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Philippine's Typhoon Noult, 10,000 passangers stranded

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, MANILA -- Some 10,200 passengers were stranded in different ports in the Philippines as typhoon Noul, locally known as Dodong, is expected to make a landfall on Sunday, the state disaster management agency said Saturday (10/5).Citing the report of the state weather forecasting agency, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said Noul has slowed down...

South China Sea

Philippines asks UN to speed up ruling on China Sea dispute

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, MANILA -- The Philippines said Thursday it would ask a UN tribunal to expedite its appeal to declare China's expansive claims to the South China Sea invalid, as tensions over the contested waters worsen.A formal request will be filed seeking a resolution on the case within the year or early 2015, foreign department spokesman Charles Jose said."We are...