Tropical storm “Nalgae” kills at least 98 people

Since the end of last week, a storm has been ravaging large parts of the Philippines. Nine hundred thousand people had to leave their homes; dozens are still missing. Authorities fear even more deaths.Tropical Storm Nalgae in the Philippines has left nearly a hundred people dead – and authorities fear more victims will still come. As of Monday, 98 people had died, and 63 were missing, the Southeast Asian island nation’s disaster management agency said. That figure, however, does not include dozens of residents of one village who probably fled…

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All Saints’ Day: What does it mean anyway? The holiday at a glance

All Saints Day is a holidayAll Saints Day is on November 1, so it falls on a Tuesday in 2022. In Austria, All Saints’ Day is considered a public holiday. It has a high religious significance but is lived out to varying degrees. All Saints Day Meaning – What is All Saints’ Day, and why do we celebrate All Saints’ Day?All Saints Day is a Catholic Solemnity and thus has special significance in the Catholic faith. The name suggests that it is about all the saints. This is precisely the…

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