Japan is pushing to resume commercial whaling, saying that certain species have recovered enough to make the practice sustainable.

I think that whales are too intelligent to be hunted and eaten.

The thug that killed Botham Jean as he was minding his own business in his apartment has changed her story. Not very credible.

Dangerous natalism from the president of Tanzania: if you don't have a big family, you are "lazy".

Dangerous natalism in China: pushing to boost the birth rate.

The inconveniences of a slowly declining population can be handled. Population increase is leading towards disaster. Chine is still increasing its fossil fuel use, and (I suppose, since it would be hard to do otherwise) still intensifying agriculture. But not nearly as much as it would be doing if it had millions more people.

Sri Lankan Asylum Seekers Forcibly Deported from Australia Despite Torture Risk.

The suffering the EU has imposed on Greece extends to tourists that get sick. Naturally, the medical system is damaged like all other systems in Greece.