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Coral reefs cheaper than concrete to protect cost cites
Coral reefs are as good as concrete defenses in protecting tropical coastal cities from rising seas but are far cheaper, scientists said in a study published on Tuesday. Instead of committing billions of dollars to build ...
- May 21, 2014
Talks to save oceans kick off
World leaders convene at UN headquarters next week for the first major bid to solve the toughest problems facing our oceans, from coral bleaching to plastic pollution, overfishing and rising seas due to climate change. The ...
- June 5, 2017
PH fears China will build island on Panatag Shoal
The Philippines expects China to try to build on the Scarborough Shoal, the country's Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said on Tuesday, a move he said would be "unacceptable" in the flash-point waterway. In an interview ...
- February 8, 2017
Du30 to China: We're pals but don't touch Pag-asa
President Duterte has told China not to “touch” Pag-asa Island, the largest in the Kalayaan Island Group occupied by Filipinos, otherwise he would send Philippine troops on a “suicide mission” in response. The President, ...
- April 6, 2019
China warns US on sea patrols in disputed sea
Chinese media on Thursday slammed the United States for "ceaseless provocations" in the South China Sea and said China's military should be "ready to launch countermeasures." In a rebuff to China on Tuesday, US Defense ...
- October 16, 2015
TV cartoons urge children to save seas
Coral reefs may be dying off at an alarming rate and pollution and overfishing emptying the seas . But fear not. Help is at hand in the form of a new wave of cartoon superheroes determined to save the oceans.Muppets creators ...
- November 7, 2016
G7 to address West Philippine Sea dispute
Regional alarm is growing as China aggressively stakes its claim to most of the sea, including a large-scale island-building program. The United States has also urged China and other nations to halt reclamation. Presidential ...
- June 8, 2015
Obama warns China: Don't 'throw elbows'
US President Barack Obama on Monday weighed in on territorial disputes in the South China Sea, urging regional powers, particularly China, to respect the law and stop "throwing elbows." As several Asian regional powers ...
- June 3, 2015
China preps nuke bombers on disputed reefs
The Philippines has come within easy reach of China’s top-ofthe-line nuclear strike-capable bomber after the Chinese military demonstrated that it could operate from its artificial islands in the South China Sea, according ...
- May 20, 2018
China sends 2nd aircraft carrier off to sea trials
China’s first domestically manufactured aircraft carrier started sea trials on Sunday, state media said, a landmark in Beijing’s ambitious plans to modernize its navy as the Asian giant presses its claims in disputed ...
- May 14, 2018