Por: Associated Press Business October 19, 2022
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan said Wednesday that the World Bank estimates this summer’s record-breaking floods have caused $40 billion in damages in this impoverished South Asian nation. The figure is $10 billion more than an earlier estimate by the Pakistani government. Cash-strapped Pakistan was already facing a serious financial crisis before the heavy monsoon rains hit in mid-June. The rains triggered unprecedented floods that at one point... + full article
The Boston Globe USA Nation October 12, 2022
With new housing plans in the works, Newton is getting closer to meeting the state’s “safe harbor” threshold under the Chapter 40B law, which is intended to encourage more affordable housing construction in Massachusetts.Chapter 40B allows developers to seek waivers from... + más
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ABC News USA World October 07, 2022
ISLAMABAD -- Pakistan on Friday contested a downgrading of its rating by Moody’s Investors Service, insisting it has adequate reserves and financing to pay back foreign debt despite the worst flooding in its history. Such downgrades tend to shake the confidence of investors... + más
Bank to provide $2.5 billion to flood-ravaged Pakistan | Los Angeles Times
Washington announces more aid for floods-ravaged Pakistan | The Boston Globe
Los Angeles Times USA World October 06, 2022
The Asian Development Bank on Wednesday announced it would provide $2.5 billion in aid to flood-ravaged Pakistan, where climate-induced deluges have killed about 1,700 people since mid-June. It would be the largest donation to the impoverished country so far after the World Bank... + más
Flood-ravaged Pakistan contests ratings downgrade by Moody's | ABC News
Associated Press USA Health October 05, 2022
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Alarmed by a surge in disease, the United Nations is asking for five times’ more international aid after deadly floods in Pakistan left millions of survivors homeless and at rising risk of waterborne diseases and other ailments.The U.N. on Tuesday raised its... + más
ABC News USA World September 29, 2022
LONDON -- Though Yasmeen Lari, co-founder of the disaster relief nonprofit Heritage Foundation of Pakistan, is no stranger to distress, she felt “devastated” by one recent photo, which captured a now-deceased mother’s birth as witnesses pulled her infant out of the muddy... + más
Pakistan's 1st woman architect co-creates sustainable shelters with flood survivors | ABC7
Pakistan deploys more doctors to fight diseases after floods | ABC News
ABC7 USA World September 29, 2022
LONDON -- Though Yasmeen Lari, co-founder of the disaster relief nonprofit Heritage Foundation of Pakistan, is no stranger to distress, she felt devastated by one recent photo, which captured a now-deceased mother's birth as witnesses pulled her infant out of the muddy... + más
Pakistan’s 1st woman architect co-creates sustainable shelters with severe flood survivors | ABC News
The Boston Globe USA World September 27, 2022
ISLAMABAD (AP) — The United States has boosted assistance to Pakistan’s flood relief efforts, announcing $10 million in aid, in addition to Washington’s already announced financial assistance of $56.1 million, Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry said Tuesday.Washington is the... + más
World Bank pledges $2 billion for flood-ravaged Pakistan | Associated Press
World Bank pledges $2 billion for flood-ravaged Pakistan | ABC News
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