Conciliation talk at whaling meet
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Delegates at the International Whaling Commission's annual meeting look for harmony rather conflict.
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The oil producers' group is set to meet, with some members pressing for a reduction oil output.
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The signatory states to the United Nations Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) meet every two to three years to vote on new additions to the list of protected animals, flora and fauna.
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Activists withdrew a threat to ram a Japanese whaling fleet in the frigid Southern Ocean on Tuesday, while in Tokyo pro-whaling nations met to push for a return to commercial fishing of the giant creatures.
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Long a forum for protecting endangered species like whales or tigers, a UN meeting in Bangkok next month will seek a wider role in regulating the
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Despite passing a symbolic resolution to overturn a 21-year moratorium on commercial whaling last year, it is unlikely that there will be enough support to formally end it when the International Whaling Commission meets here Monday.
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Japan's efforts to have restrictions lifted on the trade in whalemeat are rebuffed at an international meeting.
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A resolution urging Japan to suspend the &quot;lethal aspects&quot; of its scientific whaling program was adopted Wednesday at global talks here but prompted an unprecedented boycott of the vote.
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An unprecedented voting boycott of a resolution on Japan&#39;s &quot;lethal&quot; whale hunts marred talks Wednesday of the International Whaling Commission and intensified rifts in the 75-nation group.
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DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania -- Leaders of the world's 77 million Anglicans opened a crucial meeting yesterday as the church struggles to reconcile Scripture and homosexuality, with the American wing coming under increasing pressure to reconsider its liberal stance on gays.
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Compromise deal on saving the planet has been hammered out at climate change conference
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The BBC's Jonah Fisher is reporting from a Greenpeace ship which is protesting against whaling. Is it right to hunt whales? Send us your views.
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Britain was cautioned after using what was termed &quot;derogatory&quot; language during an emotional debate Wednesday on Japan&#39;s controversial bid to lift a moratorium on commercial whaling.
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Pro-whaling nations, led by Japan, lost the first major vote of the International Whaling Commission&#039;s annual meeting Friday &amp;#151; an indication they may not have the majority necessary to take control of the body and try to repeal its ban on commercial hunting.
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of talks aimed at reaching a peaceful settlement to the violent dispute threatening the world&#39;s top cocoa grower. enabling him to provide recommendations to all parties.
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Experts on both sides of the bitter feud on whaling wrapped up two days of talks here Thursday aimed at finding common ground on the future of the deadlocked International Whaling Commission (IWC).
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Talks on national fishing quotas are underway in Brussels between government ministers and the European Commission. The commission recently announced another major round of cuts in the allocations to help conserve stocks.