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Philippine supertyphoon Rai ‘exceeded all predictions’ – forecaster
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Philippine supertyphoon Rai ‘exceeded all predictions’ – forecaster

SINGAPORE, Dec 22 (Reuters) – The rapid intensification that turned this week’s Typhoon Rai into the strongest storm to hit…
Typhoon deaths in Philippines top 100, mayors appeal for aid
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Typhoon deaths in Philippines top 100, mayors appeal for aid

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The governor of an island province in the central Philippines said Sunday at least 63 people…
Philippines tentatively reopens schools as COVID-19 cases ease
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Philippines tentatively reopens schools as COVID-19 cases ease

MANILA, Dec 6 (Reuters) – Some children in the Philippines’ capital Manila returned to school on Monday after a near…
In major ocean polluter Philippines, group turns plastic waste into planks
Environment

In major ocean polluter Philippines, group turns plastic waste into planks

MANILA, Oct 25 (Reuters) – A group of recyclers in the Philippines is trying to ease the country’s worsening plastic…
Philippine Nobel winner Ressa calls Facebook ‘biased against facts’
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Philippine Nobel winner Ressa calls Facebook ‘biased against facts’

MANILA, Oct 9 (Reuters) – Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa used her new prominence to criticize Facebook as a…
Journalists from Philippines, Russia get Nobel Peace Prize
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Journalists from Philippines, Russia get Nobel Peace Prize

OSLO (AP) — Journalists Maria Ressa of the Philippines and Dmitry Muratov of Russia won the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize…
In Dubai, Filipina pulls no punches in jokes on Mideast life
Middle East

In Dubai, Filipina pulls no punches in jokes on Mideast life

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Peering out into the darkened audience of a Dubai bar, comedian Imah Dumagay leaned…
Asia Today: India records 320K cases as foreign help arrives
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Asia Today: India records 320K cases as foreign help arrives

NEW DELHI (AP) — India recorded more than 320,000 new cases of coronavirus infection Tuesday as a grim surge of…
Philippines lifts suspension on AstraZeneca vaccine for under 60s
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Philippines lifts suspension on AstraZeneca vaccine for under 60s

The Philippines will resume administering AstraZeneca’s (AZN.L) COVID-19 vaccine to people below 60 years of age, health officials said on…
Asia Today: India overtakes Brazil as 2nd-worst hit country
World

Asia Today: India overtakes Brazil as 2nd-worst hit country

NEW DELHI (AP) — India reported another record daily surge in coronavirus infections Monday to overtake Brazil as the second-worst…
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