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  Russian rocket launch fails as engine shuts down

  World | February 01, 2013 17:44 IST

  Moscow, Feb 1: A Russian rocket carrying a telecom satellite crashed into the Pacific Ocean shortly after launch Friday, following an emergency shutdown of its first stage motor, Russian space corporation RKK Energia said.The Zenit-3SL

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  China warns US from "muddying water" in South China Sea

  World | June 02, 2012 22:36 IST

  Beijing, June 2: It was no time to “make waves” in the disputed South China Sea and dance behind a “Pied Piper”, China's official news agency warned today, after US said itwould shift the bulk

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  Filmmaker Cameron Plans 7-Mile Ocean Dive

  Hollywood | March 09, 2012 12:41 IST

  Washington, Mar 9: A calm James Cameron has broken his own record with the world's deepest solo submarine dive, plunging 5.1 miles (8.2 kilometers) in the Pacific Ocean near Papua New Guinea, the filmmaker said

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  6.8 Quake Prompts Brief Alaska Tsunami Warning

  World | September 02, 2011 21:19 IST

  Alaska, Sept 2: A 6.8-magnitude earthquake in the Pacific Ocean prompted a brief tsunami warning early Friday morning for Alaska's Aleutian Islands.The warning was canceled after only a small wave was recorded in the community

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  Teenagers Adrift In Pacific Ocean For 50 Days Reach Land

  World | November 26, 2010 18:01 IST

  Suva, Fiji, Nov 26: Three teenage boys who spent 50 days adrift in a tiny boat on the South Pacific walked ashore on shaky legs Friday, while hundreds of miles across the sea the people