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One of the Philippines' most active volcanoes erupted on Tuesday, sending ash up to 4,000 metres into the sky. The explosion of Mount Kanlaon on central Negros island, one of the country’s 24 ...

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A restive Philippine volcano briefly erupted Tuesday ... There were no reports of injuries or damage from Mount Kanlaon’s latest eruption after dawn that lasted ...