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Schools Shut, Flights Cancelled As Typhoon Ragasa Heads To Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong and parts of southern China were on high alert early Wednesday as Super Typhoon Ragasa approached with powerful winds and lashing rain, forcing Chinese authorities to shut down schools and businesses in at least 10 cities.
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Watch: Smoke Fills Air As Kanlaon Volcano Erupts In Philippines
A volcano in the central Philippines erupted early Tuesday morning, sending a plume of ash 4,000 metres (2.5 miles) into the sky and prompting calls for local school cancellations.
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Schools Shut, Flights Cancelled As Typhoon Gaemi Brings Rain In Philippines
Heavy rain from Typhoon Gaemi has flooded the Philippine capital Manila and nearby cities, forcing authorities to shut schools, and offices and cancel flights on Wednesday and declare a state of calamity in a region that is home to 13 million people.
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'So Hot, Can't Breathe': Schools Go Online Amid 47 Degrees In This Country
Extreme heat scorched the Philippines on Wednesday, forcing thousands of schools to suspend in-person classes and prompting warnings for people to limit the amount of time spent outdoors.
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One Of The World's Longest School Closures Threatening To Leave Deep Scars
On Aug. 22, schools in the Philippines will finally reopen their doors to students after two and a half years - one of the longest pandemic-induced school closures in the world.
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Philippines Cancels Online Classes "To Ease Burden" On Students, Teachers
Schools in the Philippine capital Manila were ordered Friday to suspend online classes for a week, as an Omicron-driven record surge in infections ravages the metropolis of 13 million.
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Online Tutors Boosting Incomes as Demand Surges Due to Coronavirus Lockdowns
Online platforms like 51Talk of China Online Education Group and RareJob Philippines, and a host of smaller local Philippine outfits, have seen demand and usage soar since February, bucking the devastating effect on the world's economies from coronavirus, which has infected more than 337,500 people and killed more than 14,500.
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New Powerful 6.5 Magnitude Earthquake Hits South Philippines
A powerful quake struck in the southern Philippines on Thursday promoted people flee homes, schools and malls, with initial reports of damage to some buildings.
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At Least Three Dead, Six Missing, As Storm Hits Philippines
At least three people died and six were missing after a major storm caused widespread flooding in and around the Philippine capital on Tuesday, forcing schools, government offices and businesses to shut down.
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Pro-ISIS Terrorists Flee Primary School, All Hostages Unharmed: Army
The Philippine military said terrorists fled from a primary school in the south on Wednesday, leaving behind 31 hostages unharmed, including 12 children, after a day-long gunbattle with troops. There was no word of casualties in the incident at Pigcawayan town, which is about 190 km south of Marawi City, where fighting between government troops and...
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Terrorists Enter Primary School In Philippine, Take Hostages: Army
Terrorists occupied a primary school and took hostages in a southern Philippine village on Wednesday, a few hours drive from a city where other jihadists were fighting a month-long war, authorities said.
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Super Typhoon Kills At Least 4 In Philippines
One of the most powerful typhoons to ever hit the Philippines killed at least four people as it destroyed houses, tore roofs off schools and uprooted giant trees on Thursday.
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Teacher Who Paid For Sex With 12,000 Women Convicted Over Naked Child Photos
A former school headteacher, who reportedly paid for sex with 12,000 women in the Philippines, has been convicted in Japan for taking photos of naked Filipino girls.
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Typhoon Melor Intensifies, Threatens Central Philippines
Authorities shut schools and suspended fishing and ferry services in the central Philippines today as a category 3 typhoon barrelled along the eastern seaboard, dumping heavy rains that could cause flooding and landslides.
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Poisonous Candies: School Children Fall Sick In Philippines
Hundreds of schoolchildren in the southern Philippines have fallen sick after eating durian-flavoured sweets
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Schools Shut, Flights Cancelled As Typhoon Ragasa Heads To Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong and parts of southern China were on high alert early Wednesday as Super Typhoon Ragasa approached with powerful winds and lashing rain, forcing Chinese authorities to shut down schools and businesses in at least 10 cities.
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Watch: Smoke Fills Air As Kanlaon Volcano Erupts In Philippines
A volcano in the central Philippines erupted early Tuesday morning, sending a plume of ash 4,000 metres (2.5 miles) into the sky and prompting calls for local school cancellations.
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Schools Shut, Flights Cancelled As Typhoon Gaemi Brings Rain In Philippines
Heavy rain from Typhoon Gaemi has flooded the Philippine capital Manila and nearby cities, forcing authorities to shut schools, and offices and cancel flights on Wednesday and declare a state of calamity in a region that is home to 13 million people.
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'So Hot, Can't Breathe': Schools Go Online Amid 47 Degrees In This Country
Extreme heat scorched the Philippines on Wednesday, forcing thousands of schools to suspend in-person classes and prompting warnings for people to limit the amount of time spent outdoors.
-
One Of The World's Longest School Closures Threatening To Leave Deep Scars
On Aug. 22, schools in the Philippines will finally reopen their doors to students after two and a half years - one of the longest pandemic-induced school closures in the world.
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Philippines Cancels Online Classes "To Ease Burden" On Students, Teachers
Schools in the Philippine capital Manila were ordered Friday to suspend online classes for a week, as an Omicron-driven record surge in infections ravages the metropolis of 13 million.
-
Online Tutors Boosting Incomes as Demand Surges Due to Coronavirus Lockdowns
Online platforms like 51Talk of China Online Education Group and RareJob Philippines, and a host of smaller local Philippine outfits, have seen demand and usage soar since February, bucking the devastating effect on the world's economies from coronavirus, which has infected more than 337,500 people and killed more than 14,500.
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New Powerful 6.5 Magnitude Earthquake Hits South Philippines
A powerful quake struck in the southern Philippines on Thursday promoted people flee homes, schools and malls, with initial reports of damage to some buildings.
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At Least Three Dead, Six Missing, As Storm Hits Philippines
At least three people died and six were missing after a major storm caused widespread flooding in and around the Philippine capital on Tuesday, forcing schools, government offices and businesses to shut down.
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Pro-ISIS Terrorists Flee Primary School, All Hostages Unharmed: Army
The Philippine military said terrorists fled from a primary school in the south on Wednesday, leaving behind 31 hostages unharmed, including 12 children, after a day-long gunbattle with troops. There was no word of casualties in the incident at Pigcawayan town, which is about 190 km south of Marawi City, where fighting between government troops and...
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Terrorists Enter Primary School In Philippine, Take Hostages: Army
Terrorists occupied a primary school and took hostages in a southern Philippine village on Wednesday, a few hours drive from a city where other jihadists were fighting a month-long war, authorities said.
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Super Typhoon Kills At Least 4 In Philippines
One of the most powerful typhoons to ever hit the Philippines killed at least four people as it destroyed houses, tore roofs off schools and uprooted giant trees on Thursday.
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Teacher Who Paid For Sex With 12,000 Women Convicted Over Naked Child Photos
A former school headteacher, who reportedly paid for sex with 12,000 women in the Philippines, has been convicted in Japan for taking photos of naked Filipino girls.
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Typhoon Melor Intensifies, Threatens Central Philippines
Authorities shut schools and suspended fishing and ferry services in the central Philippines today as a category 3 typhoon barrelled along the eastern seaboard, dumping heavy rains that could cause flooding and landslides.
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Poisonous Candies: School Children Fall Sick In Philippines
Hundreds of schoolchildren in the southern Philippines have fallen sick after eating durian-flavoured sweets
