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Philippines starts evacuation ahead of new typhoon

Reuters US Online Report World News 37 days ago

MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines began evacuating thousands of people in northern areas prone to floods and landslides on Tuesday ahead of a powerful typhoon that has gained strength over the Pacific, officials said. Typhoon Lupit, which means "fierce" in Filipino, was ...

Philippines warns of tough times as deficit soars

AFP Asian Edition 37 days ago

The Philippines announced on Monday a wider-than-expected budget deficit and warned of more tough economic times ahead with scarce funds having to be spent on disaster reconstruction efforts. The deficit soared to 237.5 billion pesos (5.08 billion dollars) in the nine months ...

Deaths from Philippine storms nears 1,000: govt

AFP Asian Edition 38 days ago

The death toll from two devastating storms that struck the Philippines over the past month has risen to 858, with ensuing disease outbreaks killing 89 others, the government said Monday. The latest National Disaster Coordinating Council toll is up from 818 on ...

Storm-whipped Philippines to tap US bond market

AFP Asian Edition 41 days ago

The Philippines said Friday it would tap the global bond market shortly for up to one billion dollars amid concern that damage from two tropical storms could dramatically increase its budget deficit. Manila has organised Deutsche Bank and investment banks HSBC and ...

Lippi opens up race to South Africa

AFP Global Edition 43 days ago

Italy coach Marcello Lippi has wasted no time in launching preparations for next year's World Cup, insisting that anyone can force their way into his plans. Italy host Cyprus in Parma on Wednesday in a now meaningless group eight qualification tie after ...

Pampering, proximity and salt make a king of hams

Reuters Life! Online Report 44 days ago

MILAN (Reuters Life!) - You need salt, fresh air, expert hands and nothing else. It might seem like the recipe for a stay at a luxury spa, but these are instead the ingredients for turning a leg of pork into the "King" ...

US choppers bring aid in stricken Philippine city

AP Features 45 days ago

U.S. Marine CH-46 helicopters loaded with rice, sardines and drinking water flew Sunday into a stricken Philippine mountain city where supplies are running short after landslides triggered by a storm blocked roads and buried dozens of residents. Three days after tons of ...

Philippines rescuers struggle to reach isolated areas

AFP Asian Edition 46 days ago

Search and rescue teams on Sunday struggled to reach areas of the northern Philippines cut off by storm-triggered landslides and flooding that have left more than 600 people dead, officials said. In the heavily-damaged northern province of Pangasinan, many towns remained under ...

Philippine floods recede but death, damage tolls mount

AFP Asian Edition 47 days ago

Floodwaters from tropical storm Parma receded in much of the northern Philippines on Saturday but the toll from heavy rain rose further as more bodies were recovered, officials said. A total of 265 people were confirmed dead in landslides and flooding caused ...

Landslide deaths lift Philippine storm toll past 540

AFP Asian Edition 47 days ago

The death toll from two weeks of unprecedented storms across the northern Philippines soared past 540 on Friday after landslides consumed homes and neck-deep floods inundated towns. At least 181 people were killed in a series of rain-triggered landslides overnight Thursday and ...

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