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Powerful 6.2-magnitude quake hits off Istanbul coast

Istanbul, Turkey—An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.2 hit the Marmara Sea near the western outskirts of Istanbul on Wednesday, officials said, with the impact...

Philippine humanitarian team returns home after Myanmar mission

The Philippine Inter-Agency Humanitarian Contingent (PIAHC), dispatched to Myanmar to assist in search, rescue and relief efforts after the devastating magnitude 7.7 earthquake, has...

Grieving Dominicans start burying 200+ victims of nightclub disaster

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic—Grief-stricken Dominicans on Thursday began holding funerals for loved ones who were among at least 220 people killed in a nightclub rooftop...

DFA confirms second Filipino fatality in Myanmar quake

Two of the four Filipinos who went missing after the powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake in Myanmar on March 28 have been found, the Department of...

Filipino dies in Myanmar quake; three still missing

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) announced on Wednesday that the remains of one of the four Filipinos previously reported missing in Mandalay, the...

Kanlaon Volcano eruption shuts schools, disrupts daily life

NEGROS OCCIDENTAL — The eruption of Mount Kanlaon early Tuesday morning, April 8, has impacted at least 15 barangays in Negros Occidental, prompting widespread...

PH rescue team focuses on search in Myanmar

The 91-member Philippine team deployed to Myanmar following the magnitude-7.7 earthquake on March 28 focused on search and retrieval at the collapsed Jade City...

97 Filipinos near Myanmar quake epicenter move to Yangon this week

Nearly 100 Filipinos from Mandalay, the area hardest hit by the recent 7.7 magnitude earthquake in Myanmar, are set to be relocated to Yangon...

Myanmar quake victim rescued after 5 days as aid calls grow

Mandalay, Myanmar—Rescuers on Wednesday pulled a man alive from the rubble five days after Myanmar's devastating earthquake, as calls grew for the junta to allow...

Myanmar declares week of mourning as hopes fade for quake survivors

Mandalay, Myanmar—Myanmar's ruling junta declared a week of national mourning on Monday for the country's devastating earthquake, which has killed more than 1,700 people, as...

Prayers and tears for Eid in quake-hit Mandalay

Mandalay, Myanmar—Hundreds of grieving Muslims gathered for Eid prayers in the street in Mandalay on Monday, the death and destruction of Myanmar's huge earthquake casting...

Philippines to send humanitarian team after deadly quake

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has directed government agencies to mobilize resources and extend humanitarian assistance to Myanmar and Thailand following a powerful magnitude-7.7 earthquake...

Myanmar quake a top-level emergency, WHO seeks urgent funding

Geneva, Switzerland—The World Health Organization said Sunday the Myanmar earthquake was a top-level emergency as it urgently sought $8 million to save lives and prevent...

Aftershocks rattle Mandalay as rescuers search for survivors

Mandalay, Myanmar—Residents scoured collapsed buildings Sunday searching for survivors as aftershocks rattled the devastated city of Mandalay, two days after a massive earthquake killed at...
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