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Monday Jul 6 | Matangi Tonga

Massive Growth in Whale Watching Worldwide

Madeira , Portugal: A new report released today by the International Fund for Animal Welfare documents massive growth in the global whale watching industry over the past decade.

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Sat Jul 04, 2009

News.com.au

Garrett fails to whale stop cull

JAPANESE whaling is set to resume in the Great Southern Ocean after Australia failed to get the numbers atthe International Whaling Commission meeting to stop the so-called "scientific" slaughter.

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Related Topix: Midnight Oil, Pop/Rock, World News, Portugal

Thu Jul 02, 2009

The Japan Times

Coastal whaling ruling gets put off for a year

MADEIRA, Portugal The International Whaling Commission agreed Tuesday to postpone for one year its decision on whether to allow Japan to hunt whales in its coastal waters in return for scaling down or ending its research whaling in the Antarctic Ocean.

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Related Topix: Portugal, World News, Japan

Tue Jun 30, 2009

IMScouting

Cagliari sign Nene / Confirmed transfer

Serie A side Cagliari have signed Brazilian striker Nene from Nacional Funchal for around four million euros.

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Related Topix: Italy, World News, Portugal

Sun Jun 28, 2009

Canada.com

Denmark asks to resume humpback whale hunt

FUNCHAL, Portugal a ' Denmark on Tuesday officially requested permission to resume hunting humpback whales off Greenland, in a move that has angered environmentalists.

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Related Topix: Portugal, World News

Fri Jun 26, 2009

The Honolulu Advertiser

Deadlock on whaling hurting oversight body

FUNCHAL, Madeira Islands - A long-standing stalemate between pro- and anti-whaling nations is threatening the credibility of the International Whaling Commission, the oversight body's president said Thursday.

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Related Topix: World News, Portugal

Thu Jun 25, 2009

The State

Deadlock on whaling hurting oversight body

A long-standing stalemate between pro- and anti-whaling nations is threatening the credibility of the International Whaling Commission, the oversight body's president said Thursday.

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Related Topix: World News, Portugal

Tue Jun 23, 2009

Science Blog

Disappearing dolphins clamour for attention at whale summit

Madeira, Portugal: Small whales are disappearing from the world's oceans and waterways as they fall victim to fishing gear, pollution, and habitat loss -- compounded by a lack of conservation measures such as those developed for great whales, according to a new WWF report.

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Related Topix: Portugal, World News

The Age

Whales worth more alive than dead, says new report

Whales are worth more alive than dead, an Australian minister said Tuesday, as campaigners publicised the billion-dollar whale-watching industry on the sidelines of the IWC conference.

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Related Topix: World News, Portugal

Mon Jun 22, 2009

Lexington Herald-Leader

Whaling talks said stuck on compromise deal

The International Whaling Commission on Monday began discussing a possible compromise deal that would reduce the number of whales killed each year.

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Related Topix: Portugal, World News

Sun Jun 21, 2009

Press Releases from Greenpeace

Greenpeace Opening Statement to IWC 61, Madeira, Portugal

The island has a long association with whaling; in the 1700s, whaling ships called here for supplies and to hire skilled crew for whaling voyages.

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Related Topix: Portugal, World News

Sat Jun 20, 2009

International Herald Tribune

Iceland Is New Front in Whale Wars

With Japan's whale hunt in stormy southern seas wrapped for the season, the battle over efforts by a handful of countries to expand whale hunts has shifted to Iceland .

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Related Topix: World News, Portugal

Thu Jun 18, 2009

Flight Global

SBA begins Latin expansion with 1 July Panama launch

Venezuela's SBA Airlines plans to launch service next month to Panama and is preparing to open new routes later this year to Argentina, Brazil, Colombia and Peru.

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Related Topix: South America, World News, Venezuela, Colombia, Portugal

Tue Jun 16, 2009

Associated Content

Holiday in Madeira - Funchal is the Best Holiday Destination on This Beautiful Island

One of the loveliest holidays I have ever had, was in Madeira. The island is an ideal holiday destination for all ages, but especially suitable for the middle aged or elderly people.

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Related Topix: Portugal, World News

Mon Jun 15, 2009

Scientific American

Australia to oppose Japan coastal whaling plan

Australia will oppose a compromise deal that would allow Japan to resume coastal whaling in return for scaling back its annual whale hunt near Antarctica, Environment Minister Peter Garrett said on Monday.

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Related Topix: Portugal

Thu Jun 11, 2009

Fly Away Simulation, Flight Simulator #1

Aerosoft Releases Scenery Madeira X

Discover the splendor of Madeira with Aerosoft's latest high-end scenery project Madeira X . Aerial images of 50 cm per pixel placed on a 9.5 meter mesh form the background for two highly detailed and demanding airports, Funchal and Porto Santo.

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Related Topix: Europe, Portugal, World News

Tue Jun 09, 2009

The South Mississippi Sun Herald

Europe: Whale Enemy No.1

Two weeks before the annual Meeting of the International Whaling Commission , taking place from 22nd to the 26th of June in Madeira, Portugal, European whaling nations provoke the international community with an increase of whaling quotas and granting export permits for whale meat to Japan.

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Related Topix: Portugal, World News

Thu Jun 04, 2009

The Independent

Country life, Madeira style

Fuddy-duddy? Not this island. Its bars are buzzing, its clubbers party till dawn.

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Related Topix: World News, Portugal, Travel

Fri May 29, 2009

This Is Exeter

Thousands spent by Exeter councillors on foreign travel

MORE than 40,000 of Devon taxpayers' money has been spent on foreign travel for 11 county councillors, the Echo can exclusively reveal today.

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Related Topix: Portugal, World News

Thu May 21, 2009

Overseas Property Blog

Press Release: Fractional freehold - the a greenera way to buy abroad

Owning a property abroad may not be considered eco-friendly, but buying a fractional freehold property can help to lower your carbon footprint.

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Related Topix: Portugal, World News

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