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APD | ​28 dead, 12 missing as NGOs say water, food and shelter badly needed in coastal communities wrecked by latest cyclone

ByAPDwriterMeloM.AcuñaMANILA,Dec.27(APD)–TheNationalDisasterRiskReductionandManagementCouncil(NDRRMC)confirmed28personsdiedwhile12othershaveremainedmissionafter

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Plane with 100 on board crashes in Kazakhstan

Aplanewith100peopleonboardcrashedinKazakhstanaftertakingofffromAlmatyAirportonFriday.MediareportssaidtheplanebelongstoBekAircompanywith95passengersandfivecrewme

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APD | Typhoon Phanfone death toll rise to 13 in Philippines

ByAPDwriterMeloM.AcunaAtleast13peoplewerereportedtohavediedintyphoon-relatedincidentsinWesternVisayasasof1:00P.M.,today.NineofthecasualtieshavecomefromIloilowhi

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M6.2 earthquake strikes west of Port Hardy, Canada

Anearthquakewithmagnitude6.2struck177kilometerswestofPortHardy,Canada,onTuesday,atadepthof10kilometers,theU.S.GeologicalSurveysaid.Therearenoimmediatereportsofi

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7 Afghan soldiers killed in military camp attack: gov't

SevenAfghanarmysoldierswerekilledandsixsecuritypersonnelwerewoundedafterTalibaninsurgentsattackedajointmilitarycampinthecountrysnorthernBalkhprovinceonTuesday,t

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At least 11 killed and 300 hurt after drinking coconut wine

Atleast11peoplediedandmorethan300senttothehospitalinthePhilippinesafterdrinkingapopularcoconutwinecalledlambanog,accordingtolocalauthoritiesonMonday.Thedrinkisp

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APD | Grenade blast, IED injure soldiers, civilians in Southern Philippines

ByAPDwriterMeloM.AcuñaMANILA,Dec.23(APD)–Sevensoldiersonboardamilitaryvehiclewereinjuredalongwithfourciviliansasunidentifiedteenagerslobbedagrenadeattheirvehicl

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Nine dead as extreme weather hits Spain, Portugal and France

AtleastninepeoplearenowthoughttohavediedafterpowerfulstormshitSpain,PortugalandFrancethisweek,causingwidespreaddamageandfloods.TwostormsstrucktheIberianPeninsul

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French forces kill 33 militants in Mali raid

Frenchforceskilled33IslamistmilitantsinMalionSaturdayusingattackhelicopters,groundtroopsandadrone,neartheborderwithMauritaniawhereagrouplinkedtoalQaedaoperates,

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Just in: Libyan National Army detains ship with Turkish crew

CAIRO,Dec.22(Xinhua)--TheLibyanNationalArmyforceshasseizedaGrenada-flaggedshipwithaTurkishcrewofftheLibyancoast,localmediasaidonSunday.AvesselundertheflagofGren

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Two Australian firefighters die as flames circle Sydney

TwovolunteerAustralianfirefightersdiedwhilebattlingblazesaroundSydney,authoritiessaidonFriday,forcingPrimeMinisterScottMorrisontocutshortavacationinHawaiiastemp

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26 protesters detained, 17 police officers injured in Ukraine

Atotalof26peopleweredetainedand17policeofficersinjuredduringtheprotestinKiev,capitalofUkraine,theKievpolicecommunicationdepartmentannouncedonTuesdaynight.Themos

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APD | Two reported dead, 31 injured as strong earthquakes alarm parts of Mindanao

ByAPDwriterMeloM.AcuñaYesterdayafternoon’s6.9magnitudeearthquakeinthevicinityofMatanao,DavaodelSurtriggeredsome457aftershocksasof5:00A.M.todayastwopersonsdiedwh

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Floods hit southwest France

Violentstorms,highwindsandfloodshitsouthwestFrancethisweekend,leavingonepersondead,anotheronemissingandfiveinjured.Gale-forcewindsleftasmanyas40,000homeswithout

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APD | Strong earthquake rocks Southern Philippines

ByAPDwriterMeloM.AcuñaMANILA–Davaoregionisstillreelingfromtheilleffectsoftherecentearthquakessometwomonthsagowasrockedbyamagnitude6.9earthquakeat2:11P.M.today.I

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15 killed in Boko Haram attack in NE Nigeria

Atleast15peoplewerekilledwhenterrorgroupBokoHaramlaunchedanattackonatowninNigeriasnortheasternstateofBorno,anofficialsaidonSaturday.UsmanZannah,alawmakerreprese

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25 burned to death in Nigeria road accident

Twenty-fivepeoplewereburnedtodeathfollowingaroadaccidentinNigeriasnortheasternstateofBauchi,localpoliceconfirmedonFriday.Oneotherpersonwasseriouslywoundedduetos