In the southern Philippines, a magnitude-5.7 earthquake rattled North Cotabato province and nearby areas late Saturday as people slept, damaging more than 140 houses and several school buildings and setting off a landslide that partially blocked a road with boulders, officials said.

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Despite the late hour and cold weather, more than a thousand people stood by the quayside watching the event on a giant screen.

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Another earthquake jolted the southern Philippines late Saturday, injuring at least 33 people and damaging more than 140 houses.

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The number of people newly infected has remained relatively stable since the late 1990s, and the more accurate estimate does not change that, the CDC said.

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