Typhoon Hagupit
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Storm exits, sparing Philippines of huge losses
World | Dec 09, 2014, 10:59 AM ISTPhilippines: A storm that began as a frighteningly powerful typhoon started to blow away from the Philippines on Tuesday, after leaving at least 21 people dead and forcing more than a million into shelters.Typhoon Hagupit
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Typhoon Hagupit: Philippines suspends classes, work in three regions
World | Dec 08, 2014, 08:38 AM ISTManila: The Philippines suspended Monday, classes and work in government offices in three regions, including metropolitan Manila, as the country grapples with the massive Typhoon Hagupit (Ruby)."By authority of the President (Benigno Aquino III), classes
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UN agencies prepare for response as Typhoon Hagupit approaches
World | Dec 06, 2014, 07:19 AM ISTUnited Nations: UN agencies prepared for an emergency response before the massive Typhoon Hagupit made landfall in the Philippines Saturday.The World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) said Friday that Typhoon Hagupit, also known as Ruby, is expected
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Philippines braces for powerful, erratic typhoon
World | Dec 05, 2014, 11:05 AM ISTManila: A wide swath of the Philippines, including the capital Manila, braced on Friday for a dangerously erratic and powerful typhoon approaching from the Pacific, about a year after the country was lashed by Typhoon
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Approaching Philippine storm brings back nightmare
World | Dec 04, 2014, 01:15 PM ISTManila: Villagers fled their coastal homes and sparked panic-buying in grocery stores and gas stations in a central Philippine region Thursday as an approaching powerful storm brought back nightmares of last year's deadly onslaught from