HONG KONG -- The Hong Kong Observatory on Wednesday afternoon downgraded the warning level for super typhoon Ragasa and issued the No. 8 Southeast Gale or Storm Signal as it moves away from Hong Kong.
The signal means that Ragasa will generate winds with a speed of 63 km per hour or more, down from 118 km indicative of the hurricane signal No. 10 issued early Wednesday morning. (Hong Kong-Typhoon)
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MANILA -- Torrential rains and tree-snapping winds from super typhoon Ragasa have battered the northern Philippines over recent days, triggering floods, deadly landslides, and widespread destruction across the archipelago.
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Wednesday reported that four bodies were recovered from a fishing boat that capsized off the coast of Cagayan province, bringing the total death toll from Ragasa to six. (Philippines-Typhoon-Deaths)
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BANGKOK -- Thailand's new coalition government of Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul and his cabinet ministers was sworn into office on Wednesday, following the royal endorsement of the new portfolios last week.
The 36-member cabinet under the Bhumjaithai Party-led coalition recited the oath of allegiance before an audience with King Maha Vajiralongkorn in a traditional ceremony held at Dusit Palace in the capital, Bangkok. (Thailand-New Gov't)
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MANILA -- Philippine President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos is moving to tighten the country's rice import policy by extending the current two-month import suspension and raising tariffs on foreign rice, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said Wednesday.
Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel said Marcos has directed the DA to prepare the necessary orders to extend the import freeze. (Philippines-Rice-Import Ban) Enditem
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