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...several hundred Minke whales annually for "scientific research," and Norway, which did not sign the 1986 moratorium, argued that populations of several species can now sustain controlled hunting, but they recognized that they could not win the necessary 75% of votes to overturn the ban. Proposals by Australia, New Zealand and Brazil to introduce two new whale sanctuaries in the South Pacific and South Atlantic also failed to achieve 75% support. THE NETHERLANDS General Surrender Croatian General Rahim Ademi voluntarily surrendered to the International War Crimes Tribunal in the Hague to answer charges of crimes against humanity. The general...
...understanding" in developing nations. In each of the past 10 years, that has amounted to roughly $10 billion. "Japan has clearly had some success in getting countries to join on its side of the argument, and that has changed the balance of the commission somewhat," acknowledged New Zealand's commissioner, Jim McLay. Waiting in the wings and thought likely to join the IWC are Namibia, Gabon and Senegal. "We'll see who shows up next time," said McLay. Those who do show up in Shimonoseki will find themselves in a port famous for fugu, the poisonous Japanese blowfish that...
...Thanks to the profiteering of the big investment banks, Asian governments are at once paying heavily to borrow medium- to long-term in dollars while getting poor short returns from their own dollar assets. Why not borrow in the local currency? New Zealand, whose 30-year currency track record is far worse than Thailand, has been doing it for years...
...ZEALAND Slow of Force New Zealand has decided to adopt an unusual approach to its defense forces. Prime Minister Helen Clark announced that, though spending on the military would rise by $820 million over the next 10 years, the air force will be stripped of its fighter jets and the navy will lose half its large warships. "New Zealand is a small country," Clark said, "and it cannot afford to do a wide range of capabilities well." The move has provoked protests from opposition groups and anxieties among the country's allies...
DIED. NYREE DAWN PORTER, 61, British actress who won fame in the late 1960s as Irene in the 26-part BBC adaptation of John Galsworthy's Forsyte Saga; in London. Born in New Zealand, she was given the Maori name Ngaire ("heart-shaped flower"), pronounced...