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8 hours ago · The Philippine Coast Guard planned Friday to deploy oil dispersant and floating barriers a day after a tanker carrying 1.4 million litres of industrial fuel sank off Manila.One of the worst oil spills in the Philippines was in February 2023, when a tanker carrying 800,000 litres of industrial fuel oil sank off the central island of Mindoro.
1 hour ago · Jerry’s Weather School/Weather Kids; ... In June, a Chinese vessel and a Philippine supply ship collided near the disputed Spratly Islands in the South China Sea, sparking alarm.
8 hours ago · VIENTIANE, Laos (AP) — Top diplomats from Southeast Asia met Friday morning in Vientiane with China’s Foreign Minister for talks that come as friction continues to escalate over Beijing’s ...
8 hours ago · Scarborough Shoal standoff. / 15.183°N 117.767°E / 15.183; 117.767. The Scarborough Shoal standoff is a dispute between the Philippines and the People's Republic of China over the Scarborough Shoal. Tensions began on April 8, 2012, after the attempted apprehension by the Philippine Navy of eight mainland Chinese fishing vessels near ...
8 hours ago · A corruption watchdog has taken aim at the Queensland government, calling proposed changes that will restrict its reports "very troubling". Queensland's Crime and Corruption Commission (CCC) chair ...
8 hours ago · 3 minute read. Nigeria has lost 1.41billion litres of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) valued at N1.57 trillion in less than three months to smugglers. Findings revealed that some of the product was smuggled through the creeks and porous borders in jerricans, drums and tankers. However, data of seizures by the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) indicated ...
8 hours ago · St Lawrence River, Quebec city, Quebec, Canada . RMS Empress of Canada was an ocean liner launched in 1960 and completed the following year by Vickers-Armstrongs of Walker, Newcastle upon Tyne, England for Canadian Pacific Steamships Ltd. This ship, the third CP vessel to be named Empress of Canada, regularly trave
