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The hunt for whales japan has resumed commercial whaling in its waters despite global outbreak but is the practice commercially sustainable and course of the Cultural Roots of boiling in japan and is culture a justification this is inside story. Hello and welcome to the program im peter dolby whales were hunted to the brink of extinction until 1986 when a group of countries agreed to temporarily stop whaling for profits which turned into a Semi International ban however conservationists are now ...

To the general population there will be a few communities where its more commonly et but beyond that really this is just something which creates so much problem for japan all around the world and its done a very strange thing with this latest move michael you were nodding there listening to mark bristol staying with you in tokyo is there a silent minority of people who if it came down to put in a cross in a box i guess would support the wheeling industry because theyre and t. And t. Whaling indu...

To actually see them several they were shocked pay for fascinated by the big sharks actually killing them is a ridiculous weist of the Natural Resource michael penned in so q is that a valid argument in your opinion and does that argument get any traction any place in japan i mean the industry the eco Tourism Industry that can collins is talking about globally is worth 77000000000. 00 every 12 months so if it goes from being food tourism you know rather than eat something that tastes like very g...

in for carley shimkus. officials at cook county jail recruiting prisoners to vote illegally. here jackie ibanez. >> the nine-candidate field is likely to prevent one person from getting the 50 plus percent necessary to win. officials say we should have a clear winner this weekend. it is uphill battle for incumbent mayor lori lightfoot, accused of coercing inmates to vote for her. guards are recruiting prisoners to vote for lightfoot. reporter william jay kelly spoke to one inmate. >> i...

Also this morning attempting to break the brexit stalemate, theresa may heads to brussels for surprise talks with eu leaders. New kid on the block, Sebastian Kurz is on course to win austrias election. At 31 hed be the worlds Youngest National leader. Good morning. Are young people in too much debt . A third of them are worried about repayments, and the regulator says its an issue. Ill be looking at what can be done a little later. In sport, a last minute penalty from wayne rooney saves everton ...

Welcome to bbc Newsroom Live. The number of patients on Hospital Wards has been at unsafe levels in nine out of ten nhs trusts in england this winter, according to figures obtained by the bbc. Some hospitals were operating at close to full capacity, putting increased pressure on the number of beds available. All week we are taking an in depth look at the state of the nhs in a series of special reports. Heres our Health Correspondent, jane dreaper. Its been a very difficult winter at Yeovil Hospi...

Hurricane force winds bringing chaos to the northwest of the country. Plus. If parents come and ask do you want to live or die, what kind of question crosses the childs mind. An emotional debate in belgium as parliament gets ready to vote on whether Sick Children should have the right to die. In the next half hour, the United States and russia will attempt to break the stalemate in the syria peace talks in geneva. Russian and u. S. Delegates are due to sit down with the u. N. Arab league and att...

Homes and puts firefighters on the defensive. This is extreme. This has gone from just dry conditions to volatile conditions. And in the ongoing battle of cat versus dog, chalk one up to this fearls feline. Thanks for joining us, im rosemary church. Im john vause. The death toll continues to rise. 282 are confirmed dead and dozens are still missing. 88 people were found from a deadly mine on tuesday. We are looking at live pictures. Theres little hope that anyone else survived. Residents in the ...

Activists. An earthquake triggered by a volcanic eruption on the italian island of sicily has injured scores of people and left many more homeless. And violins that survived the holocaust you meet the man whos been restoring these instruments and the memories of their former owners. Im calm assman thanks for joining us we start with the u. S. President donald trump has made an unannounced visit to american troops serving in iraq its the president s first visit to soldiers serving in the region s...

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