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Philippines becomes first Asian country to approve sale of dengue vaccine Dengvaxia

December 23, 2015

Philippines became the first Asian country to approve the sale of the world’s first ever dengue vaccine Dengvaxia in the country. The Dengvaxia vaccine has been manufactured by French pharmaceutical manufacturer Sanofi Pasteur. It has been designed to protect people ..

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Typhoon Melor hits central Philippines

December 15, 2015

Powerful Typhoon Melor (also known as Nona) has hit the central Philippines battering the coast with powerful winds with speed of 200 kph followed by intense rainfall. The eye of tropical cyclone (typhoon) Melor made its landfall over the northern ..

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Philippines to host 2015 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit

November 16, 2015

Philippines is going to host 2015 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit from 18–19 November 2015 in its capital city Manila for the first time in nearly two decades. It is second time Philippines hosting the Asia-Pacific region’s most high-level business ..

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Typhoon Koppu hits northern Philippines

October 19, 2015

Powerful Typhoon Koppu (also known as Lando) has hit the northern Philippines battering the coast with powerful winds with speed of 240 kph. The eye of tropical cyclone (typhoon) Koppu has struck the remote northern coastal town of Casiguran which ..

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Floyd Mayweather Jr defeats Manny Pacquiao to win World Welterweight title of Boxing

May 3, 2015

American boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. has won the unified World Welterweight title of World Boxing Council, World Boxing Organisation and World Boxing Association. To win this title he defeated Manny Pacquiao from Philippines on a unanimous decision with Judges Scores ..

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Tropical storm Jangmi hits Philippines

January 1, 2015

Tropical storm Jangmi has hit Surigao del Sur province on northern Mindanao in Philippines. This tropical storm is locally is known as Seniang. This storm had approached the land with gusts wind of 100 kph resulting heavy rain. This heavy ..

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Typhoon Hagupit approaches Philippines

December 7, 2014

Typhoon Hagupit has approached Philippines and has made landfall in the town of Dolores in the eastern Philippines with terrifying winds and intense rain pounding in the eastern part. The powerful storm from the typhoon which has its origin from ..

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India inks FTA in Services, Investments With ASEAN

September 9, 2014

India inked a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) in services and investments with the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN), paving the mode for a more relaxed movement of professionals and additionally opening prospects for investments between India and ASEAN. ..

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Typhoon Rammasun (Glenda) hits Philippines

July 19, 2014

Even as the Philippines was trying to recover from the destruction caused by super typhoon Haiyan last year, another typhoon Rammasun smashed large parts of the Philippines killing one person and forcing hundreds of thousands to take shelter in evacuation ..

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Typhoon Neoguri: Super typhoon moving towards Japan

July 7, 2014

A super typhoon named Neoguri was advancing north for Japan on July 7, 2014, set to lash the southern Okinawa archipelagoes with heavy rain and powerful winds before making landfall on Kyushu, Japan’s westernmost main island. The typhoon was already ..

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