Following pressure from the United States, work has been halted on what intelligence agencies believe was a secret Chinese military facility under construction in a commercial port in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The Wall Street Journal reported that satellite imagery … Continue reading
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The Volvo Ocean Race is off on the third leg from the Maldives to Sanya, China. The Volvo fleet was again transported from Abu Dhabi by ship to avoid potential attacks by pirates. During the fleet stop over in Abu Dhabi, a number of the Volvo sailors were … Continue reading
On the first leg of the Volvo Ocean Race, half the fleet traveled to Cape Town on the deck of cargo ships following rigging or hull failures. Now in the second leg of the race, the entire fleet was loaded … Continue reading