Wednesday, 16. October 2002

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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