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Monday, November 27, 2017
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Eight Bodies Found in Boat Washed Up on Beach in Japan -Coast Guard

TOKYO, Nov 27 (Reuters) – Eight bodies, which had been reduced partly to skeletons, were found on Monday in a small wooden ship that washed up on a beach

November 27, 2017
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Friday, November 24, 2017
Hope Fades as Search for Argentine Submarine Enters 9th Day
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Hope Fades as Search for Argentine Submarine Enters 9th Day

By Hugh Bronstein and Nicolás Misculin BUENOS AIRES, Nov 24 (Reuters) – Families of the 44 crew members of a missing Argentine submarine gave up hope

November 24, 2017
Total Views: 56

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U.S. Navy Halts Search For Lost Sailors

TOKYO (Reuters) – A U.S. Navy said it has called off a search for three sailors missing since a transport plane crashed in the Philippines Sea south of

November 24, 2017
Total Views: 49

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A BP North Sea Field to Test U.S. Policy on Iran

By Ron Bousso LONDON, Nov 24 (Reuters) – A small gas field on the edge of the British North Sea could become a litmus test for U.S. policy towards

November 24, 2017
Total Views: 43

Wednesday, November 22, 2017
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Search for Missing Sub Reaches ‘Critical Phase’

By Walter Bianchi and Nicolás Misculin MAR DEL PLATA, Argentina/BUENOS AIRES Nov 22 (Reuters) – The search for an Argentine navy submarine missing in

November 22, 2017
Total Views: 105

Search Underway for Missing Sailors After U.S. Navy Plane Crashes Off Japan
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Search Underway for Missing Sailors After U.S. Navy Plane Crashes Off Japan

TOKYO, Nov 22 (Reuters) – A U.S. Navy transport plane carrying 11 people crashed in the Philippine Sea south of Japan on Wednesday as it flew to the

November 22, 2017
Total Views: 80

Tuesday, November 21, 2017
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Weather Improves, But It’s a Race Against the Clock to Find Argentina’s Missing Submarine

By Walter Bianchi MAR DEL PLATA, Argentina, Nov 21 (Reuters) – The search for a missing Argentine submarine and its 44-member crew was helped by calmer

November 21, 2017
Total Views: 93

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Gulf of Mexico Oil Companies Talos and Stone Energy Planning $2.5 Billion Merger

NEW YORK, Nov 21 (Reuters) – Talos Energy LLC and Stone Energy Corp, two U.S. exploration and production companies focused on the Gulf of Mexico,

November 21, 2017
Total Views: 77

Radical New Single-Hulled, Foiling America’s Cup Concept Boat Unveiled
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Radical New Single-Hulled, Foiling America’s Cup Concept Boat Unveiled

By Rory Carroll Nov 20 (Reuters) – The boats teams will race at the 2021 America’s Cup in New Zealand will feature monohulls, a departure from the

November 21, 2017
Total Views: 117

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France to Promote LNG as Alternative Marine Fuel

PARIS, Nov 21 (Reuters) – France will support the uptake of liquefied natural gas (LNG) as a cleaner fuel for ships by encouraging ports to develop the

November 21, 2017
Total Views: 83

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Search Continues for Missing Sub in South Atlantic

By Walter Bianchi MAR DEL PLATA, Argentina, Nov 21 (Reuters) – Rescuers searching for an Argentine navy submarine that went missing in the South Atlantic

November 21, 2017
Total Views: 64

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Statoil Plants Flag in Big Oil’s Race for ‘Cleaner’ Crude

By Nerijus Adomaitis and Ron Bousso LONDON, Nov 21 (Reuters) – There’s oil and then there’s oil, says Norway’s Statoil, which is

November 21, 2017
Total Views: 44

Monday, November 20, 2017
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Noises Detected in Search for Missing Argentine Sub

By Walter Bianchi and Maximiliano Rizzi MAR DEL PLATA, Argentina/BUENOS AIRES, Nov 20 (Reuters) – Argentine authorities were analyzing sounds

November 20, 2017
Total Views: 49

U.S. Navy Rolls Out New Measures After Deadly Collisions
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U.S. Navy Rolls Out New Measures After Deadly Collisions

by Amy Sawitta Lefevre (Reuters) – The U.S. Navy has introduced new measures aimed at avoiding a repeat of two deadly crashes in the Asia Pacific region

November 20, 2017
Total Views: 129

Sunday, November 19, 2017
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Satellite Calls Yield No Clues on Missing Argentine Submarine

MAR DEL PLATA, Argentina, Nov 19 (Reuters) – A storm on Sunday complicated efforts to find an Argentine navy submarine missing in the South Atlantic with

November 19, 2017
Total Views: 57

Saturday, November 18, 2017
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U.S. Navy: Japanese Tug Loses Propulsion, Collides with Destroyer

WASHINGTON, Nov 18 (Reuters) – A U.S. guided-missile destroyer, USS Benfold,, sustained slight damage when a Japanese tug drifted into it during a towing

November 18, 2017
Total Views: 83

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U.S. Navy Releases Base-by-Base Sexual Assault Data

by Phil Stewart (Reuters) The U.S. military on Friday disclosed for the first time base-by-base data on sexual assault reports, showing a higher number of

November 18, 2017
Total Views: 47

Friday, November 17, 2017
Paper Money Ship In Storm
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German Banks Offload “Toxic” Shipping Debt

by Jonathan Saul, Arno Schuetze (Reuters) Top national lenders Deutsche Bank and Commerzbank are stepping up efforts to offload distressed shipping loans,

November 17, 2017
Total Views: 92

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Argentine Navy Loses Contact with Submarine Off Patagonia

BUENOS AIRES, Nov 17 (Reuters) – An Argentine military submarine with 44 crew members on board was missing at sea in the South Atlantic on Friday,

November 17, 2017
Total Views: 63

Thursday, November 16, 2017
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Singapore Suspends Trade Relations with North Korea

SINGAPORE, Nov 16 (Reuters) – Singapore has suspended trade relations with North Korea, the latest of Pyongyang’s major trade partners to cut

November 16, 2017
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