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The 2024 Yemen floods were a series of severe weather events caused by heavy rainfall that struck Yemen in July and August 2024, resulting in widespread devastation across multiple provinces. The floods led to at least 61 deaths, [ 1 ] the displacement of thousands, and extensive damage to infrastructure and agriculture.
A protest (also called a demonstration, remonstration, or remonstrance) is a public act of objection, disapproval or dissent against political advantage. [1] [2] Protests can be thought of as acts of cooperation in which numerous people cooperate by attending, and share the potential costs and risks of doing so. [3]
The disconnect between perceived value and listing prices drives potential buyers away. “So buyers look for a home they think should be $350,000. And it costs $500,000,” Gerli said.
States generally do not impose property taxes. [6] Many overlapping jurisdictions may have authority to tax the same property. [7] These include counties or parishes, cities and/or towns, school districts, utility districts, and special taxing authorities which vary by state. Few states impose a tax on the value of property.
The U.N.'s humanitarian office in Yemen said Wednesday afternoon that Friday floods in the Maqbnah district in Taiz city killed 15 people, cleared agricultural lands and damaged homes and ...
Yemen’s Houthi rebels said Monday they had arrested members of an “American-Israeli spy network” days after detaining at least 11 U.N. staffers along with others from aid organizations. Maj.
According to the OECD in 2012 the top 0.6% of world population (consisting of adults with more than US$1 million in assets) or the 42 million richest people in the world held 39.3% of world wealth. The next 4.4% (311 million people) held 32.3% of world wealth. The bottom 95% held 28.4% of world wealth.
Over the last decade, projects funded by the World Bank have physically or economically displaced an estimated 3.4 million people, forcing them from their homes, taking their land or damaging their livelihoods. The World Bank has regularly failed to live up to its own policies for protecting people harmed by projects it finances.