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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.
Project to reduce poverty and improve health and education outcomes in 376,000 households in poorest provinces and municipalitie
Symstream Technology Group Ltd., a worldwide leader in wireless-technology, announced today an alliance with Machine2Machine Interactive Intelligence Inc. , a pioneering M2M technology enabler and provider in the Asia Pacific region.
Nov. 16 (Bloomberg) -- The Philippines, the world’s biggest rice buyer, issued its third tender for 2010 supplies after storms damaged crops and the country accelerates imports to secure shipments amid surging prices.
The cat world will spend the weekend looking for its top dog. The Western Hemisphere's largest show for felines, the Cat Fanciers' Association International Cat...
If you have tried to call a friend in the Philippines today, chances are you would have been waiting an awful long time for that phone to be answered -- because just about everyone here has been fixed on the nearest TV screen.
Soberano Wants To Help Grow The Sport In China
Manny Pacquiao's 12th-round TKO of Miguel Cotto was the top-drawing pay-per-view bout of 2009 with 1.25 million purchases worth 70 million dollars in revenue, Home Box Office Sports said Friday.
An Alaskan company is breaking into the international market with a premium vodka that is winning critical reviews in the tasting world. The vodka is called Permafrost and the central ingredient is a humble potato grown right in the Mat-Su Valley.
Santa Claus once again will be able to get children's letters at his workshop at the North Pole. The U.S. Postal Service has decided to resume the Letters to Santa program at the North Pole Post Office.
NEW YORK -- In highly orchestrated raids across five continents this week, Interpol officers in Europe, drug agents in the United States and task forces from Sweden to Singapore hunted down counterfeit prescription drugs in an effort to stem a rapidly growing criminal business preying on financia...
Chicken legs, cranberries and mini-pumpkin pies were the fare for some first grade Pilgrims and Indians at Fannin Elementary Friday.
Leong Ian Veng won the Hotel Fortuna MAC/HKG Interport Race today as the Macau Special Administrative Region swept the podium for the second straight year in a shortened race. Second across the line was his Son Veng Racing Team teammate Wong Hou Man while Sergio de Lacerda finished third.
National Guard troops based in Janesville and Elkhorn are getting an international education as they oversee supply convoys in southern Iraq.
WASHINGTON COUNTY Maj. Gen. Russell Scrappy P. Hartle was a contemporary of several famous World War II generals and served in command posts.
WBO Super-Flyweight champion Marvin Sonsona (14-0 12KO) lost his world title on the scales Saturday morning in advance of his scheduled fight tonight versus Alejandro Hernandez (22-7-1 12KO). The 19-year-old Philippine boxer came in over two pounds over the 115 pound weight limit at 117.6 pounds.
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