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Reports about Japan's plans for a newer, bigger whaling ship with an estimated cost of $120 million signal the government's commitment to a large stake in high seas whaling. One U.S. government official says: "That's not a good sign." The Japanese, however, are listening to the international community and changing its whaling targets - for example, deciding not to hunt humpback whales. But, for now, whale stays on the menu and on the plate...
...team with five assists. “Jeremy was constantly beating his man off the dribble,” Harris said. “They were really trying to crowd his shot. Drew did a great job off the dribble setting him up.” Another positive sign from the Crimson was its strong rebounding effort. Harvard was outrebounded by just four boards today, 36-32, and severely limited the Pioneers’ second-chance point opportunities. Sacred Heart had just ten offensive rebounds and only seven second-chance points. The Crimson out-paced its host in both categories...
Thailand has often been looked upon as a bellwether for the development of democracy in Southeast Asia, and on the surface at least, Sunday's largely fair and trouble-free national election - Thailand's first since a September 2006 military coup - seemed to be a good sign. The country's political troubles, however, may be far from over...
...course, are peculiarly obsessed with the U.S. dollar exchange rate: three-quarters of exports go to the U.S. and a comparable share of imports arrive from there. But America's Civil War is a reminder, if nothing else, that when currencies start breaking records, it's usually a sign that something big is happening...
...hours of driving through southern Nepal, the Maoist cantonment proves remarkably easy to find. Red pennants adorn trees and street lamps along miles of dirt road that winds through rice paddies and fields of yellow mustard, ending by a sprawl of ramshackle enclosures and wood huts. There's little sign of military menace as goats and pigs loll around on grass knolls - that's before we near the sandbags of an outer bunker where a young woman in fatigues, who appears to be of school-going age, turns her machine gun in our direction and fixes us with a steely...