28 h. ago Meghan Markle's dad issues update and hits back at daughter's claims he was 'trapped'

Thomas Markle has set the record straight after his daughter Samantha - who is a half-sister to the Duchess of Sussex - claimed he was trapped in a building in the Philippines after an earthquake

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33 h. ago Philippines earthquake: Major 6.9m tremor kills at least 72 and injures more than 200

The 6.9 magnitude earthquake was one of the most powerful to hit the central region in more than a decade and it struck while many people slept or were at home

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42 h. ago Meghan Markle’s father refutes claims made by her estranged half sister about being stuck in Philippines following earthquake

Duchess’s estranged 81-year-old father relocated to the Philippines earlier this year for a ‘fresh start’

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42 h. ago Meghan’s father says he’s ‘safe’ after Philippines earthquake kills 69

‘Please don’t worry about me, everything is okay,’ Thomas Markle, 81, told reporters

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43 h. ago Meghan Markle's father says he is NOT trapped in the Philippines

Meghan Markle's estranged father has revealed he is 'fine' after fears a huge earthquake had trapped him on 19th floor of his Philippines apartment block.

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46 h. ago Meghan Markle's estranged father urges 'please don't worry about me' after fears he had been trapped on 19th floor of his Philippines apartment after earthquake

Meghan Markle's estranged father has revealed he is 'fine' after fears a huge earthquake had trapped him on 19th floor of his Philippines apartment block.

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48 h. ago Mapped: Philippines earthquake death toll hits 69 as search for survivors continues

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) recorded close to 800 aftershocks by Wednesday afternoon

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48 h. ago Meghan Markle's dad 'trapped after earthquake' as plea issued by half

A 6.9 magnitude earthquake hit the Philippines late on Tuesday night, but as rescuers get to work saving those trapped under the rubble, one victim has some very royal connections

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48 h. ago Dramatic footage emerges of powerful 6.9 magnitude earthquake in the Philippines as heart

This is the moment riders abandon their scooters and rush to hold on to the railings of the Mactan-Mandaue bridge, as it violently shakes during a powerful earthquake in the Philippines.

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49 h. ago A market ablaze, a Philippine earthquake and a dairy show: photos of the day – Wednesday

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49 h. ago Beauty pageant contestants flee as Philippines earthquake hits Miss Asia competition

Beauty pageant contestants in the Philippines were forced to flee the stage when an earthquake rocked the Miss Asia-Pacific competition.

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50 h. ago Meghan Markle's dad 'trapped after massive earthquake' as half

According to Meghan Markle's half -sister Samantha, their dad Thomas, who is estranged from the Duchess, has been caught up in an earthquake that his struck the Philippines, where he now lives

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50 h. ago Philippines earthquake death toll rises to at least 69 as Cebu hospitals struggle

More than 700 aftershocks recorded – mostly minor – while rescuers search for casualties in coastal city of BogoThe death toll from a powerful earthquake in the Philippines has risen to at least 69, with the number of patients overwhelming hospitals on the island of Cebu.Injured children cried and adults screamed as they were treated on beds beneath blue tents outside the Cebu provincial hospital. They had been wheeled outside as a precaution against waves of aftershocks overnight. Continue reading...

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52 h. ago Nearly 70 dead as huge earthquake rocks Philippines just days after 'super typhoon'

Southeast Asia had been recovering from the mammoth Super Typhoon Ragasa when another natural disaster hit, leaving at least 69 people dead in the Philippines when the quake struck

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53 h. ago Philippines earthquake mapped: Death toll rises to 69 in powerful quake as rescuers search for survivors

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) recorded close to 800 aftershocks by Wednesday afternoon

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55 h. ago Philippines earthquake latest: Travel warning for Britons after 69 killed in powerful 6.9

Entire Cebu province declares 'state of calamity' after earthquake brings down homes, splits roads and destroys public buildings

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56 h. ago Munich explosion: Man dead after 'setting fire to parent's home using explosives'

Police raced to a burning residential building in the early hours following reports of explosions and shots fired - with the scene sealed off and one man reportedly dead after a 'family dispute'

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56 h. ago Philippines earthquake latest: Death toll rises to 69 after powerful 6.9

Entire Cebu province declares 'state of calamity' after earthquake brings down homes, splits roads and destroys public buildings

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56 h. ago Moment huge 6.9 magnitude earthquake rocks busy street in Philippines

A powerful 6.9-magnitude earthquake struck the central Philippines on Tuesday night, shaking homes, sending residents fleeing into the streets, and causing widespread power outages.

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58 h. ago Chilling noises heard by roommates of Kentucky cheerleader before dead baby was found in closet

Laken Snelling's former roommates at the University of Kentucky reportedly heard a disturbing noise before they found dead baby inside her closet.

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