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...moment, it seemed like the age of the ubiquitous tuna roll were about to end. When both the U.S. and the European Union announced earlier this month that they would support adding the Atlantic bluefin tuna to the United Nation's list of endangered species, it looked as if a majority of countries might agree to prohibit international trade of the fish. But at Thursday's meeting of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) in Doha, Qatar, member states voted 72 to 43 against such...
...which consumes about 80% of the 60,000 tons of bluefin caught each year, promised to vote against any ban. But momentum in favor of Monaco's proposal appeared to be growing, especially when the Obama Administration lent its support on March 3, followed a week later by the European Parliament and Norway, another major fishing country. (See the top 10 most dangerous foods...
...with those $50-per-kilo ticket prices, less scrupulous nations might have been enticed into breaking the agreement. "It would have only increased the black market, and the countries that would have been most hurt by it would be the ones following the law - which is to say the European Union," Garat adds. (See "Hunting for Tuna: The Environmental Peril Grows...
...worst-car lists, including TIME's 50 worst cars of all time. In The Yugo: The Rise and Fall of the Worst Car in History, Jason Vuic details why - despite the book's clever title - the Yugo isn't the worst car ever. Vuic explores how this little East European car that couldn't quickly fell from "Yugomania" glory to being one of the most loathed cars of all time...
Greece announced additional tax hikes and further salary cuts for government workers on March 3 in the hope of addressing its 13% budget deficit. The measures, estimated to generate $6.6 billion in savings this year, paved the way for assistance from the European Union, which had pressed the country to make greater fiscal sacrifices. While Greece has garnered support from its European neighbors, the plan is certain to further outrage citizens, who have staged strikes and protests over the past few weeks...