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China's unmanned submersible to be upgraded after 50th dive

China'sunmannedsubmersibleQianlongIIhascompleted50divessinceitscommission,andwillhaveatechnologyupgradesoon,scientistssaid.Theunderseavehicle,whichiscapableofdi

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Rescue mission for British man overboard in Volvo Ocean Race

Ahigh-seassearchwasunderwayTuesdayafteraVolvoOceanRacecrewmemberwashedoverboardamidgale-forcewindsinthehostileSouthernOcean,raceorganiserssaid.TheysaidBritonJoh

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Malaysia says no mystery over 'missing' MH370 search ship

MalaysiaonThursdayquashedrumorsswirlingafterashipsearchingforMalaysiaAirlinesflightMH370disappearedfromtrackingscreens,sayingithadsimplymadearefuelingstopinAust

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Malaysia signs $50-million deal with U.S. firm to find missing MH370

MalaysiasignedadealonWednesdaytopayaU.S.seabedexplorationfirmupto$50millionifitfindsthemissingMalaysiaAirlinesaircraftMH370inanewsearchareaintheSouthernIndianoc

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India to buy US drones to monitor China in the Indian Ocean

Indiaisexpectedtobuy22unarmeddronesfromtheUnitedStates,givingasignificantupgradetoitsnavalequipment.ThesaleoftheSeaGuardianremotely-pilotedvehicles,withapriceta

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Frank Ocean, gentle R&B voice, finds live intimacy at NY festival

Frank Ocean has captivated audiences since his debut with his tenderness, a gentle but unwavering voice in the often hyper-macho world of R&B and hip-hop.

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Frank Ocean, gentle R&B voice, finds live intimacy at NY festival

FrankOceanhascaptivatedaudiencessincehisdebutwithhistenderness,agentlebutunwaveringvoiceintheoftenhyper-machoworldofRBandhip-hop.Nearlyayearafterhereleasedhislo

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Struggling Ocean Park ups prices

Ocean Park has announced a price increase of close to 14 percent after reporting a HK$241 million deficit for the last fiscal year - the biggest loss in 29 years.

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China Cosco Shipping unit forms alliance with three container giants on Asia lanes

China Cosco Shipping Corp, the newly created entity following the merger of China Ocean Shipping (Group) and China Shipping Group in January, has formed an alliance with three of the world’s leading container operators to grab a share of the trade on the shipping lanes connecting Asia.

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New Zealand vessels to patrol in Southern Ocean

​New Zealand off-shore patrol vessel HMNZS Otago will leave the South Island city Dunedin for the Southern Ocean on Thursday to monitor fishing activities, said Defense Minister Gerry Brownlee on Wednesday.

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Southern Ocean protection is No.1 priority for Antarctic conservationists' meeting in Australia

​The protection of the Southern Ocean was the No.1 agenda item when Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) opened its annual meeting in Hobart, Tasmaniaon on Monday.

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Hong Kong Ocean Park confirms loss of foetus in giant panda Ying Ying

​Hong Kong Ocean Park announced on Wednesday that giant panda Ying Ying's foetus is no longer viable based on ultrasound scans performed this week.

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HK Ocean Park's new chair appointed

The Hong Kong government announced Friday that Leo Kung Lin-cheng would succeed Allan Zeman as chairman of Hong Kong Ocean Park Corporation (OPC).

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MH370 search to be privatized: Australian coordinators

Three months after Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 vanished without a trace, search coordinators in Australia, Wednesday, released a request for tender to continue the as yet unsuccessful deep-water search in the Southern Ocean.

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Australian aircraft detects possible signal in MH370 hunt

A Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF)AP-3C Orion aircraft has detected a possible signal in the vicinity of the Australian Defence Vessel Ocean Shield, Chief Coordinator of the Joint Agency Coordination Center (JACC) Angus Houston confirmed on Thursday.

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China expand search for MH370, Australia rules out hasty robot operation

Chinese naval vessels on Tuesday expanded the search area in the Indian Ocean for the missing Malaysia Airlines plane in a bid to pick up suspicious pulse signals detected over the weekend.

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Australian ship detects 2 more underwater signals in search of MH370

An Australian ship detected two more acoustic events possibly from airplane black boxes in the past 24 hours in the search for the missing Malaysian Airlines MH370 in South Indian Ocean, Australian official announced Monday.