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Australia and other anti-whaling nations set for showdown with Japan amid reports it will formally seek to lift ban on commercial whaling so it can slaughter animals for profit. Japanese officials have reportedly confirmed country will propose resumption of commercial whaling.
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Nauru blocked ABC from covering Pacific Islands Forum, refusing to issue its journalists visas because of allegations of interference in its politics, bias and false reporting. ABC says Nauru cannot be allowed to dictate who represents Australian media at September’s forum.
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Japan's yakuza gangs face crackdown as they cash in on .... sea cucumbers - The nation's yakuza have increasingly focused on this market in recent years, with sea cucumber poaching creating as big a revenue for some gangs as amphetamine trafficking, according to a source cited in the Shukan Bunshun.
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Philippine mayor on Rodrigo Duterte's 'narco-list' slain by 'sniper' during flag-raising ceremony - A Philippine mayor on President Rodrigo Duterte's list of allegedly narcotics-linked officials was shot dead Monday by a "sniper" in a broad daylight attack at a town ceremony, police said.
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