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Mexico

Watch: Diver's miraculous escape after shark smashes into cage

This is the terrifying moment a shark came crashing into a diving cage – with someone trapped inside.

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Typhoons bolster world's largest tidal bore

The world’s largest tidal bore, on the Qiantang River in China, has been swollen by floodwaters caused by two typhoons.

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Crew member dies in safety drill on world's biggest cruise ship

A Filipino crew member died and two others were critically injured when a lifeboat fell off the world’s biggest cruise liner.

Italy

Fewer migrants crossing the Med to Europe but more dying - IOM

New figures from the International Organization for Migration (IOM) show that fewer people are crossing the Mediterranean Sea, but more are perishing on the crossing to…

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Aegean Sea rescue

Portuguese Maritime Police rescued 38 migrants including several babies and infants from a dinghy in the Aegean sea on Sunday (September 4).

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China: The light shows in the World Landscape Art Exposition Garden in Jinzhou City

As night approaches, the Jinzhou World Landscape Art Exposition Garden is illuminated by 100 million lights which entrance visitors in a world of fantasy and…

France

Three facing court over Corsica beach scuffles

Three people – described as of ‘North African’ origin – are facing court after scuffles in Corsica, which left five people injured.

France

Meet the pair pedalling underwater from England to France

It’s the madcap challenge with a strikingly sane goal – pedalling underwater from England to France to learn more about the marine environment.

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Skincare science under the sea

Marine biodiversity is rich in sources for medicine and cosmetic science, as Spanish researchers are discovering on the Mediterranean coast.

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Takeaway: the secret of youth

Underwater species can help us stay young Scientists are looking for new bioactive molecules in marine invertebrates Bioactive molecules can prevent ageing and age-related diseases Selected invertebra

China

China warns it could set up an air defence zone in South China Sea

A defiant China has now formalised its objections to an international tribunal ruling that says its claims to territorial rights in the South China Sea have no legal…

China

Beijing refuses to accept Hague ruling over South China Sea territorial claims

An international court has ruled against Beijing over its territorial claims in the disputed South China Sea.

China

Explainer: South China Sea dispute

The South China Sea is 3.

Egypt

Human remains recovered from crashed Egyptair flight

A search vessel has recovered human remains from the underwater crash site of Egyptair flight MS804 which went down in the Mediterranean in May.

Libya

Migrants in the Med: Over 100 more bodies wash up on Libyan coast

Familiar scenes as bodies are recovered from the beach close to Libyan coastal city of Zuwara as numbers of boats making the crossing to Italy surge.

Sci-Tech

Can sea snails accelerate a cure for cancer?

From the ocean to the science lab, researchers are investigating whether a chemical found in sea snails may be used to tackle chemo-resistant cancers.

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Monitoring sea pollution

In this edition of Futuris, we look at how can we better detect marine pollution.

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Takeaway: monitoring sea pollution

This robot boat is not a toy… Developed by scientists, it monitors sea pollution.

World News

Refugees: what is your nationality when you are born at sea?

On May 25, the Aquarius, a boat belonging to the association "SOS Méditerranée", returned from its tenth rescue operation: the lives of 388 migrants were…

Egypt

EgyptAir MS804: First images of recovered debris released

The hunt for missing EgyptAir flight MS804 intensified on Saturday as Egypt’s military released a video of the first debris found during its search in the Mediterranean…