Amoss, who wrote a moving plea in the Washington Post after the storm, calling on the country not to turn away from his hometown, says there's a deeper bond with the community as a result.
The craze for Japanese manga is taking the country by storm.
In the depths of the biggest economic crisis in 70 years, many Germans feel that their country has weathered the storm well.
The brunt of the storm hit Myanmar's delta region, the country's bread basket.
In Honduras, classes were canceled in the northern part of the country, where the effects of the storm were felt.
The bird, the New Zealand storm petrel, was spotted a short distance off the country's North Island in November.
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During a year in which the country has suffered unprecedented storm numbers and damage, needs are only escalating.
The command center was reassured that despite some flooding, most Port Arthur homes had weathered the storm well, and the 40 families sheltered at the nearby Rayburn Country Resort would likely be able to return soon.
It appeared Bangladesh would bear the brunt of the storm, only months after monsoon rains brought misery across much of the country.
Oil companies have also been in the "eye of the storm", but the boss of state-run oil giant Sinopec says the country's oil quality standards are to blame for pollution, Economic Information Daily reports.
The storm brought moisture to a region of the country that has been parched for nearly a year, engulfed in the worst drought in decades.
Of course, I know that the storm really did pack a punch in other areas of the country.
He parachuted into Panama during the invasion of that country in 1989 and he served in Operation Desert Storm.
Other parts of the country have detailed plans of what to do if a strong storm or typhoon happens, but it seems that many officials on Mindanao were caught unprepared, she adds.
Bangladesh's meteorological department in Dhaka said the storm will hit areas along the coast at Cox's Bazar, the country's main tourist area.
He parachuted into Panama during the invasion of that country in 1989, and he also served in Operation Desert Storm.
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