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Typhoon Mawar losing strength as it heads toward Japan’s Okinawa Islands
NAHA, Japan ((DailyNews)) — Typhoon Mawar appeared to be losing force as it headed Wednesday toward Japan’s Okinawa Islands, where the United States...
US renews warning it’ll defend Philippines after China spat
MANILA, Philippines ((DailyNews)) — The United States renewed a warning that it would defend its treaty ally if Filipino forces come under an armed...
Philippines says China ship used laser against coast guard
MANILA, Philippines ((DailyNews)) — The Philippines on Monday accused a Chinese coast guard ship of hitting a Philippine coast guard vessel with a military-grade...
US general to aggressors: Allies are battle-ready in Asia
MANILA, Philippines ((DailyNews)) — American forces and their allies in Asia are ready for battle after years of joint combat exercises, a United States...
US, Philippines agree to larger American military presence
MANILA, Philippines ((DailyNews)) — The United States and the Philippines on Thursday announced plans to expand America’s military presence in the Southeast Asian nation,...
Filipino workers: Oil company abandoned us in Hurricane Ida
NEW ORLEANS ((DailyNews)) — As Hurricane Ida struck the Louisiana Gulf Coast in August 2021, Renato Decena and Rosel Hernandez watched the storm punch...
Nobel winner Maria Ressa, news outlet cleared of tax evasion
MANILA, Philippines ((DailyNews)) — Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa and her online news company were cleared Wednesday of tax evasion charges she said...
China seeks to minimize COVID-19 risk during travel rush
BEIJING ((DailyNews)) — China is seeking to minimize the possibility of a major new COVID-19 outbreak during this month’s Lunar New Year travel rush...
Floods in Philippines leave 51 dead, over a dozen missing
MANILA, Philippines ((DailyNews)) — Thousands of people in the Philippines remained in emergency shelters in the wake of devastating Christmas flooding, as the death...
Philippine Communist Party founder Sison dies in exile at 83
MANILA, Philippines ((DailyNews)) — Jose Maria Sison, the founder of the Communist Party of the Philippines, whose armed wing has been waging one of...