
Philippines protests Chinese patrols over sea bank
The Philippines said Monday it would protest to China about what it called Beijing's increasing patrols in a disputed area of the South China Sea believed to hold vast oil and gas resources. ... more
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Obama promises 'long-term' strategy against IS
President Barack Obama said Monday that the United States has embarked on a long-term mission to defeat the insurgents of the so-called "Islamic State" fighting in Iraq. ... more
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Dramatic increase in research funding needed to counter productivity slowdown in farming
NASA Researchers Study Coastal Wetlands, Champions of Carbon Capture
Planetary Water Limits Pose Challenge to Geological Resource Production
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US hospital firm: Chinese hackers stole patient data
Community Health Systems, a major US hospital operator, said Monday that hackers likely from China broke into its systems and stole identification data for some 4.5 million patients. ... more
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N. Korea threatens 'merciless' strike against US-S.Korea drill
North Korea warned Sunday of a possible "merciless" pre-emptive strike as it blasted an upcoming joint US-South Korean military exercise as a rehearsal for nuclear war. ... more
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Greek Army's German-made Leopard tanks getting ammunition
Ammunition for the Greek Army's Leopard 2 tanks is to be produced by Rheinmetall of Germany under a $69.6 million contract. ... more
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Iraq Kurds press anti-jihadist drive as US, UK turn up heat
Kurdish peshmerga fighters backed by federal forces and American warplanes pressed a counter-offensive Monday against jihadists after retaking Iraq's largest dam, as the US and Britain boosted their military involvement. ... more
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Yazidi fleeing Iraq jihadists has quintuplets: UN
A Yazidi refugee fleeing the jihadist offensive in Iraq has given birth to quintuplets in northeast Syria, an official with the UN refugee agency said on Monday. ... more
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