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China to step up aid to Philippines amid controversy
Nov 14, 2013 (AFP)
China said Thursday it would increase its aid to the typhoon-pummelled Philippines, after criticism of its initial modest response, but some Chinese web users c...
US carrier arrives with aid as Philippines buries dead
Nov 14, 2013 (AFP)
A huge US aircraft carrier arrived off the coast of the typhoon-hit Philippines Thursday, offering hope of a dramatic uptick in aid to destitute survivors as of...
US aircraft carrier arrives in Philippines: Navy
Nov 14, 2013 (AFP)
The United States Navy said Thursday its aircraft carrier the USS George Washington had arrived in the Philippines to aid an emergency relief operation followin...
UN admits failings as Philippines aid effort gets into gear
Nov 14, 2013 (AFP)
The United States said relief channels were belatedly opening up in the typhoon-ravaged Philippines on Thursday as the UN admitted it had not acted quickly enou...
Hong Kong holds fast to sanctions deadline for the Philippines
Nov 14, 2013 (AFP)
While offers of aid for the Philippines pour in from around the world following the devastating impact of Typhoon Haiyan, Hong Kong has vowed to press ahead wit...
Obama calls on US to aid storm-ravaged Philippines
Nov 14, 2013 (AFP)
US President Barack Obama Wednesday encouraged Americans to donate money to support aid for survivors of Super Typhoon Haiyan which ripped through the Philippin...
Philippines buries some dead as survivors beg for help
Nov 14, 2013 (AFP)
Scores of decaying bodies were laid in mass graves Thursday as overwhelmed Philippines authorities grappled with disposal of the dead, while the living begged f...
Aid blockages leave typhoon survivors desperate
Nov 14, 2013 (AFP)
Cyrus Trimar lashed his three infants to a roof truss to stop them being washed away by the ocean as Super Typhoon Haiyan ripped through the Philippines. Now he...
Amphibious vehicles to boost Philippine aid effort
Nov 13, 2013 (AFP)
Amphibious vehicles carrying hundreds of US Marines have been ordered into action to help relief efforts in the hard-to-reach Philippines typhoon disaster zone....
Mass burial cancelled as Philippines anger turns deadly
Nov 13, 2013 (AFP)
Gunfire forced the cancellation of a mass burial in the typhoon-ravaged Philippines on Wednesday as authorities struggled to dispose of the dead, while anger am...
US, British warships sent to typhoon-hit Philippines
Nov 12, 2013 (AFP)
US and British warships were deployed Tuesday to the typhoon-ravaged Philippines where well over 10,000 people are feared dead and countless survivors are beggi...
Obama calls Philippine president in wake of typhoon
Nov 12, 2013 (AFP)
President Barack Obama spoke to Philippine President Benigno Aquino Tuesday to express sorrow for the destruction left by Typhoon Haiyan and to coordinate US he...
Philippine typhoon survivors hope to escape apocalypse
Nov 12, 2013 (AFP)
In the withered heart of the Philippines' typhoon disaster zone, defeated survivors abandoned hopes Tuesday of a dignified burial for their loved ones and tried...
Japan lawmaker incurs wrath over imperial taboo
Nov 12, 2013 (AFP)
A fierce row over a breach of imperial etiquette has gripped Japan but commentators say the protocol slip is a convenient excuse to attack someone who dares to ...
UN to launch major aid appeal for battered Philippines
Nov 12, 2013 (AFP)
The United Nations was Tuesday poised to appeal for hundreds of millions of dollars in emergency aid for the tyhoon-ravaged Philippines, as a massive internatio...
UN launches $300m appeal as warships head to Philippines
Nov 12, 2013 (AFP)
The UN launched an appeal for more than $300 million in aid as US and British warships on Wednesday steamed towards the typhoon-ravaged Philippines, where thous...
Global aid response gathers pace for Philippines
Nov 12, 2013 (AFP)
The global response to the horrific typhoon disaster in the Philippines gathered pace Tuesday, with the launch of a $300 million appeal by the United Nations as...
Philippine aid convoy ambushed as troops quell looting
Nov 12, 2013 (AFP)
Philippine troops killed two communist insurgents who attacked an aid convoy en route to typhoon-devastated Tacloban on Tuesday, the military said, as soldiers ...
Curfew, armoured vehicles for typhoon-hit Philippine town
Nov 12, 2013 (AFP)
The Philippine government said Tuesday it had deployed armoured vehicles, set up checkpoints and imposed a curfew to help end looting in a city devastated by Su...
US marines in Philippines typhoon rescue race
Nov 11, 2013 (AFP)
US marines on Monday joined a frantic effort to rescue famished survivors of a typhoon that may have killed 10,000 people in the Philippines, as the government ...
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