More than 100 people are reported to have been killed as a tropical storm swept through the southern Philippines, with dozens more missing.

Storm Tembin brought flash flooding and mudslides to parts of Mindanao island.

Two towns badly hit were Tubod and Piagapo, where a number of homes were buried by boulders.

Tembin, with winds of up to 80km/h (50 mph), has now passed across Mindanao and is heading towards the southern tip of Palawan before moving further west.

The Philippines suffers regularly from deadly tropical storms, although Mindanao is not often hit.

Tembin, known as Vinta in the Philippines, started lashing Mindanao on Friday, with a state of emergency declared in some parts, including the Lanao del Norte and Lanao del Sur regions.

Disaster management officials quoted by the Philippine Daily Inquirer said there were at least 62 fatalities in Lanao del Norte, another 46 in Zamboanga del Norte and at least 18 in Lanao del Sur.

Tubod police officer Gerry Parami told the AFP news agency that there had been at least 19 deaths in the town, which is in Lanao del Norte.

“The river rose and most of the homes were swept away. The village is no longer there,” he said.

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He said volunteers were digging through mud to try to recover bodies in the village of Dalama.

A special meeting will be held between a Sri Lankan team of officials and officials from the Russian Plant Quarantine institute in Moscow today (December 25).

The main focus of the meeting is to hold comprehensive discussions on the temporary ban that Russia recently imposed on Sri Lankan tea. A team of nine members consisting of representatives from the Ministry of Plantation and Ceylon Tea Board left for Russia last morning, in a bid to negotiate the relaxation of the ban.

Russia imposed temporary restrictions on Sri Lankan tea on Dec. 18 after an insect was found in the packaging of one consignment of tea.

A special meeting will be held between a Sri Lankan team of officials and officials from the Russian Plant Quarantine institute in Moscow today (December 25).

The main focus of the meeting is to hold comprehensive discussions on the temporary ban that Russia recently imposed on Sri Lankan tea. A team of nine members consisting of representatives from the Ministry of Plantation and Ceylon Tea Board left for Russia last morning, in a bid to negotiate the relaxation of the ban.

Russia imposed temporary restrictions on Sri Lankan tea on Dec. 18 after an insect was found in the packaging of one consignment of tea.

A special meeting will be held between a Sri Lankan team of officials and officials from the Russian Plant Quarantine institute in Moscow today (December 25).

The main focus of the meeting is to hold comprehensive discussions on the temporary ban that Russia recently imposed on Sri Lankan tea. A team of nine members consisting of representatives from the Ministry of Plantation and Ceylon Tea Board left for Russia last morning, in a bid to negotiate the relaxation of the ban.

Russia imposed temporary restrictions on Sri Lankan tea on Dec. 18 after an insect was found in the packaging of one consignment of tea.

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“A Christmas Story” airs around the clock during the holiday season and, believe it or not, the actors from the 1983 film are still getting royalty checks.

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Egypt will raise the price of subway tickets from July, which will increase the current price to three times for many passengers, the Egyptian newspaper said.

According to the newspaper, Transport Minister Hisham Arafat was quoted as saying: The ticket price will start from LE 2 for the first nine stations, and will increase to LE 9 for each additional station.

“The maximum ticket price will reach six pounds for the full line, but reduced subscriptions will be maintained for state employees, university students and schools.

It is noteworthy that the price of the ticket is currently two pounds, for any number of stations, including across the lines, and the newspaper said that this action comes as part of the government’s efforts to cover the additional costs of operation.

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An 8-year-old girl was raped for several months by a gang of teenagers, including a 6-year-old boy, the Mirror reported.

The horrific crime was discovered in Kundwa after the victim complained of stomach ache. Her father took her to the doctor. After the examination, the doctor told her father that she had been raped.

Senior inspectors Miland Jekwad told the Times that the girl had been subjected to a sensitive interrogation. “The girl revealed that the five boys were taking her to an apartment in a building and raping it,” senior inspectors told the Times. Police arrested an 18-year-old man and four minors aged between 12, 10, 9 and 6 years.

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