Rising sea levels threaten sovereign credit ratings: Moody’s
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Economic shocks stemming from rising sea levels pose a long-term risk to the sovereign credit ratings of
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Death toll in Philippine typhoon rises to 10 as storm moves off
FILE PHOTO: A man walks past electric poles lying on the main highway after Typhoon Kammuri hit Camalig town, Philippines,
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Typhoon hits Philippines, disrupting travel, work
MANILA (Reuters) – A typhoon struck the Philippines on Tuesday bringing heavy rains and prompting preemptive halts in air travel,
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‘Abominable’ film axed in Malaysia after rebuffing order to cut China map
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – DreamWorks’ animated movie “Abominable” will not be released in Malaysia after its producers declined to meet
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Ship carrying waste arrives back in Canada from the Philippines
The ship Anna Maersk is docked at Roberts Bank port carrying 69 containers of mostly paper and plastic waste returned
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Canada will accept garbage containers wrongly sent to Philippines, says Manila
TORONTO (Reuters) – Canada has agreed to take back 69 containers of garbage that were wrongly sent to the Philippines
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Death toll from Philippine landslides, floods climbs to 85
MANILA (Reuters) – The death toll from landslides and devastating floods in the central Philippines triggered by a tropical depression
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Philippine cyclone leaves at least 22 dead
MANILA (Reuters) – At least 22 people have died due to landslides and flooding triggered by a tropical cyclone that
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Strong quake strikes off Philippines, tsunami warning withdrawn
MANILA (Reuters) – A strong earthquake of 6.9 magnitude struck off the southern Philippine island of Mindanao on Saturday, raising
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Philippines braces for ‘very destructive’ typhoon
MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine authorities evacuated more areas on Friday and warned an estimated 5.2 million people in the path
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