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MANILA, Oct. 2 (Xinhua) — A small volcano in a scenic lake south of Manila erupted on Wednesday afternoon, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said. Teresito Bacolcol, the Philippines’ chief volcanologist, said a “minor phreatomagmatic eruption” occurred in…

Qatar-based news network Al Jazeera said on Sunday that Israeli forces raided its office in the West Bank’s Ramallah city, ordering the bureau to shut down within 45 days. The network’s West Bank bureau chief Walid al-Omari said that the…