Catastrophes set to drive 2020 reinsurance rates higher
Large insurance losses from hurricanes, wildfires and other natural disasters in the past two years are set to push up reinsurance renewal rates
Hurricane Dorian bashes Bahamas, inches towards Florida coast
As many as 13,000 homes in the Bahamas may have been destroyed or severely damaged
At least one killed in two motorbike explosions in Syrian border town
the first booby-trapped motorbike exploded at a busy thoroughfare in the bustling town near the Turkish border killing one person and wounding at least 11 others
Myanmar forces Rohingya to accept cards that preclude citizenship - group
Myanmar authorities are forcing members of the Rohingya Muslim minority at gunpoint to accept identity cards that categorise them as foreigners, a rights group said
Slave to sachets: How poverty worsens the plastics crisis in the Philippines
Plastic sachets of goods give some of the poorest people in Asia access to everyday essentials in affordable small portions - but its fuelling a pollution crisis
Hurricane Dorian kills at least five in Bahamas, turn to Florida expected
Dorian, one of the most powerful Atlantic hurricanes on record, is expected to hover over Grand Bahama Island until at least Tuesday morning
'Extremely dangerous' Dorian batters Bahamas, edges closer to Florida
The National Hurricane Center said Dorian "continues to bring life threatening conditions" to islands in the Bahamas
Nigerian insecurity requires urgent attention, U.N. rapporteur warns
Nigeria was a 'pressure cooker of internal conflict' which could spill over to other countries, said a U.N. special rapporteur
Fire hazard: Children struggle to breathe as smoke chokes Amazon city
At Porto Velho health centres, lines of concerned parents waiting to get treatment for their children have lengthened as Amazon fires escalated
Riscos do incêndio: crianças têm dificuldade para respirar em cidade sufocada pela fumaça na Amazônia
Nos postos de saúde de Porto Velho, as filas de mães e pais preocupados que aguardam tratamento para os filhos têm crescido conforme os incêndios na Amazônia se propagam