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"Russia refuses to release Greenpeace ship but activists 'free to go'"  — Agence France-Presse — November 23, 2013

Russia has said it will not comply with the ruling of a United Nations-backed court that ordered it to release a Greenpeace ship it seized in September with all crew, a Kremlin official said on Saturday. “We won’t [react]. We have no plans to participate in this process,” Sergei Ivanov, who heads the Kremlin administration said.

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Keywords: 
Russia, ITLOS
"Japan Wins Rights to Explore for Rare Metals in Pacific"  — Agence France-Presse — July 22, 2013

Japan on Saturday said it had won the rights to explore for cobalt-rich crusts in the Pacific, a move that could reduce its dependence on China for rare metals.

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Japan, Deep Seabed Mining, China
"Businesses push U.S. to ratify Law of the Sea treaty"  — Agence France-Presse — June 28, 2012

American businesses are urging the United States to ratify the UN Law of the Sea Treaty, saying it is needed to boost crucial domestic energy production and end China’s near-monopoly on rare earths.  

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Keywords: 
China