Topic: - on October 16, 2002 at 10:53:57 PM CEST
Iceland wins whaling membership
The International Whaling Commission (IWC) has accepted Iceland as a full member, despite that country's plans to resume commercial hunting. The commission's members voted narrowly in favour of the move at a meeting in Cambridge, UK, despite strong objections from Britain and the United States.
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