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AFP/APP Sydney: A powerful 6.9-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Papua New Guinea's New Britain Island early Saturday morning, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported. The shallow quake occurred at a depth of 10…

SPA/APP Washington: A 5.0-magnitude earthquake struck the coast of Guam, a US territory in the Pacific Ocean, on Monday. According to the US Geological Survey, the epicenter was situated 219 kilometers from the village of Yigo on the…

AFP/APP Manila: Super Typhoon Man-yi struck the Philippines on Saturday, unleashing destructive winds and massive waves as authorities warned of a "potentially catastrophic and life-threatening" impact. The typhoon made landfall on…

AFP/APP Manila: Hundreds of Filipinos have fled their homes as Typhoon Man-Yi approaches the Philippines, further compounding the devastation from recent storms. Typhoon Usagi caused severe flooding in northern Luzon, leaving…

AFP/APP Havana: Power was partially restored across Cuba on Thursday, a day after Hurricane Rafael, a Category 3 storm, swept across the island, leaving nearly 10 million people without electricity for the second time in just a month.…

AFP/APP East Flores, Indonesia: At least six people died after a volcano in eastern Indonesia erupted several times overnight, officials said Monday, raising the alert level to the highest of a four-tiered system. Mount Lewotobi…

AFP/APP Havana: Seventy percent of Cuba's population has power again as the island recovers from a nationwide blackout and a hurricane that left seven people dead, the government said Tuesday. The lights went out across the…

News Desk Cape Town: In a decisive move to protect endangered waterfowl, South Africa has announced a plan to bomb Marion Island with pesticide-laden pellets to eliminate invasive rats that have been attacking and eating the island's…

AFP/APP Los Angeles: Hurricane Hone, a Category 1 storm, brushed past Hawaii's largest island on Sunday, bringing heavy rain and dangerous swells, according to the US National Hurricane Center. The Pacific storm, with maximum…

AFP  India: Six people have been killed in floods precipitated by torrential rains across northeast India and neighbouring Bangladesh that inundated the homes of more than a million others, officials said Wednesday.  Monsoon rains…