southern

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Hundreds of aftershocks have jolted southern Philippines after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake left dozens of people dead and hundreds more injured.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

The quake hit at 7:37 a.m. local time about 20 miles south of the municipality of Maasim off the southern island of Mindanao, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

There is a 20% chance that the weather service will issue heat advisories on Wednesday across the warmer valleys, in particular the southern Salinas, Santa Clarita, and western San Fernando Valleys, the weather service said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

Tehran called the attack a "warning" after strikes on Beirut's southern suburbs.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

An old-growth, or primary, forest habitat of the panda in southern China.

From "Camp Panda" by Catherine Thimmesh