured the paintings of five school students.

The Hindu In School • 14th August 2015

High jump to success

An interview with N. Vivekanandan, a 17-year-old student from Chennai who won the bronze medal at the Asian School Athletics Under-18 Championship in China.

HT Tech • 18th January 2014

Smartphone app taps Kerala's love affair with liquor

"I drink only twice during the year - when it rains and when it doesn't." This dialogue from a Malayalam movie sums up a Malayalee's stereotypical love affair with liquor.

So, it is no surprise that a smartphone app to find the price of foreign liquor in Kerala State Beverages Corporation Outlet (Bevco) has been created by Malayalees.

The creators of the app named Kuppi (meaning bottle in Malayalam), a firm called Leo Softwares, have gone a step ahead and included options such as how much

CEO Lifestyle • 18th June 2023

In the belly of the ‘Elephant’

A review of The Flying Elephant, Park Hyatt Hotel's restaurant in Chennai.

ParentCircle • 18th June 2023

Do not be thin-spired

Pressure to succeed in life bogs down today’s pre-teens and teens. When you add the constant need to look thin and beautiful, it is only natural that they break. Arathi M writes about anorexia, an eating disorder that is slowly seeping its way through Indian society.

ParentCircle • 18th June 2023

The battle of bulimia

Some studies have suggested that eating disorders affect about one-tenth of the population, majority being young girls. In a society where fat shaming is prevalent, both in real life and on social media platforms, it is important that the affected people are met with compassion, and receive treatment. In this article, ParentCircle tells you how to identify and deal with bulimia.