Kerry Visits Typhoon-Hit Philippines, Announces More Aid

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has visited the typhoon-struck central Philippines, where he pledged $25 million in new humanitarian aid. Speaking in the village hit hardest by the storm, Tacloban, Kerry said he was stunned at the devastation brought on by Typhoon Haiyan, which killed over 6,000 people last month. "We are keeping in our thoughts and prayers the nearly 1,800 people who still remain missing. The United States is committed to doing whatever we can as go forward to...

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