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Rights groups advocate an end to the slaughter and say the mammals are also under serious threat from climate change.

Reykjavik: Iceland s government said on Tuesday it s suspending this year s whale hunt until the end of August due to animal welfare concerns, likely...

Icelands government said Tuesday it was suspending this years whale hunt until the end of August due to animal welfare concerns, likely bringing the controversial practice to a historic end.

Iceland's government said Tuesday it was suspending this year's whale hunt until the end of August due to animal welfare concerns, likely bringing the controversial practice to a historic end."I have taken the decision to suspend whaling" until August 31, Food Minister Svandis Svavarsdottir said in a statement, after a government-commissioned report concluded the hunt does not comply with Iceland's Animal Welfare Act.

Iceland's government said Tuesday it was suspending this year's whale hunt until the end of August due to animal welfare concerns.

The Basel contemporary art fair this week defied forecasts of a market slowdown, with wealthy collectors buying works with seven or eight-figure price tags.

The Basel contemporary art fair this week defied forecasts of a market slowdown, with wealthy collectors buying works with seven or eight-figure price tags.

The Basel contemporary art fair this week defied forecasts of a market slowdown, with wealthy collectors buying works with seven or eight-figure p

The Basel contemporary art fair this week defied forecasts of a market slowdown, with wealthy collectors buying works with high price tags.

The Basel contemporary art fair this week defied forecasts of a market slowdown, with wealthy collectors buying works with seven or eight-figure price tags. Some 284 galleries representing more than 4,000 artists are represented at the fair in the Swiss city, which for one week every year becomes the centre of the global contemporary art market.