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MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A typhoon battered the Philippine capital and surrounding provinces still reeling from recent flooding, sending residents of one town clambering onto rooftops Saturday to escape rising waters. Seven people died and at least five were missing.
Nov. 23 (Bloomberg) -- Asian currencies mostly rose, led by the Philippine peso, on speculation a global economic recovery will help shore up regional trade and investment, bolstering demand for local assets.
On a bleak Saturday morning a group of elderly Filipino veterans eat their burgers in a small McDonald’s, on Roosevelt Avenue in Elmhurst, and talk about family and fighting the Japanese.
SEOUL, South Korea - Asian stock markets were mixed Monday after a decline on Wall Street and as investors hunkered down ahead of a stream of figures that could confirm the U.S. economy is recovering at a slower pace.
MANILA, Philippines (AP) - A Philippine gay rights group is waging a legal battle to be allowed to run in next year's polls after the Elections Commission ruled it cannot register as a political party on grounds that it advocates immorality.
MELBOURNE — In November 1959, officials with the newly formed Ascension Catholic Church conducted their first-ever Sunday Mass inside the Eau Gallie Civic Center.
British TV personality David Frost will be honored at the 37th Annual International Emmy Awards for a wide-ranging career that has taken him from pioneering political satire on television to conducting serious interviews with former President Richard Nixon and other newsmakers.
On a bleak Saturday morning a group of elderly Filipino veterans eat their burgers in a small McDonald’s, on Roosevelt Avenue in Elmhurst, and talk about family and fighting the Japanese.
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Asian stock markets were mixed Monday after a decline on Wall Street and as investors hunkered down ahead of a stream of figures that could confirm the U.S. economy is recovering at a slower pace.
Asian stock markets mixed as investors hunker down ahead of figures on US economy
Nov. 18 (Bloomberg) -- The United Nations almost doubled an appeal for the Philippines after three tropical cyclones left about 1,000 people dead and 1.7 million in need of aid, even though an initial request for funds fell short by two-thirds.
Manny Pacquiao's desire to take on Floyd Mayweather may not be enough to persuade the American to climb into the ring for a dream fight against the Filipino, promoter Bob Arum said on Thursday.
Tehran - Former Iranian vice-president Mohammad-Ali Abtahi was sentenced to a six-year jail term for his involvement in the post-election unrest in June, a news report said Sunday. Abtahi, deputy to reformist president Mohammad Khatami from 1997 to 2...
NEW YORK - Floyd Mayweather Jr. against Manny Pacquiao. A fight too big not to happen. Bob Arum of Pacquiao promoter Top Rank said Thursday he's ready to negotiate a showdown between the top pound-for-pound fighters in the world, even suggesting potential locations and acknowledging that his Filipino star is willing to fight at 147 pounds. Arum is waiting to hear from Golden Boy Promotions chief ...
Sydney - More than 1,000 volunteer firefighters backed by 70 aircraft were tackling more than 100 forest blazes in Australia's parched south-east Sunday. Temperatures topped 40 degrees in Sydney and across New South Wales as emergency services warned...
New Delhi - At least five people were killed and 50 were injured Sunday in three bombings by suspected separatist rebels in India's north-eastern state of Assam, a news report said. The bombs exploded within a span of 40 minutes in the Nalbari distri...
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