"We must emphasize the urgent need to bridge the gap between aspiration and reality through a recalibration of the government ...
The death toll from Typhoon Kalmaegi in the Philippines climbed to 66 on Wednesday as residents of hardest-hit Cebu province ...
Nearly 80 percent of the world’s poor—887 million people--live in regions that are exposed to extreme heat, flooding and ...
In teeming Manila, where poverty runs deep and millions lack adequate shelter, some of the living have found refuge among the ...
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At least 9 dead in Afghanistan quake

A strong earthquake killed at least nine people in northern Afghanistan, authorities said on Monday, just months after another deadly tremor left the country reeling.
Half or 50 percent of Filipinos consider themselves poor, a survey from Social Weather Stations (SWS) conducted from September 24 to 30 showed. The SWS ...
IN teeming Manila, where poverty runs deep and millions lack adequate shelter, some of the living have found refuge among the dead.
In teeming Manila, where poverty runs deep and millions lack adequate shelter, some of the living have found refuge among the ...
MANILA: Residents sought refuge on rooftops and cars floated through flooded streets on Tuesday (Nov 4) as Typhoon Kalmaegi ...
MANILA: At least five people have been killed and hundreds of thousands displaced as rains driven by Typhoon Kalmaegi flooded ...
A society cannot continue when the majority is left with mere crumbs. The outrageous accumulation of wealth in a few hands –a hallmark of capitalism– must ...
No official word has been released on the number of casualties or the extent of the damages incurred in the crash.