China’s Wuhan ends coronavirus lockdown but concerns remain Roughly 65,000 people left the city by train and plane alone, within hours of the 11-week lockdown being lifted. Wuhan began allowing people to leave on Wednesday for the first time since the central Chinese city was sealed off 76 days ago to contain the coronavirus that…
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Japan resumes commercial whaling for the first time in over 30 years
Japanese fishermen have set sail to hunt whales commercially for the first time in more than three decades, following Tokyo’s controversial decision to withdraw from the International Whaling Commission. Five vessels, their harpoons concealed beneath tarpaulin, left Kushiro in northern Japan on Monday morning. At around the same time, three whalingboats left Shimonoseki in southwestern Japan. Together they…
New Zealand bans assault weapons after mosque massacre
Christchurch, New Zealand – New Zealand has banned the sale of assault rifles and semi-automatic weapons after the country’s worst-ever attack that killed 50 Muslims in two mosques. “Be assured this is just the beginning of the work we’ll be doing,” Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern told a news conference on Thursday. “It’s in the national interest and it’s about safety… to…
