MANILA -- Super Typhoon Fung-wong made landfall over Aurora province in the eastern part of Luzon Island of the Philippines on Sunday night, according to the state weather bureau.
The bureau reported that the Category 5 typhoon hit the municipality of Dinalungan around 9:10 p.m. local time (1310 GMT) on Sunday.
After landfall, Fung-wong is expected to move across the mountainous terrain of northern Luzon and emerge over Lingayen Gulf or the coastal waters of Pangasinan or La Union by Monday morning. (Philippines-Typhoon-Fung-wong)
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YANGON -- Five people were killed and 12 others injured in a car accident in eastern Myanmar's Shan state on Sunday, an official from the Myanmar Fire Services Department said.
The accident occurred at around 1:20 p.m. local time after the car's brakes failed, causing it to plunge into a roadside ditch in Kalaw township, the official said. (Myanmar-Road Accident-Deaths)
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WASHINGTON -- A new survey released on Friday shows that Americans are divided over who is to blame for the longest government shutdown in U.S. history.
A YouGov survey found that 32 percent of respondents blame Democrats for the shutdown, 35 percent blame Republicans, and 28 percent hold both parties equally responsible.
Compared with the previous survey conducted in mid-October, the share blaming mostly Republicans has dropped by 4 percentage points, while the share blaming both sides equally has gone up by 4 percentage points, it showed. (US-Government-Shutdown) Enditem
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