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US rejects nearly all Chinese claims in South China Sea
The Trump administration escalated its actions against China on Monday by stepping squarely into one of the most sensitive regional issues dividing them and rejecting outright nearly all of Beijing’s significant maritime ...
- July 15, 2020
Surfing events wiped out until June amid outbreak
The World Surf League is canceling or postponing all events through the end of May, citing the continued evolution of the coronavirus pandemic. WSL events at Bells Beach in southeast Australia and at the Margaret River on ...
- March 18, 2020
Pilot whales in Australia: Nearly 500 stranded, 380 dead
More pilot whales were found stranded in Australia on Wednesday, raising the estimated total to nearly 500, including 380 that have died, in the largest mass stranding ever recorded in the country. Authorities had already ...
- September 27, 2020
China blasts U.S. joint carrier exercises in South China Sea
China on Monday accused the US of flexing its military muscles in the South China Sea by conducting joint exercises with two US aircraft carrier groups in the strategic waterway. Foreign ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian ...
- July 8, 2020
Half of world’s sandy beaches at risk from climate change
Scientists say that half of the world’s sandy beaches could disappear by the end of the century if climate change continues unchecked. Researchers at the European Union’s Joint Research Center in Ispra, Italy, used satellite ...
- March 8, 2020
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