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Japan to leave IWC to resume commercial whaling
on: by Fernil News
Japan announced Wednesday it is leaving the International Whaling Commission to resume hunting the animals for commercial use but said it will no longer go to the Antarctic for its much-criticized annual killings of hundreds of whales. Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide
Second Guatemalan migrant child detained near Mexico border dies in US custody
on: by Fernil News
An 8-year-old boy from Guatemala died in government custody early Tuesday, U.S. immigration authorities, marking the second death of an immigrant child in detention this month. U.S. Customs and Border Protection said in a news release that the boy died shortly
Koreas break ground on railway project despite sanctions on North
on: by Fernil News
North and South Korea broke ground Wednesday on an ambitious project to modernize North Korean railways and roads and connect them with the South, but without progress in nuclear negotiations, regular trains won’t be crossing the border anytime soon. The ceremony
3 killed, 55 injured in 2 bus accidents in Turkey
on: by Fernil News
At least three people died and 55 were injured on Wednesday in two separate bus accidents in central Turkey’s Kırşehir and the capital Ankara. Three people, including a child, died in Kırşehir province, and 35 others were injured after a bus
Ghana’s president urges citizens to join hands with government
on: by Radia Sambare
Ghana’s President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has indicated that, he has laid a strong foundation for Ghana to take of in 2019, and accordingly urged Ghanaians to join hands with his government to build the progressive nation they have been desirous
Ayawaso west wuogon by election slated for Jan 31 2019
on: by Radia Sambare
The by-election at the Ayawaso West Wuogon constituency in Accra has been scheduled for January 31, 2019, by the Electoral Commission (EC). The date was agreed upon at an emergency meeting of the Inter-Party Advisory Committee (IPAC) on Monday, December 24.
Mexican governor, senator killed in helicopter crash
on: by Fernil News
A husband-and-wife political power couple who were the current and ex-governors of the central Mexican state of Puebla died in a Christmas Eve helicopter crash, officials announced. Mexico’s political class was stunned by the deaths of Gov. Martha Erika Alonso and
Japan court approves bail for Nissan exec in Ghosn case
on: by Fernil News
A Japanese court approved a bail request Tuesday for Nissan Motor Co. executive Greg Kelly, who was detained and charged with underreporting the income of his boss, former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn. Tokyo District Court said the American Kelly will be