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Philippines summons China envoy over water cannon incident in disputed sea
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
According to Al Jazeera, the Philippines accused China's coastguard on Saturday of deploying water cannons to stop its ships from delivering food, water, fuel, and other supplies to its military soldiers stationed at Second Thomas Shoal in the Spratly Islands.
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Two killed, nearly 28 missing after shipwrecks off Italian coast
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Following the sinkings, the Italian coastguard said on Sunday that it had retrieved two bodies and saved 57 people
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Over 1,000 refugees brought to safety in Italy from Mediterranean
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Over 1,000 people were brought to safety at two Italian ports after the overcrowded boats they were on encountered problems in the Mediterranean, the Italian coastguard has said, almost two weeks after at least 74 people died in a shipwreck.
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Morocco seizes 1.5 tonnes of cannabis
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Rabat [Morocco], May 29 (ANI/Xinhua): Moroccan Navy has seized 1.5 tonnes of cannabis off the northwestern city of Tangier, state news agency MAP reported Saturday, citing a military source.
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Philippines summons China envoy after spy ship's 'illegal intrusion'
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Beijing [China], March 17 (ANI): Phillippines summoned China's ambassador to protest the "illegal intrusion and lingering presence" of a Chinese naval vessel into the Philippines territorial waters six weeks ago, media reports reported citing the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs.
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China using cases against Hong Kong's pro-democracy activists to stifle di
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Hong Kong, May 29 (ANI): The Chinese government is using cases against Hong Kong's pro-democracy activists to subdue political opposition and contain the dissent that fueled the 2019 protests.
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Philippines increases number of boats on patrol in South China Sea followi
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Manila [Philippines], May 28 (ANI): As Beijing's assertiveness continues to grow in the disputed areas of the South China Sea, Philippines has "substantially" increased the number of boats on patrol following encounters with Chinese coastguard and militia vessels, according to a Washington-b
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Philippine President refuses to withdraw navy from South China Sea amid te
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Manila [Philippines], May 1 (ANI): Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has said that he will not withdraw navy and coastguard boats patrolling the disputed South China Sea and insisted that the country's sovereignty over the waters is "not negotiable".
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Taiwan, US coastguard agreement aims to counter China's expansion: Analyst
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], March 28 (ANI): A new pact signed by Taiwan and the United States on coast guard cooperation aims at countering China's expansion, said a Taiwanese analyst.
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Artists fear censorship as China tightens grip on Hong Kong
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Hong Kong, March 22 (ANI): in order to tighten control over Hong Kong and purge dissent, Beijing may pressure a new museum in the city to remove exhibits that displease China in the opening exhibition.
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US, Japan should stop interfering in our internal affairs: China
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Beijing [China], March 17 (ANI): China on Wednesday firmly opposed the recent US-Japan joint statement and asked the two nations to immediately stop interfering in its internal affairs, Chinese state media Xinhua reported.
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China demands love as it represses Hong Kong
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Hong Kong, March 15 (ANI): If you can believe the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), then the former British colony of Hong Kong is thriving because of the former's magnanimity. The truth is that Beijing is determinedly stifling Hong Kong and turning it into a mimeograph of the rest of authorita
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