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Scorched: rising natural disasters hit insurer's profit

Scorched: rising natural disasters hit insurer's profit

Australia and New Zealand's biggest insurer has posted a significant drop in annual profit, as major bushfires and floods sparked a wave of claims.

Colombia's deadly earthquake claims at least 111 people

Colombia's deadly earthquake claims at least 111 people

Colombia's deadly earthquake claims at least 111 people

Colombia's deadly earthquake claims at least 111 people

At least 111 people have been killed and dozens of buildings have collapsed in cities across western Colombia after a powerful 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck.

Crews fight fierce wildfire near Athens for fourth day

Crews fight fierce wildfire near Athens for fourth day

Crews fight fierce wildfire near Athens for fourth day

Crews fight fierce wildfire near Athens for fourth day

Authorities in Greece have recovered the bodies of two pilots who died in a mid-air crash with another helicopter while fighting a fire west of Athens.

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Survivors pulled from mall rubble as quake toll rises

Survivors pulled from mall rubble as quake toll rises

Rescuers are racing against time to find people alive amid the destruction after a powerful earthquake rocked southern Japan, killing at least 13 people.

Macron visits fire zone, 'to win this battle together'

Macron visits fire zone, 'to win this battle together'

French authorities say a monster wildfire in the country's southwest has stopped growing, a glimmer of hope since the inferno forced 220,000 people to flee.

AI giant opens Aussie hub to find 'what's coming next'

AI giant opens Aussie hub to find 'what's coming next'

Bushfires, floods and cybersecurity risks will be among the issues probed at an Australian innovation hub opened by a global data centre firm.

Fierce wildfires in Spain kill 11, leave 23 missing

Fierce wildfires in Spain kill 11, leave 23 missing

A wildfire has roared through a community in Spain's south, killing at least 12 people as victims tried to flee the flames in cars and on foot, authorities say.

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Disaster recovery change sparks council funding fears

Disaster recovery change sparks council funding fears

Disaster recovery change sparks council funding fears

Disaster recovery change sparks council funding fears

Outback mayors fear a federal disaster recovery funding change will leave them picking up the tab as a state government pumps money into an Olympics.

Survivors decry slow aid after deadly Venezuela quakes

Survivors decry slow aid after deadly Venezuela quakes

Survivors decry slow aid after deadly Venezuela quakes

Survivors decry slow aid after deadly Venezuela quakes

As the death toll from the Venezuela earthquakes rises to more than 1700, anger is mounting over a lack of government aid and a co-ordinated response.

Bowen to back electrification at UN climate summit

Bowen to back electrification at UN climate summit

Bowen to back electrification at UN climate summit

Bowen to back electrification at UN climate summit

Australia and Turkey have revealed the global oil crisis will prompt a major focus on electrification at the United Nations climate talks in November.

Firefighter dies, 120 homes destroyed in US wildfires

Firefighter dies, 120 homes destroyed in US wildfires

Firefighter dies, 120 homes destroyed in US wildfires

Firefighter dies, 120 homes destroyed in US wildfires

Officials say a firefighter has died battling a wildfire in Florida, while two large fires in Georgia have destroyed more than 120 homes.

Cyclone Vaianu lashes New Zealand's North Island

Cyclone Vaianu lashes New Zealand's North Island

Cyclone Vaianu lashes New Zealand's North Island

Cyclone Vaianu lashes New Zealand's North Island

Hundreds of people have evacuated as a powerful cyclone makes landfall on New Zealand's North Island.

Tourism funding boost to help cyclone-hit towns recover

Tourism funding boost to help cyclone-hit towns recover

Tourism funding boost to help cyclone-hit towns recover

Tourism funding boost to help cyclone-hit towns recover

Towns reliant on tourism will receive help to rebuild with a support package on its way for businesses rocked by Cyclone Narelle.

Maila delays move on Qld, while Solomons count cost

Maila delays move on Qld, while Solomons count cost

Maila delays move on Qld, while Solomons count cost

Maila delays move on Qld, while Solomons count cost

Tropical cyclone Maila has dropped from a category five system as it approaches Papua New Guinea, and should weaken still before reaching Australia.

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Cat-five Maila set to weaken before Queensland crossing

Tropical Cyclone Maila has strengthened in the sea between Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands and has smashed records as a category five storm.

Cyclone's impact set to push supermarket prices higher

Shoppers will pay more for fruit and vegetables in the nation's most isolated capital city after a tropical cyclone tore through a food bowl region.

New cyclone threat looms for battered far north

A potential cyclone is looming off the Australian east coast, threatening further devastation to a region still cleaning up from the last natural disaster.

Crops flattened, towns smashed by rampaging cyclone

Bananas, livestock and vegetables have felt the brunt of Cyclone Narelle as communities clean up following the brutal storm.

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'Screaming winds': severe cyclone pummels holiday town

A severe tropical cyclone has hammered a holiday town, ripping off roofs and flooding homes as it winds its way down Australia's west coast.

Famed outback music festival cancelled after heavy rain

Music festival Birdsville Big Red Bash has been cancelled for 2026 after heavy rains. It's more bad news for live music lovers after the collapse of Bluesfest.

Long-lived cyclone intensifies as it skirts coast

After traversing three states, Cyclone Narelle could intensify into a category five system as it passes a series of isolated coastal communities.

Town on high alert in cyclone's wake amid flood fears

Just when they thought it was safe to forget about the water, residents of a sandbagged outback town are bracing for a second round of flooding.

Rain-hit region braces as tropical storm sweeps past

Top End locals are wary of another flood threat after a former cyclone swept past, causing less damage than first expected as it speeds toward another state.

Biggest cyclone 'in living memory' set to impact coast

Tropical Cyclone Narelle is barrelling toward northern Australia and could impact the coast as a category five system, inflicting winds up to more than 250km/h.

Kenya says death toll from floods almost doubles to 42

Flash flooding has killed at least 42 people in Kenya's capital after wild weather swept away vehicles and disrupted flights at a major airport.

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