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Anger erupts as 1,700 still missing in Ecuador quake

by Florence PANOUSSIAN PEDERNALES,Ecuador (AFP) --The death toll from Ecuador's earthquake was feared to rise sharply as authorities warned Tuesday…

President Aquino: The voice of the people will prevail

CALBAYOG CITY, SAMAR, April 20 - President Benigno S. Aquino III on vowed that the voice of the Filipinos will…

Texas floods kill at least seven

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Flooding triggered by heavy rains in and around Houston has killed at least seven people…

Food tips for the home during disaster

Some hazards are naturally occurring physical phenomena caused either by rapid or slow onset events which can be geophysical like…

Climate change may boost spread of Zika, other viruses

by Marlowe HOOD PARIS,France (AFP) -- As Europe and the United States brace for the likely arrival of the Zika…

Ecuador quake: 480 confirmed dead, but 1,700 more missing

QUITO, Ecuador (AFP) -- Some 1,700 people are still missing three days after a big earthquake struck Ecuador, an official…

Yahoo logs loss as it courts potential buyers

by Glenn CHAPMAN SAN Francisco, United States (AFP) -- Yahoo reported a quarterly loss on Tuesday as the struggling Internet…

Philippine presidential candidate apologizes for rape remark

  MANILA,Philippines (AFP) -- Leading Philippine presidential candidate Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday finally apologized for his apparent joke about the…

Fewer foreigners arrive in Switzerland amid anti-immigration mood

ZURICH (Reuters) – Migration to Switzerland slowed in early 2016, authorities said on Tuesday, as the country moves closer towards…

Hopes dim for Ecuador quake survivors; death toll hits 443

(Reuters) PEDERNALES/CANOA, Ecuador Rescuers in Ecuador were losing hope of finding more survivors on Tuesday from an earthquake which killed…

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