US and Japan help to head off looming Philippine oil disaster
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Japanese and US experts were helping efforts to contain the Philippines' worst oil spill as the coastguard warned of a &quot;looming ecological timebomb.&quot;
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Four people were rescued in the Philippines yesterday from a building that collapsed and was buried in mud 10 days ago when two devastating storms struck the country&#39;s north-east.
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The US is sending up to 600 marines and relief supplies to flood-ravaged areas of the Philippines.
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Thousands were evacuated, flights canceled and fishing boats told to seek shelter on Saturday as Typhoon Xangsane whipped toward the Vietnam coast after killing at least 61 people in the Philippines.
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Tsunami scientists and public safety officials are closely watching an earthquake-prone nation with thousands of miles of crowded coastlines for signs of an imminent disaster. Indonesia? Japan? Try the United States.
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The US, Australia, Japan and India will form an international coalition to lead relief efforts after the Indian Ocean sea surges, the US president has said.
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One of the largest U.S. military relief operations in history helped speed the pace of aid to desperate victims of Asia's tsunami disaster Sunday, delivering critical supplies to haggard survivors in severe need of food and water.
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Certain regions of Japan have begun taking precautionary measures in light of a growing water shortage across the Asian nation.
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The US government and the military in Japan stand ready to help earthquake victims in Niigata following Saturdayâs deadly quake and aftershocks that killed at least 25 people and injured more than 2,700, US officials said Monday.
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Japan sent two destroyers and a surveillance airplane to the Sea of Japan on Thursday, American and Japanese government officials said, after the United States and Japan detected
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US marines have begun arriving in the Philippines to help the relief effort from storms that have left over 1,500 people dead or missing, a US military spokesman said.
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US officials held a conference call yesterday to discuss ways to aid the south Asian countries inundated by the Indian Ocean tsunami.
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A meeting of Asian leaders in the Philippines is postponed because of a coming tropical storm, officials say.
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U.S. forces prepared to start winding down their huge tsunami relief effort while donors pledged &#36;1.7 billion to help badly hit Indonesia recover from a calamity which cost 226,000 lives across Asia.
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WASHINGTON -- The United States dispatched disaster specialists and pledged an initial $15 million Monday to Asian countries struck by a massive earthquake and tsunamis.
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WASHINGTON - The US government is offering to help Asian nations struck by a massive earthquake and devastating tsunamis. At least three Americans were among the more than 13,000 people killed.
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Crawford, Texas -- President Bush said Wednesday the United States would spearhead a worldwide effort to provide financial, military and humanitarian assistance to the Asian nations devastated by one of the world&#39;s deadliest natural disasters.