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South China Sea: Philippines and Beijing await court ruling
An international tribunal is set to give a long-awaited ruling, with implications for China's controversial claims in the disputed South China Sea. The case at the tribunal in The Hague was brought by the Philippines, which argues Chinese activity in the region is against international law. China claims about 90% of the...
China Wants Disputed South Sea Off G-7 Agenda
China has warned the Group of Seven (G-7) countries against holding talks that it argues could worsen tensions in the South China Sea. Maritime disputes are one of a host of issues that leaders of the seven countries are expected to discuss during their meetings in Tokyo this week. U.S. President Barack Obama, speaking at the...
Obama plans ‘MILITARY RESPONSE’ after China intercepts US aircraft over South China Sea
Two Chinese fighters have carried out an "unsafe" intercept of a US military aircraft over the South China Sea, the Pentagon says. The incident happened in international airspace on 17 May as the US maritime reconnaissance aircraft carried out a routine patrol in the area, it added. Tensions in the region have...
The shifting sea routes of Europe’s refugee crisis, in charts and maps
Twice in the past two weeks, dozens, if not hundreds, of people have drowned in the Mediterranean Sea — but in both those cases, not one of them was Syrian. For the past year, the world has been largely focused on the rafts filled with refugees from Syria's civil war that have traveled incessantly from Turkey to the...
Japan could release cancer causing RADIOACTIVE water into the sea in nuclear clean-up
CANCER fears have been sparked in Japan after releasing radioactive water into the sea was suggested as part of a major nuclear clean-up. Officials are becoming increasingly concerned by the huge levels of irradiated water building up at the Fukushima nuclear facility which needs to be disposed with. Currently thousands of...
South China Sea: Australian troops join Philippines, US for annual Balikiatan military training drills
South China Sea: Australian troops join Philippines, US for annual Balikiatan military training drills THOUSANDS of US and Philippine troops, along with Australian defence forces, began annual drills to prepare to quickly respond to a range of potential crises, including in the disputed South China Sea. The exercises have been...
Ocean sanctuary size of France announced by New Zealand in landmark deal
New Zealand will build an ocean sanctuary the size of France – one of the largest on Earth, in order to preserve marine life in a vast stretch of the South Pacific making up 15 percent of the country’s exclusive economic zone. The zone, announced by Prime Minister John Key, will be twice the size of the...
Plenty of fish in the sea? Half of ocean life died out in 45 years – report
Overfishing and other similar threats have caused the number of fish and animals in the ocean to have halved since 1970 with conservation group WWF calling the situation ‘critical’. Common threats for global species decline: habitat loss, over fishing/hunting, and climate change. — EWS WWF (@ews_wwf) October...