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Deadly Algal Bloom Devastating South Australia Coast
South Australia is currently in the grip of a deadly toxic algal bloom. A bloom of the algae Karenia mikimotoi that began in March has…
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Archaeologists in Peru unveil 3,500-year-old city that linked coast and Andes
Archaeologists unveil Peñico, a city that thrived 3,500 years ago, linking Pacific coast cultures with those in the Amazon. Archaeologists…
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Tropical Storm Barbara forms off the southwestern coast of Mexico
Tropical Storm Barbara has formed off the coast of Southwestern Mexico, the National Hurricane Center in Miami said Sunday. There are no…
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Ukraine says it shot down Russian jet after Black Sea coast targeted
Ukraine said on Saturday it had shot down a Russian fighter jet near the Russian port city of Novorossiysk using a naval drone. The…
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Ukraine war: Russian Black Sea coast targeted, Kharkhiv hit by drones
The Russian region of Krasnodar on the Black Sea has come under attack, local Governor Veniamin Kondratyev said early on Saturday, hours…
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Mexican mayoral candidate killed in Gulf coast town at start of municipal campaigns
XALAPA, Mexico (AP) — On the first day of campaigning for municipal elections in the Gulf coast state of Veracruz, armed men killed a…
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West Coast Ports Brace for China Tariffs to Dent Import Volume Within Days
Census Bureau data released on Tuesday showed a surge in U.S. imports starting last fall, from $268 billion at the end of October to $343…
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Wife of U.S. Coast Guard member arrested over expired visa after security check for military housing
The wife of an active-duty Coast Guardsman was arrested earlier this week by federal immigration authorities inside the family residential…
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Trump sends US warship to China's coast
By John Feng is Newsweek's contributing editor for Asia based in Taichung, Taiwan. His focus is on East Asian politics. He has covered…
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Main opposition leader removed from Ivory Coast electoral list
Ivory Coast's main opposition leader has been removed from the electoral roll by the judiciary which says he is ineligible to run in…
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3 Malaysian Men Arrested for Illegally Entering Singapore Waters; Coast Guard Officer Injured in Chase
The Singapore Police Force (SPF) announced on Saturday, April 19, that the Police Coast Guard had detained three males for unlawfully…
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Former Credit Suisse boss to run for Ivory Coast president
Former Credit Suisse boss Tidjane Thiam is to run for president in Ivory Coast's forthcoming election, his party has confirmed. Thiam, 62,…
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Hiker plummets 100 feet off California coast, desperately clings to life above ocean rocks
Fire and coast guard teams in Humboldt County staged a laborious rescue operation Saturday after a hiker who strayed off California’s Lost…
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PSP Chairman Tan Cheng Bock to Contest Upcoming General Election in West Coast
Tan Cheng Bock, the founder of the Progress Singapore Party (PSP), has declared his intention to run in the next general election. When…
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Ivory Coast takes control of last remaining French base as French military departs
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — Ivory Coast officially took control of the last remaining French military base in the country on Thursday as…
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US ally shadows Chinese warships sailing near coast
Australia dispatched warships to track a Chinese flotilla off the country's east coast, according to a newspaper report. It comes as China…
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Russian spy ship caught fire off Syria’s coast, its broadcast recorded
The man is insistent: Our ship is in difficulty, so keep your distance, he instructs another vessel over the radio. “Warship on your…
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California loves Dungeness crab. But concerns over whale safety have put the industry in peril
BODEGA BAY, Calif. — It was a calm January morning, the waters off Bodega Bay unusually smooth, but crab fisherman Dick Ogg couldn’t shake…
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Shell and Equinor Oil and Gas Production Is Blocked at Sites Off British Coast
A court in Scotland blocked the production of oil and gas on Thursday at two large project sites being developed in British waters until…
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Greece says 66 migrants arrive on southern island of Crete after sailing from the Libyan coast
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities said Thursday they had found 66 migrants in two locations on the southern Greek island of Crete…
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Fishermen caught a Chinese spy drone just off the Philippines coast: officials
Fisherman found a Chinese spy drone near the Philippines, officials said. The drone is yellow, torpedo-shaped, and labeled HY-119. China…
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Thomson-East Coast Line Train Services Delayed Due to Train Malfunction for Third Time in a Week
A train failure caused a delay in Thomson-East Coast Line (TEL) train services yet again on Thursday evening. Commuters on the TEL…
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Ivory Coast says French troops to leave West African nation
Ivory Coast has announced that French troops will withdraw from the West African nation, further reducing the military influence of the…
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Ivory Coast asks French troops to leave, the latest African country to do so
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — Ivory Coast announced on Tuesday that French troops will leave the country after a decadeslong military…