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Workers butcher a Baird's Beaked whale at Wada port in Minamiboso, southeast of Tokyo. Today's order by a UN court now stops the practice in the southern ocean.

Japan told it can’t hunt whales near Antarctica — because it’s not scientific

Environment

The United Nation’s International Court of Justice ruled Monday that Japan’s whale hunting near Antarctica must stop immediatelyThe United Nation’s International Court of Justice ruled Monday that Japan’s whale hunting near Antarctica must stop immediately

Australia smoke

In Australia, raging early spring wildfires have rekindled a raging debate over climate change

Environment

Australia’s prime minister ignites controversy by labeling opposition leader a ‘misogynist’

Global Politics

An Australian Dictionary Redefines Misogyny

Global Politics

Blue King Brown: Indigenous Activists and a Best-Selling Band

Conflict & Justice
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Top of the Hour: US to Increase Military Presence in Australia, Morning Headlines

President Obama announced in a meeting with Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard that the U.S. will have a constant military presence in the north of the country. The U.S. will eventually have 2,500 Marines in Australia, in what could be seen as an effort to contain China.

The World

In Australia, a Rise in Attacks on Indian Students

Conflict & Justice

Demonstrators are protesting in Australia, where dozens of assaults against Indian students have been reported in the past year. Gautam Gupta, a student who was attacked, joins The Takeaway from Melbourne to talk about the rise in ethnic tensions.

The World

The Wikileaks fallout continues

Conflict & Justice

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is in a British jail awaiting a hearing next week regarding his possible extradition to Sweden. The fallout from WikiLeaks’ disclosure of hundreds of US State Department cables continues. The World’s Clark Boyd reports.

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