Typhoon Hagupit leaves at least 21 dead, disaster preparedness saves lives

At least 21 people were killed by the storm, the Red Cross said, with the eastern island of Samar worst hit, but it caused far less damage than feared. Thousands of people are heading home after...

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Remembering the 2004 tsunami in Banda Aceh

Ten years after a tsunami hit this city on Dec. 26, 2004, killing 167,000 people, roads and bridges have been rebuilt, there are houses on the beach, trees have grown back, and the millions of tons...

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Six killed as private jet crashes on Maryland home

A private jet has crashed into a house in a suburb of Washington DC, killing three people on board and three on the ground, fire officials say. The small plane came down in Gaithersburg, Maryland,...

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