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The Communist Party newspaper Global Times on Friday cited unidentified experts saying the "mission 'sent a signal amid Japan's recent militaristic moves' that will display the PLA's capabilities in safeguarding China's national sovereignty.

The Southern Ocean encircles Antarctica It will now have the same status as the Arctic, Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans, as well as the same typeface. According to the National Geographic, it is the only ocean that "touches three other oceans and entirely embraces a continent rather than being enveloped by them."

In a paper published in the Geological Society of America's Journal GSA Today in February, researchers made the case that it should be considered a new continent.

The quake was located 13.3 km west of Burauen in Leyte province, according to the US Geological Survey.

Authorities warned of more downpours over the weekend, compounding the misery that the summer storms have brought to southwest Japan since Wednesday.

Russian joint economic activity with Japan is possible on the disputed Kurile islands in the Pacific.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) operations exceeded the $30 billion mark for the first time in its 50-year history as regional demand for development finance and knowledge continues to grow, a report said on Tuesday.

The Japanese government said on Monday that it is keeping a close watch on the activities of Chinese aircraft carrier Liaoning in the Western Pacific, and added that its military drills "show the expansion of capabilities of the Chinese naval forces".

A Nauru opposition figure dramatically escaped from the Pacific nation this week after being trapped there for a year.

The Global Environmental Outlook (GEO-6): Regional Assessments said that the worst impacts of climate change are projected to occur in the Pacific and South and Southeast Asia.

The solar-powered plane, which stores energy in batteries for when the sun is not shining, will stop in New York before a transatlantic flight to Europe.

Authorities in Fiji ordered people to stay inside as a tropical cyclone bore down on the Pacific tourist destination Wednesday, taking no chances after a recent monster storm killed 44 people.

A solar eclipse is a natural event that takes place on Earth when the Moon moves in its orbit between Earth and the Sun.

Tropical Storm Olaf has formed in the eastern Pacific far from land and could become a hurricane on Sunday, US forecasters said.