Philippines
Food running out, Philippine typhoon survivors warn
By Neil Jerome Morales and Karen Lema MANILA (Reuters) -Philippine officials and residents of areas that bore the brunt of...
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Philippines grapples with typhoon aftermath as death toll tops 300
By Karen Lema and Enrico Dela Cruz MANILA (Reuters) - More than 300 people have been in killed by a...
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Philippines reports dozens more deaths from Typhoon Rai
By Enrico Dela Cruz MANILA (Reuters) -At least 72 people died in the central Philippine province of Bohol in the...
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Philippines’ election agency rejects bid to disqualify Marcos Jr
MANILA (Reuters) - Electoral authorities in the Philippines have rejected the first of a series of complaints seeking to disqualify...
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Philippines’ feared death toll from Typhoon Rai rises to 31
MANILA (Reuters) -The feared death toll from a typhoon that battered the Philippines has risen to 31, officials said on...
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Death toll from powerful typhoon in Philippines climbs to 12
By Karen Lema and Enrico Dela Cruz MANILA (Reuters) - The death toll from a typhoon that slammed into the...
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Typhoon Rai intensifies to Cat 5 storm as it slams Philippines
By Neil Jerome Morales and Karen Lema MANILA (Reuters) - Typhoon Rai rapidly intensified to a Category 5 storm before...
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Blinken says U.S. to look at more Myanmar measures, plans ASEAN summit
By Humeyra Pamuk and Rozanna Latiff KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) -U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday the United...
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Philippines scales down mass vaccinations as typhoon approaches
MANILA (Reuters) - An incoming typhoon has forced the Philippines to delay COVID-19 vaccinations of millions of people living in...
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Philippines’ Duterte quits senate race in new election twist
By Karen Lema and Neil Jerome Morales MANILA (Reuters) - Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday withdrew his bid to...
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Blinken touts deeper U.S. engagement amid concern over ‘aggressive’ China
By Humeyra Pamuk JAKARTA (Reuters) - Secretary of State Antony Blinken touted on Tuesday a U.S. strategy to deepen its...
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Nobel Peace laureate Muratov says war between Russia and Ukraine possible
By Nerijus Adomaitis and Gwladys Fouche OSLO (Reuters) -People in positions of power in Russia are actively promoting the idea...
Read moreJournalist shot dead in “cowardly” killing in Philippines
MANILA (Reuters) - A Filipino journalist who formerly worked with Reuters has been killed in a drive-by shooting, authorities said...
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Social media platforms jeopardise elections, Nobel Peace laureate Ressa says
By Nerijus Adomaitis OSLO (Reuters) - Elections worldwide cannot be conducted with integrity as long as social media platforms amplify...
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Philippines’ Supreme Court rules parts of terrorism law unconstitutional
By Enrico Dela Cruz and Neil Jerome Morales MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines' Supreme Court declared two parts of a...
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U.S. wants private sector to operate with full information about China’s Xinjiang
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department on Monday said it wants the private sector to operate with full information...
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Philippines tentatively reopens schools as COVID-19 cases ease
By Eloisa Lopez and Jay Ereño MANILA (Reuters) - Some children in the Philippines' capital Manila returned to school on...
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WHO urges Asia-Pacific to ready for Omicron-driven surge in infections
MANILA (Reuters) - Asia-Pacific countries should boost their healthcare capacity and fully vaccinate their people to prepare for a surge...
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Croatia’s tourism sector short of one-third of workforce for next year
ZAGREB (Reuters) - Croatia's tourist facilities face a shortage of up to one-third of their workforce next year, head of...
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Philippines court to allow Nobel laureate Ressa to go to Norway
MANILA (Reuters) - Philippine journalist Maria Ressa will be allowed to travel so she can accept her Nobel Peace Prize...
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