Philippines
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Philippines Volcano Eruption: What we know so far
World | Jan 12, 2020, 09:47 PM ISTThe volcano, named 'Taal' is located in Batangas province South of Philippine capital Manila. Such was force of the eruption, that steam, ash and rocks were hurled 10 to 15 kilometeres into the air.
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Over 31,400 displaced due to quakes in Philippines
World | Nov 04, 2019, 04:43 PM ISTThe earthquakes left 22 dead, two missing and more than 400 injured, reports Efe news. Some 24,000 of those displaced have been housed in evacuation centre in the most severely affected provinces, especially Cotabato and Davao Sur
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Philippines earthquake toll rises to 7, 400 injured
World | Oct 30, 2019, 01:07 PM ISTThe temblor was at a depth of 7 km, and its epicentre was situated around 60 km from Davao, the biggest city in Mindanao and the third biggest in the Philippines, where the intensity of the quake was very strong, Philvocs said
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India, Philippines to continue cooperation in fighting terrorism
World | Oct 20, 2019, 06:40 AM IST"India and Philippines strongly condemn terrorism and commit to continue their cooperation in fighting this global menace! Defence and Maritime security emerge as a new focus area!" Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said in a tweet on Saturday.
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6.4-magnitude quake hits Philippines
World | Oct 16, 2019, 08:06 PM ISTThe tremor was recorded at a depth of 14 km.
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5.2-magnitude earthquake hits Philippines, tremors felt in Manila
World | Sep 13, 2019, 03:23 PM ISTA 5.2-magnitude earthquake hit Philippines on Friday. Tremors were also felt in Manila. The earthquake struck 17 km east of Carlagan in the Quezon province this afternoon.
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8 killed as magnitude-5.4 earthquake jolts Philippines, aftershocks expected
World | Jul 27, 2019, 12:30 PM ISTFive people were killed as an earthquake measuring 5.4 on the Richter Scale hit Philippines on Saturday. Several other people were also reported injured due to the tremors. The local authorities reported that several buildings, including a historic church, have also been damaged due to the earthquake.
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60 foreigners detained in Greater Noida, face deportation
India | Jul 10, 2019, 11:22 PM ISTSixty foreign nationals were detained and face deportation after police searches in Greater Noida found them staying in the country without valid travel documents, officials said.
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Magnitude-5.9 earthquake jolts Philippines, after shocks expected
World | Jul 02, 2019, 09:48 AM ISTPhilippines is often rocked by massive earthquakes which sometimes also results in tsunami warnings. It is on the so-called ‘Pacific Ring of Fire’, an arc of fault lines circling the Pacific Basin which are prone to frequent and large earthquakes. Volcanic eruptions also occur frequently in the region.
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Viral Video: Rooftop swimming pool spills water from skyscraper after earthquake hit Manila
Trending | Apr 25, 2019, 11:39 AM ISTA rooftop swimming pool built on the 53rd floor of the building in Pampanga province too shook by the earthquake. The water cascaded from the pool and it visually turned into a waterfall.
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20 killed, more than 80 injured as bombs hit Philippine cathedral during Sunday mass
World | Jan 27, 2019, 03:17 PM ISTTroops in armored carriers sealed off the main road leading to the church while vehicles transported the dead and wounded to the town hospital.
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Useless, critical Catholic bishops should be killed: Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte
World | Dec 06, 2018, 04:10 PM ISTThe Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) refused to comment.
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Death toll in Philippine landslides rises to 95
World | Sep 24, 2018, 09:11 AM ISTEfforts to locate 40 others still missing in the Naga City landslide that buried some 30 houses are still being made by the rescuers.
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Typhoon Mangkhut batters China after leaving scores dead in Philippines
News | Sep 17, 2018, 11:10 AM ISTTyphoon Mangkhut batters China after leaving scores dead in Philippines
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Typhoon Mangkhut pounds south China after killing 64 in Philippines
World | Sep 16, 2018, 08:41 PM ISTMore than 2.4 million people had been evacuated in southern China’s Guangdong province by Sunday evening to flee the massive typhoon and nearly 50,000 fishing boats were called back to port, state media reported.
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After wreaking havoc in Philippines, Typhoon Mangkhut heads for Hong Kong, southern China
World | Sep 16, 2018, 12:41 PM ISTTyphoon Mangkhut sliced across the northern tip of Luzon Island on Saturday.
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Philippines hit by Typhoon Mangkhut, strongest storm this year
News | Sep 15, 2018, 10:46 PM ISTPhilippines hit by Typhoon Mangkhut, strongest storm this year
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Typhoon Mangkhut tears into many parts of Philippines, over 15,000 people evacuated
World | Sep 15, 2018, 08:05 AM ISTThe typhoon made landfall before dawn in the coastal town of Baggao in Cagayan province on the northern tip of Luzon Island, a breadbasket of flood-prone rice plains and mountain provinces often hit by landslides.
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Philippines raises alert level as volcano eruption intensifies, 5 missing in Oklahoma gas well explosion
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Lava flowing from Philippine volcano, thousands evacuated
World | Jan 15, 2018, 01:12 PM ISTThe Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology increased the alert level for Mount Mayon late Sunday to three on a scale of five, indicating an increased tendency toward a hazardous eruption.