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Magnitude 7.8 earthquake rocks southern Philippines

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At least 15 people were killed and 129 injured in a magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck the southern Philippines, with tsunami warnings across the coastlines. Children gathered in the courtyard of a Digos elementary school swayed as the ground shook and a metal awning caved in.

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