Pro-Whaling Nations Win Vote To Resume Whale Hunting

The pro-whaling nations won their first vote towards the resumption of commercial whaling for 20 years.The latest meeting of the International Whaling Commission backed a resolution calling for the eventual return of commercial whaling by a majority of just one vote. Japan, who were pro-active in securing the victory said that the outcome was "historic".Conservation groups expressed dismay at the outcome and have urged all nations to work harder to prevent the decision from being ratified. For the 1986 ban on whaling to be lifted it needs support from three-quarters of the commission.Japan and other pro-whaling nations want to move the International Whaling Commission away from conservation towards managing whale numbers.Most scientist agree that the numbers of certain species of whales have now reached pre-ban numbers and so could support controlled commercial whaling.Do you think that the ban on whaling should be lifted?

Pro-Whaling Nations Win Vote To Resume Whale Hunting

FIFA Football World Cup Finals 2006

The FIFA World Cup Finals kick off 9 June in Germany. Will home advantage get Germany to the final, or will Brazil the bookies favourites continue to build on their legacy as the true masters of football? Can England as the tournaments second favourite match their potential and claim the crown of the sport they invented? Could it be the year of the outsider when a band of no hopers stun the Establishment and show just what a funny old game football is? What is almost guaranteed is a fair share of controversy, some breath taking skill and disappointment for thirty one teams and elation for one. Who do you think, and who would you like, to win, and who do you really not want to win?

FIFA Football World Cup Finals 2006