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'World's biggest' freshwater fish in Mekong
A fisherman on the Mekong river in Cambodia has hooked the biggest freshwater fish ever recorded, scientists said – a 300-kilogram stingray. The giant freshwater stingray, which measured four meters (13 feet) from snout ...
- June 22, 2022
At least seven dead in Indonesia overloaded boat selfie accident
Seven Indonesians drowned after an overloaded boat capsized because of tourists attempting a selfie in a reservoir on Java island, police said Sunday. The accident happened when all 20 passengers suddenly moved to the one ...
- May 17, 2021
Chinese patrol boat steers close to PCG ship off Scarborough
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has accused its Chinese counterpart of steering one of its ships within meters of a Filipino patrol vessel in the disputed South China Sea, breaking international rules and risking a ...
- March 28, 2022
'Dead fish everywhere' in Germany, Poland after feared chemical dump
Thousands of fish have washed up dead on the Oder river running through Germany and Poland, sparking warnings of an environmental disaster as residents are urged to stay away from the water. The fish floating by the German ...
- August 14, 2022
US vows to be 'more assertive' in responding to sea violations
The US military warned Thursday (Friday in Manila) its warships would be “more assertive” in responding to violations of international law, citing in particular Beijing, which it said had expansionist ambitions in the South ...
- December 19, 2020
Submarine found cracked apart off Bali, 53 crew dead
A missing Indonesian submarine has been found cracked apart on the seafloor in waters off Bali, the military said Sunday, as it confirmed that all 53 crew were dead. "There were parts of KRI Nanggala 402 - it was broken ...
- April 26, 2021
39 Filipinos in sunken cattle ship off Japan
Japanese coast guard rescuers searched Thursday for the remaining 42 crew, including 39 Filipinos, of a ship believed to have sunk in a typhoon, after a lone survivor was found bobbing in a lifejacket. The 11,947-ton Gulf ...
- September 4, 2020
Search for kin of ‘Lonesome George’ on
A scientific expedition to the Galapagos Islands will spend 10 days searching for relatives of two tortoise species believed to be extinct, including those of the archipelago’s Lonesome George, park officials said Friday. ...
- January 26, 2020
China names Islands; move to roil neighbors
China on Tuesday defended its naming of 80 islands and other geographical features in the South China Sea in a move likely to anger neighbours as the country asserts its territorial claims. A joint announcement of the names ...
- April 23, 2020
US, China swap charges; rivalry mars SEA talks
Washington's top diplomat urged Southeast Asia on Thursday to cut ties with Chinese companies helping build islands in the disputed waters of the South China Sea, even as Beijing denounced the United States as “the biggest ...
- September 11, 2020