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Japan kills Atlantic whale sanctuary plan

Tōkyō : Japan | Jul 02, 2012 at 12:55 PM PDT
Source: The Courier-Mail
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Japan and its allies have shot down a Latin American proposal to create a sanctuary for whales in the southern Atlantic Ocean, reigniting international tensions over Tokyo's whaling. THE International Whaling Commission, which has long been torn by disputes, fell into familiar divisions just hours... FULL ARTICLE AT The Courier-Mail
 
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