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Blood Moon To Light Up Skies On March 3: Here's Where You Can Watch It
The spectacular "blood moon" will be best viewed from western North America, Australia and the Pacific region, and is completely safe to watch without special equipment.
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Tropical Storm Jerry Intensifies In The Atlantic As Hurricane Priscilla Weakens
Priscilla lost its hurricane status and was downgraded to a tropical storm as it churned up Mexico's western Pacific coast, while Tropical Storm Jerry strengthened in the Atlantic on its approach to the Leeward Islands.
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Fireball Lights Up Night Sky In Japan
A flashing fireball dashed across the skies of western Japan, shocking residents and dazzling stargazers, though experts said it was a natural phenomenon and not an alien invasion.
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US Moves Largest B-2 Stealth Bomber Fleet, 3 Aircraft Carriers To Indo-Pacific
While the world was busy figuring out Donald Trump's reciprocal tariff move and its fallout, the United States quietly made a massive military move in the Indian Ocean and Indo-Pacific region.
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Castaways Rescued After Writing "Help" With Palm Leaves On Pacific Island
Three castaways stranded for a week on a desert island in the western Pacific Ocean were rescued after a US Navy aircraft searching for them spotted palm fronds that the trio used to spell out the word "H-E-L-P" on a sandy beach.
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Air France Flight From Japan's Osaka To Paris Turns Back After Malfunction: Report
An Air France KLM SA passenger plane flying from Osaka in western Japan to French capital Paris turned back on Sunday after weather radar and speed meters malfunctioned while flying over the Pacific Ocean, Kyodo news agency reported.
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Pacific "Very Positive" On Australian Re-Engagement: PM
South Pacific nations have been "very positive" about Canberra's "re-engagement", Australia's new prime minister has said, as China undertakes a region-wide diplomatic offensive that is raising concerns among Western powers.
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Beijing Plots Fresh Naval Drills In South China Sea Amid Warnings By West
China will hold naval exercises in the South China Sea on Saturday, its maritime authority said, after a week of recrimination from Western powers over its military ambitions across the Pacific region.
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Air Patrol With Russia Not Directed At Any Country: China
China's military said on Wednesday that joint aerial exercises conducted on Tuesday with Russia over the Sea of Japan, East China Sea and Western Pacific were not directed at any country.
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Australia's Response To Controversial Solomon Islands-China Security Pact
Australia's Minister for the Pacific was dispatched to the Solomon Islands on Tuesday over a controversial security pact Western allies fear will enable a Chinese military foothold in the South Pacific.
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Blood Moon To Light Up Skies On March 3: Here's Where You Can Watch It
The spectacular "blood moon" will be best viewed from western North America, Australia and the Pacific region, and is completely safe to watch without special equipment.
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Tropical Storm Jerry Intensifies In The Atlantic As Hurricane Priscilla Weakens
Priscilla lost its hurricane status and was downgraded to a tropical storm as it churned up Mexico's western Pacific coast, while Tropical Storm Jerry strengthened in the Atlantic on its approach to the Leeward Islands.
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Fireball Lights Up Night Sky In Japan
A flashing fireball dashed across the skies of western Japan, shocking residents and dazzling stargazers, though experts said it was a natural phenomenon and not an alien invasion.
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US Moves Largest B-2 Stealth Bomber Fleet, 3 Aircraft Carriers To Indo-Pacific
While the world was busy figuring out Donald Trump's reciprocal tariff move and its fallout, the United States quietly made a massive military move in the Indian Ocean and Indo-Pacific region.
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Castaways Rescued After Writing "Help" With Palm Leaves On Pacific Island
Three castaways stranded for a week on a desert island in the western Pacific Ocean were rescued after a US Navy aircraft searching for them spotted palm fronds that the trio used to spell out the word "H-E-L-P" on a sandy beach.
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Air France Flight From Japan's Osaka To Paris Turns Back After Malfunction: Report
An Air France KLM SA passenger plane flying from Osaka in western Japan to French capital Paris turned back on Sunday after weather radar and speed meters malfunctioned while flying over the Pacific Ocean, Kyodo news agency reported.
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Pacific "Very Positive" On Australian Re-Engagement: PM
South Pacific nations have been "very positive" about Canberra's "re-engagement", Australia's new prime minister has said, as China undertakes a region-wide diplomatic offensive that is raising concerns among Western powers.
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Beijing Plots Fresh Naval Drills In South China Sea Amid Warnings By West
China will hold naval exercises in the South China Sea on Saturday, its maritime authority said, after a week of recrimination from Western powers over its military ambitions across the Pacific region.
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Air Patrol With Russia Not Directed At Any Country: China
China's military said on Wednesday that joint aerial exercises conducted on Tuesday with Russia over the Sea of Japan, East China Sea and Western Pacific were not directed at any country.
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Australia's Response To Controversial Solomon Islands-China Security Pact
Australia's Minister for the Pacific was dispatched to the Solomon Islands on Tuesday over a controversial security pact Western allies fear will enable a Chinese military foothold in the South Pacific.
