In 1960, as the USSR raced toward the first human spaceflight, a rushed missile launch at Baikonur erupted into a firestorm that killed over 100 people in seconds. The tragedy was buried under ...

If you are reading this on the East Coast, congratulations on the warmer weather you’re finally getting this week. It was cold and snowy for a while there. Here in the West, we wish we’d been in your ...

Catastrophe bonds are known to offer highly attractive equity-like returns, low volatility and low correlation to broader financial markets. A subset of insurance-linked securities, CAT bonds have ...

Donald Trump has a lot of odd fixations, both as a person and as a president. He tends to focus his tunnel vision on things he wants: the demolishing of the White House’s East Wing, the renaming of ...

It was 27 December 2004. I was sitting at my computer in my office in Jakarta, Indonesia, my mind busy with plans for the New Year party I had organized with friends in the city, when my phone started ...

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Sydney Sweeney as Millie and Amanda Seyfried as Nina in The Housemaid. Staff Writer Warning: This post contains spoilers for The Housemaid. If you're in the mood for a twisty, high-camp thriller full ...

Lesley Masters is affiliated with Visiting Fellow Institute for Diplomacy and International Affairs, Loughborough London. Visiting International Fellow, Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa ...

A week after releasing “Yes,” his first single since April’s More Chaos, Ken Carson returns with the video for “Catastrophe.” The sparse video feels like a DIY effort, with Ken rapping directly to ...

The climate conformity caucus is breaking up at long last, and the latest evidence is a change of mind by none other than Bill Gates. The Microsoft billionaire turned liberal philanthropist now says ...

Hurricane Melissa has likely triggered Jamaica's $150 million catastrophe bond, structured by Aon. The $150 million bond is designed to help the island rebuild after natural disasters by providing ...