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Ship with no permit causes ‘nightmare’ Philippine oil spill
Bloomberg News, Published on 14/03/2023
» MANILA: The Philippines is grappling with the fallout of an oil spill south of Manila, with a contractor describing the cleanup as a “logistical nightmare” amid questions on why the ship carrying industrial fuel was able to sail without a permit.
Sri Lanka misses a leader as bailout slips further away
Bloomberg News, Published on 12/07/2022
» Investors are shifting their focus to Sri Lanka’s bilateral creditors as the resignations of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe dim prospects for rapid aid from the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Philippines evacuates thousands in South as storm approaches
Bloomberg News, Published on 21/02/2021
» Philippine authorities evacuated tens of thousands of people in the south of the country on Sunday as tropical storm Dujuan approaches.
Myanmar blocks Facebook as protests gain traction
Bloomberg News, Published on 04/02/2021
» Myanmar’s military-run government has ordered internet service providers to temporarily block access to Facebook amid growing protests days after seizing power from its civilian leadership even though it continued to post updates on the social-media platform.
Indonesian volcano spews ash
Bloomberg News, Published on 17/01/2021
» Mount Semeru volcano on Indonesia’s main Java island spewed hot ash as high as 4km on Saturday, prompting authorities to warn people to keep a distance.
World’s strongest storm kills 16 in Philippines
Bloomberg News, Published on 02/11/2020
» The world’s strongest storm this year killed at least 16 people in the Philippines, with search and rescue underway a day after Typhoon Goni slammed the Southeast Asian nation Sunday.
Duterte seeks laws to curb Philippine inflation, spread wealth
Bloomberg News, Published on 24/07/2018
» MANILA: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has asked lawmakers to pass legislation that will help restrain inflation and spread wealth and power beyond the capital region.
Irma weakens after pummelling Miami
Bloomberg News, Published on 11/09/2017
» MIAMI -- Hurricane Irma converted streets into rivers, hammered Caribbean islands and the Florida Keys with deadly fury, and left about 3 million people without power and millions temporarily displaced.
Fiji cyclone death toll reaches 20
Bloomberg News, Published on 22/02/2016
» WELLINGTON — The death toll from the strongest tropical cyclone ever to hit Fiji climbed to at least 20 as aerial surveillance of affected areas showed entire villages were obliterated as the Category-5 storm roared across the South Pacific nation at the weekend.
'Historic’ snowstorm paralyses eastern US
Bloomberg News, Published on 23/01/2016
» WASHINGTON — A deadly blizzard with bone-chilling winds and potentially record-breaking snowfall slammed the eastern United States on Saturday, as officials urged millions in the storm's path to seek shelter — warning the worst is yet to come.