It's Morning Edition from NPR News, I'm Steven Skip, and I'm Rena Mountain, good morning. The fate of a 21-year-old ban on commercial whaling is at stake. That ban is on the agenda of this week's annual meeting of the International Whaling Commissio

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By Marlene Smith Vienna 31 January 2006 OPEC's President Edmund Maduabebe Daukoru from Nigeria arrives for final press conference after a meeting of ministers of OPEC, in Vienna, 31 January 2006 The O

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By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 21 May 2006 Anti-reservation demonstrators shout slogans during a protest rally in New Delhi An Indian government plan to raise college quotas for lower castes and disadva

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Former U.S. Senator Jesse Helms, a conservative icon and opponent of U.S. foreign aid, died Friday at the age of 86. A spokesman says the former lawmaker died of natural causes in his home state of North Carolina. VOA's Kent Klein reports from Washi

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By George Dwyer Washington 19 April 2007 A report released in Washington, D.C. earlier this month (April 10) examines the unique role women can play as peace builders in war-torn and post-conflict states. Sponsored by a quartet of powerful and presti

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By Phil Mercer Sydney 19 May 2008 Australia will increase its annual migration intake to 300,000 people a year - the biggest rise since the end of World War II. The increase in the annual quota is intended to address the country's chronic skills shor

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US Supreme Court Hears Racial Preference Case Outside the Supreme Court in Washington people gathered to have their opinions heard. The high court is deciding whether schools can consider race when admitting students. Some, like University of Texas s

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By Phil Mercer Sydney 26 October 2009 Australian customs vessel, 18 Jan 2008 Australia is cutting its catch of southern bluefin tuna by 30 percent after warnings from scientists that stocks are close to collapse. The reduction follows an internation

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Berlin Program Helps Minorities Enter Workforce Ayse is a Turkish-German Berliner employed by the city. She found her job through Berlin Needs You At the program's recent annual meeting, counselors said they'd hit a milestone - 25 percent of new hire

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Amnesty: 'Horrific Abuse' Driving Migrants Across Mediterranean 国内乱局迫使移民渡过地中海 LONDON This week, Europe will debate setting up a quota system for allocating among EU member states the hundreds of thousands of refugees arrivin

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RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: The oceans are getting warmer, and fish are noticing. Many that live along U.S. coastlines are moving to cooler water as a result. As NPR's Christopher Joyce reports, a new study finds that trend is likely to continue. And there

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LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: A prolonged drought means that Cape Town, South Africa is running out of water. The city is frantically trying to cut back the use to delay day zero. That's the day the city will shut off the taps, currently estimated to fa

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LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: A fishing mogul known as the Codfather could be sentenced to prison this week for tax evasion and smuggling. Carlos Rafael built a small empire in New Bedford, Mass., and the confiscation of his boats would deliver a harsh

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Alright, leading the pack of morningstars list of best performing funds so far this year. Top performing fund Aim China A. Astonishing 85 percent gain so far this year, also posting impressive returns and in the top 15, the Oberweis China opportunit

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By CCTV correspondent Laura Luo China's auto market is expected to grow 10 percent in 2014, driven by strong domestic demand. According to data from the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers, the industry experienced a 14 percent jump in 2013

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By CCTV correspondent Grace Brown December 3rd marks the United Nation's World Day for Persons with Disabilities. This year's theme is: break barriers, open doors. But despite many reforms in China to boost their employment, opportunities for handica

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By CCTV correspondent Laura Luo China's first RMB Qualified Foreign Institutional Investor or RQFII exchange traded fund was launched at the London Stock Exchange on Thursday. Just how important is its launch for European investors to access China's

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By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 15 October 2009 Nigerian President Umaru Yar'Adua (file photo) Nigerian President Umaru Yar'Adua has declared the conflict that plagued the oil producing Niger Delta has ended after a recent amnesty for rebels in the region

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New figures show China's economic growth slowed to just 7.4 percent last year, the weakest rate in over two decades. The rate is within market expectations though, and comes amid the government's efforts to rebalance the economy, weaning itself off o

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The IWC is meeting this week in Morocco to discuss whether some countries can be allowed to kill whales. New Zealand is especially interested in whaling in the Southern Ocean, near Antarctica. Japan has a quota of 935 Antarctic Minke whales each year

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