Where is it safe to travel in 2024? See the updated list
Planning a vacation? Here are the countries that pose the maximum risk for travelers in 2024 — and also the ones that are the safest — according to International SOS. …
Libya
Over 60 people dead after boat carrying migrants capsizes off Libya – National
A boat carrying dozens of migrants trying to reach Europe capsized off the coast of Libya, leaving more than 60 people dead, including women and children, the U.N. migration agency …
50 oil and gas companies pledge to cut operational emissions
DUBAI: Fifty oil and gas companies representing 40 percent of global production pledged to decarbonise their operations by 2050 at the UN’s COP28 climate talks in Dubai on Saturday.Saudi giant …
Flooded city divided to stave off disease outbreaks
Associated Press DERNA, Libya — Authorities have divided Libya’s flood-stricken city of Derna into four sections to create buffers in case of disease outbreaks, the prime minister of Libya’s eastern …
Storm-hit Libya needs tens of millions in aid, relief groups say
Members of the rescue teams from the Egyptian army carry a dead body as they walk in the mud between the destroyed buildings, after a powerful storm and heavy rainfall …
Libya Floods Death Count Rises To 11,300, Over 10,000 Still Missing: UN
Severe drinking water problems have gripped Libya’s eastern city of Derna Washington: The death count from catastrophic flooding in Libya’s eastern city of Derna has climbed to 11,300, the United …
Libyan and Moroccan Canadians step up help after disasters: ‘Like family’ – National
As recovery efforts and work continue to assess the damage from the deadly earthquake in Morocco and devastating floods in Libya, communities in Canada are working to get supplies and …
More than 10,000 still missing in Libya
By Yousef Mourad | Associated Press DERNA, Libya — Libyan authorities limited access to the flooded city of Derna on Friday to make it easier for searchers to dig through …
Death toll soars to 11,300 from flooding in Libya
DERNA, Libya (AP) — The death toll in Libya’s coastal city of Derna has soared to 11,300 as search efforts continue following a massive flood fed by the breaching of …
Searchers scramble in Libya as death toll hits 5,100
By SAMY MAGDY and YOUSEF MURAD (Associated Press) DERNA, Libya (AP) — Search teams combed streets, wrecked buildings and even the sea Wednesday to look for bodies in a coastal …