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UC concerned over China's interference in SCS
The United States said it’s concerned by reports of China’s interference with oil and gas activities in the disputed waters of the South China Sea, where Vietnam accuses Beijing of violating its sovereignty. State Department ...
- July 22, 2019
Low oxygen levels coral bleaching getting worse in oceans
Global warming is making the world’s oceans sicker, depleting them of oxygen and harming delicate coral reefs more often, two studies show. The lower oxygen levels are making marine life far more vulnerable, the researchers ...
- January 6, 2018
P-noy: South China Sea row a global problem
A concrete runaway suitable for military use being built by China in a disputed part of the south china sea has aroused worldwide concern as global trade is expected to be hit by China reclamation, according to President ...
- April 18, 2015
China ships use water cannon vs Phl supply boats
The Philippines yesterday condemned in the “strongest terms” an incident on Tuesday wherein three Chinese Coast Guard vessels “blocked and water cannoned” two Philippine boats on their way to transport food supplies to ...
- November 19, 2021
405-kg bluefin tuna sold in Tsukiji for $798 per kg
A 405-kilogram bluefin tuna has sold for $320,000 in what may really be Tsukiji market’s last auction at its current site in downtown Tokyo. The winning bid for the prized but threatened species at the predawn auction was ...
- January 6, 2018
US to press patrols in disputed sea as China warns 'meddlers'
The United States Navy will continue patrolling the disputed South China Sea, a top Navy official said Monday, after a Chinese destroyer came dangerously close to an American Navy ship during a "freedom of navigation" ...
- October 31, 2018
Obama talks tough on oil spill
President Barack Obama says his talks with Gulf fishermen and oil spill experts are not an academic exercise. It’s “so I know whose ass to kick.” One target for the presidential foot- Tony Hayward, the embattled chief ...
- June 9, 2010
10 drown in China boat sinking
A boat that capsized on a river in southwest China has left at least 10 people dead with another five still missing, according to state media on Sunday. CCTV said the ship overtuned shortly after it departed on Saturday ...
- September 21, 2021
Oil spill swell to 4 M gallons
Black Hawk helicopters peppered Louisiana's barrier islands with 1-ton sacks of sand Monday to bolster the state's crucial wetlands against an epic oil spill, 4 million gallons and growing, in the Gulf of Mexico. At the ...
- May 12, 2010
Filipino survivor: Livestock ship with 42 crew sank off Japan coast
Japanese rescuers were searching Thursday for a livestock ship with 42 crew members on board that a Filipino survivor said sank during rough weather a day earlier off a southern Japanese island, the coast guard said. The ...
- September 4, 2020