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Raeisi orders relief for Iran’s flood-hit regions

President Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi ordered his chief of staff and the energy minister to mobilize efforts to help flood-hit people in Iran’s south.

Raeisi urges speedy relief operations in quake-hit southwest

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President urges speedy relief operations in quake-stricken areas

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani urged speedy relief operations in quake-stricken areas in the southwestern province of Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad.

UN stands ready to support relief, in aftermath of deadly India flash floods

The United Nations stands ready, if necessary, to contribute to ongoing rescue and assistance efforts, following a glacier burst and subsequent flash flooding in northern India, Secretary-General António Guterres said.

Insurance agents biggest COVID-19 relief payout beneficiaries: Data

Insurance agents made up the biggest portion of workers who received emergency relief payouts from the government amid the new coronavirus pandemic, data showed on Sunday.

China considers further relief as deadline nears on $211b in bad debt

In the battle to keep millions of China’s smaller businesses afloat, banks are counting on being allowed another round of exceptions for borrowers falling behind on payments.

Relief operations underway in flood-hit areas

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Iran VP orders urgent relief operations in flood-hit areas

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Brexit delay gives some relief to UK housing market: RICS

Britain’s Brexit-battered housing market steadied in May and a measure of prices improved as the delay in the country’s European Union exit gave some encouragement to buyers, a survey showed on Thursday.

UK property market ‘in line for summer Brexit relief rally’

The property market is likely to stage a Brexit ‘relief rally’ over the summer, according to Britain’s biggest property website, as it revealed signs of bounceback in prices over the past month.

US Midwest gripped by bitter cold but relief ahead

Brutally cold temperatures gripped the US Midwest on Thursday, freezing water mains, causing power outages, canceling flights and straining natural gas supplies.

Indonesia to double disaster relief budget in 2019 after year of tragedies

Indonesia will more than double its disaster response budget to 15 trillion rupiah ($1.06 billion) in 2019, officials said on Tuesday, after a series of major natural disasters devastated three regions of the vast archipelago last year.

Rouhani calls for immediate relief for flood-hit regions

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Eurozone creditors reach ‘historic’ deal on Greek debt relief

Eurozone governments have brokered a long-awaited debt relief deal for Greece, pushing back repayment deadlines on almost €100 billion of bailout loans as the country prepares to exit its era of financial rescue programs.

Relief operations underway a week after devastating quake

Rescue and relief operations continue in Kermanshah a week after a deadly earthquake struck the western Iranian province on November 12.