Pope Francis has left the Philippines after drawing what the Catholic bastion says was a record crowd of six million faithful in a Manila park where he celebrated Mass.

The Pope travelled to the far eastern Philippines to comfort survivors of the devastating Typhoon Haiyan, then cut his own trip short because of another approaching storm.

Ecstatic crowds greeted Pope Francis as he arrived in the Philippines, Asia’s most populous Catholic nation, for the first papal visit in 20 years.

Flash floods and landslides triggered by Tropical Storm Jangmi have left at least 31 people dead and seven missing in the Philippines, including in areas still recovering from last year’s Typhoon Haiyan.

More than 20 people have been killed and more than a million driven from their homes following Typhoon Hagupit, which struck the Philippines over the weekend.

There are concerns torrential rain in the Philippines caused by Typhoon Hagupit could now trigger landslides.

Typhoon Hagupit knocked out power in coastal provinces, mowed down trees and sent more than 650,000 people into shelters as it roared through the Philippines, but lessons from last year’s disaster seem to have avoided mass deaths.

Aid workers have described deserted streets and scenes of destruction in the Philippines as a typhoon started to work its way across the country.

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A typhoon has blasted through the northern Philippines, leaving at least 38 people dead and forcing more than half a million to flee its wind and rain.

A woman whose medical card is under review had been hit with a bill for €850 for additional nights her premature baby spent in a special care unit, delegates attending the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation annual conference heard.

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A half-Irish child prodigy, who astonished scientists with his abilities in chemistry, biology, mathematics, and computer programming, is now doing the same for the world of entertainment.

Two of the country’s leading charities spent €500,000 on their Christmas gifts radio advertising campaigns in 2013.

Nurses are raising funds to send Filipino colleagues back home to work with communities destroyed by Typhoon Haiyan.

Exploding fireworks sprayed from the sails of the Sydney Opera House and the Australian city’s harbour bridge at midnight as the world ushered in a new year.

Conor McGregor’s up-and-down year in MMA made him Ireland’s most googled sports personality, edging out Gareth Bale and the worldwide clicks leader, Oscar Pistorius.

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The death toll from Typhoon Haiyan in the central Philippines has breached 6,000, with nearly 1,800 people still missing, officials said.

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The United Nations is investigating reports that aid has yet to reach remote parts of the Philippines, a month after a devastating typhoon.

Ireland has sent another 16 tonnes of life-saving supplies to the Philippines.

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FILIPINOS are used to a seemingly never-ending pattern of storms, earthquakes, and volcano eruptions, but typhoon Haiyan is now officially one of the deadliest disasters to strike the country.

Manny Pacquiao showed he remains one of the planet’s classiest fighters as he bounced back from his shocking knockout loss to Juan Manuel Marquez with a unanimous points victory over Brandon Rios.

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The death toll has doubled to more than 5,000 in typhoon-ridden Philippines as families continue to flee the worst hit areas and loved ones are reunited.

Rural communities hit by the super typhoon in the Philippines are refusing to eat fish for fear it may contain human remains, while their livelihoods were also destroyed during the coastal destruction.

Surviving a super typhoon is one thing, going into labour aboard a military plane during an emergency evacuation is quite another.

Counting the dead in the Philippines is a grisly and haunting experience for those courageous enough to carry out the work.

An Irish charity is travelling to the Philippines to provide internet and phone access to those affected by Typhoon Haiyan so they can re-connect with their families.

Children pick their way through rubble searching desperately for their parent’s bodies while begging passers-by for water and food.

At face value, it may have appeared more than a little crass of the Asian Tour to go ahead with the Manila Masters last week in the wake of the devastation that visited other parts of the Philippines in the form of Typhoon Haiyan.

“Always be ready for anything, you never know what will happen to you.”

Ireland is doubling its financial aid to the disaster-struck Philippines.

Ireland is doubling its financial aid to the disaster-struck Philippines.

Churches in parts of the Philippines destroyed by Typhoon Haiyan are holding Sunday services.

The UN has called for £190m aid for the victims of Typhoon Haiyan.

The Philippine government has defended its efforts to deliver assistance to victims of Typhoon Haiyan.

Soldiers are distributing rice and water in the typhoon-devastated Philippines and chainsaw-wielding teams are cutting debris from blocked roads as the aid effort picks up pace.

Desperation gripped Philippine islands devastated by Typhoon Haiyan as looting turned deadly and survivors panicked over shortages of food, water and medicine, some digging up underground water pipes and smashing them open.

Around 100 tonnes of emergency supplies from Ireland is arriving today in the Philippines as part of an international relief effort in the devastated country.

The UK will deploy a Royal Navy warship and donate a total of £10m (€11.9m) to help the millions of people affected by the devastating typhoon in the Philippines, David Cameron has said.