The Avakas gorge nature trail in the Akamas national forest park will be closed as of Saturday due to forecast rain and thunderstorms. The Forestry Department said on Friday that the nature trail ...

Since 2025, tensions in the South China Sea have intensified, with the Scarborough Shoal (Huangyan Dao in Chinese) once again at the center of China–Philippines frictions. After the August 11 standoff ...

Experience Wolfsklamm Gorge in Tirol’s Karwendel Park — a breathtaking hike through steep cliffs, mossy rocks, and roaring streams. Follow the trail past the 1497 Hohe Brücke bridge to the historic St ...

China has spent months building up its oil reserves. That might come in handy in the wake of the new sanctions the U.S. recently imposed on Russian crude. During the first nine months of the year, the ...

Starbucks is permanently closing its Seattle Reserve Roastery — the first roastery the company created — located in the Capitol Hill neighborhood. The Starbucks Reserve store in Seattle’s SoDo ...

Beijing’s recently announced plan to establish a nature reserve on a contested shoal in the South China Sea is really a form of “lawfare” aimed at establishing sovereignty, according to a pair of ...

Manila pushed back against China’s plans to create a national nature reserve at a disputed South China Sea maritime feature, a move officials say could increase the People’s Liberation Army’s foothold ...

China has announced the creation of a national nature reserve at Scarborough Shoal, escalating tensions over the South China Sea flashpoint in a move that drew a sharp protest from the Philippines.

MANILA, Sept 11 (Reuters) - The Philippines on Thursday condemned China's plan to establish a nature reserve in a South China Sea shoal, calling it a "clear pretext for occupation", as Beijing moves ...

China’s latest nature reserve is a rock in the middle of one of the world’s most contested waterways. On Wednesday, the Chinese government approved a proposal to establish a national nature reserve at ...

BEIJING, Sept 10 (Reuters) - China has approved the creation of a national nature reserve at the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea, the government said on Wednesday, as Beijing moves ...

China will establish a nature reserve at a disputed shoal in the South China Sea, a step that will likely inflame tensions with Manila in the resource-rich waterway. China’s cabinet, the State Council ...