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Philippines: Large Mindanao quake displaced roughly 20,000

Philippines: Large Mindanao quake displaced roughly 20,000 June 9, 2026Rescuers continued their search of damaged and collapsed buildings in General Santos city and the surrounding area on Tuesday, a day after the strongest earthquake to hit the Philippines this year killed 37 people and displaced around 20,000. The Office of Civil Defense said only four people were still considered missing on official records in the southern provinces of Mindanao, but it said that several collapsed and...

Deutsche Welle 1d ago

A 7.8 magnitude quake in the Philippines kills at least 19, fells buildings and sets off a tsunami

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Phys.org 2d ago

Urgent Foreign Office alert for Brits travelling to Philippines after huge earthquake hits island

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Daily Mirror 2d ago

A 7.8 magnitude quake in the Philippines kills at least 32, collapses buildings and sparks tsunami

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Fox News 2d ago

Israel and Hezbollah trade new attacks despite Trump promise of de-escalatoion

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NBC News 8d ago

The retaking of Cuba

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Al Jazeera 2d ago

USAA to return nearly $1 billion to Florida members as legal reforms help lower insurance costs

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Karen Read sues the police who investigated her for her boyfriend’s murder

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Wrongful Arrest Exposes Failures in One of the Oldest Police Face-Recognition Tools in the US

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Ukraine Is Not Losing. Russia Is Not Winning.

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The Atlantic 3d ago