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UN’s Ban calls for more funds for typhoon-stricken Philippines
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on December 21st, 2013
Reuters: U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon stepped up an appeal for funds to help the Philippines recover from a devastating typhoon last month after visiting stricken areas on Saturday.
"I was very saddened by what I have seen in Tacloban -- total destruction, and an enormous number of people have been lost, we need to support them," Ban told Reuters after driving miles past flattened and damaged houses.
Haiyan reduced almost everything in its path to rubble when it swept ashore in the central Philippines...
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Harsh weather, floods challenge U.S. holiday travelers
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on December 21st, 2013
Reuters: Holiday travelers heading home for Christmas may face some rough going this weekend as a winter storm threatens tornadoes, floods, snow and ice for a wide swath of the United States.
Forecasters are predicting up to a foot of snow for some parts of the Midwest, while other states slightly to the east already have flood watches in effect. Snow had already begun in parts of Idaho and Oregon by late afternoon on Friday, and was expected to continue on Saturday.
Some 94.5 million people in the...