A panel of experts from the International Whaling Commission on Monday questioned Japan's new Antarctic whaling plan, telling it to provide more information to justify the killings.
Ecology
Apr 13, 2015
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An international whaling conference voted Thursday against Japan's highly criticized plans to resume whaling in the Antarctic next year, but Japan vowed to go ahead anyway.
Ecology
Sep 18, 2014
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The future of whaling in Japan was thrown into doubt after the International Court of Justice ruled Monday that the nation's annual hunt in the Antarctic was not really for scientific purposes—as Tokyo had claimed—and ...
Ecology
Mar 31, 2014
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South African justice minister Ronald Lamola led a top legal team to argue the country's genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on 11 January.
Social Sciences
Jan 15, 2024
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Fires in the Brazilian Amazon have jumped 84% during President Jair Bolsonaro's first year in office and in July 2019 alone, an area of rainforest the size of Manhattan was lost every day. The Amazon fires may seem beyond ...
Environment
Sep 17, 2019
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Romanian Prime Minister Victor Ponta said Tuesday he was willing to forfeit his PhD if he is found at fault by an ethics watchdog over accusations that he plagiarised large chunks of his thesis.
Other
Jun 19, 2012
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Finnish telecoms company Nokia expects a sales boost this year after agreeing to expand its licensing agreement with Samsung.
Business
Jul 13, 2016
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The United Nations, women's groups and human rights groups are facing criticism for not quickly condemning Hamas fighters for raping and sexually violating Israelis during the Oct. 7, 2023, attack.
Social Sciences
Dec 12, 2023
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New court actions upholding climate stability as a protected right are needed to break the climate change impasse, an Oregon State University economist concludes in a new paper in PLOS Climate.
Environment
Sep 20, 2023
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Switzerland, known for pristine countryside and snow-capped peaks, is facing scrutiny of its environmental policies after becoming the first country faulted by an international court for failing to do enough against climate ...
Environment
Apr 15, 2024
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