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Xinhua/APP Manila: The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology reported that a magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck off Davao Oriental province in the southern Philippines on Wednesday morning. The earthquakeoccurred…

AFP/APP Taipei: A 6.6-magnitude earthquake struck off Taiwan's northeastern coast on Saturday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said, but there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage. Taiwan's weather service, which put the…

AFP/APP Jamaica: Hurricane Melissa ripped up trees and knocked out power after making landfall in Jamaica on Tuesday as one of the most powerful hurricanes on record, inundating the island nation with rains that threaten flash floods and…

AFP/APP Jamaica: Hurricane Melissa continued to cut a deadly path through the Caribbean on Sunday, intensifying into a powerful Category 4 storm as it crawled at a dangerous pace toward Jamaica and the island of Hispaniola. Melissa…

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…