Browsing Manila Bulletin by Place "Washington"

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    • China jams US spy drones over disputed South China Sea 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA)-Sputnik; Bloomberg (Manila Bulletin, May 24, 2015, on page 1-14)
      China tried to electronically jam US drone flights over the disputed South China Sea in order to prevent surveillance on man-made islands Beijing is constructing as a part of an aggressive land reclamation initiative, US ...

    • Greenhouse gas, sea levels at record highs in 2021 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Manila Bulletin, September 2, 2022, on page 5)
      Earth’s concentration of greenhouse gases and sea levels hit new highs in 2021, a US government report said Wednesday, showing that climate change keeps surging ahead despite renewed efforts to curb emissions. “The data ...

    • Japan vows to fight global trade ban on Atlantic bluefin tuna 

      Hasegawa, Kyoko (Manila Bulletin, March 15, 2010, on page B-9)
      Japan vowed Thursday to fight a global trade ban on Atlantic bluefin tuna, the pricey mainstay of sushi and sashimi, as Europe and the United States step up moves to protect the species. The world's largest consumer of ...

    • McCain: US should ignore China's claims in South China Sea 

      Mabasa, Roy C. (Manila Bulletin, September 19, 2015, on page 1-6)
      Republican Senators pressed the Pentagon on Thursday to flex US military muscle by sailing Navy ships within 12 miles of artificial islands Beijing is building to assert its territorial claims in the South China Sea. John ...

    • Sea level rise accelerating 

      (Manila Bulletin, February 15, 2018, on page B8)
      Melting ice sheets in Greenland and Antarctica are speeding up the already fast pace of sea level rise, new satellite research shows. At the current rate, the world's oceans on average will be at least 2 feet (61 centimeters) ...

    • Top scientists: climate change is real threat 

      (Manila Bulletin, June 30, 2016, on page B8)
      Thirty-one of the country's top science organizations are telling Congress that global warming is a real problem and something needs to be done about it. The groups, which represent millions of scientists, sent the letter ...

    • US warship sails near disputed South China Sea islands 

      Reuters (Manila Bulletin, October 2, 2018, on page 3)
      A US Navy destroyer sailed near islands claimed by China in the South China Sea on Sunday, a US official told Reuters, potentially angering Beijing at a time of tense relations between the two countries. Beijing and ...