Philippines

Philippine authorities started moving 200,000 people away from their homes in coastal and mountainous areas because of fears of flooding and landslides as a typhoon made landfall on Thursday, disaster officials said.

Test tube with coronavirus name label is seen in this illustration picture. Photo: Reuters

The first death from the coronavirus outside of China was reported on Sunday and the Beijing government took steps to shore up an economy hit by travel curbs and business shut-downs because of the epidemic.

The world’s vaping industry, which has seen rapid growth, has faced a growing public backlash over concerns of increased use by young people. Photo: Getty Images

The Philippines will outlaw the use and importation of e-cigarettes and arrest anyone using them, its president said on Tuesday, joining a growing number of nations moving to ban devices that have been linked to deaths and addiction.

Clouds partially cover Mayon volcano's crater as it spews a column of ash during another mild eruption in Legazpi City, Albay province, south of Manila. Photo: Reuters

A central Philippine province declared a state of calamity on Tuesday (local time) as a volcano spewed lava that reached the limits of a six-km radius no-go zone and spread ash on nearby farming villages.

Oceanz works to save children as part of a Virtual Global Taskforce (VGT) focused on child exploitation. Photo: Getty Images

A New Zealand police investigation led to the arrest of a couple in the Philippines after they were caught in the act of live-streaming the sexual abuse of their children.