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| Jun.4 |
 Belgium |
Fishermen clash with police at EU  Map of Brussels Belgium| Police have clashed with hundreds of fisherman protesting against the high cost of fuel outside the European Union headquarters | |
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| Dec.21 |
 Japan |
Humpback whale hunt halted| Japan has 'temporarily halted' its much-criticized plan for a humpback whale hunt in the seas near Antarctica | | |
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| Oct.30 |
 Somalia |
 Crew retakes ship after fight with pirates| The crew members of a North Korean freighter regained control of their ship from pirates who hijacked the vessel. The Koreans moved against the attackers after the guided-missile destroyer USS James E. Wil... | |
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| Sep.14 |
 Arctic |
Ice loss opens Northwest Passage The most direct route that links the Atlantic and Pacific Oceanse has opened up fully for the first time since records began
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| Aug.27 |
 United Arab Emirates |
Fire ravages port again A blaze tore through a chemical storage depot at Jebel Ali port, the 2nd fire in 2 weeks at a cargo port in the Gulf Arab oil exporter
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| Jun.5 |
 Spain |
Spain targets US treasure ships A Spanish court has ordered the interception of 2 boats should they leave Gibraltar, amid a row over treasure from a shipwreck
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| Feb.12 |
Japan |
Japan in commercial whaling push| Pro-whaling countries are meeting to plot a path towards lifting the moratorium on commercial whaling | |
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| Dec.20 |
European Union |
EU fish quota deal hammered out  The ministers have reached a deal to regulate permitted catches in 2007, aimed at stimulating the recovery of stocks
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Warming 'may cause economic chaos'
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| Oct.22 |
 Panama |
Voters approve $5 billion Canal overhaul | About 80% have approved a plan to widen the Panama Canal to accommodate a new generation of ships | | |
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| Oct.21 |
 Iceland |
Iceland 'breaks ban on whaling' Iceland has broken a 21-year-old international ban on commercial whaling by killing an endangered fin whale
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| May.16 |
 France |
Toxic ship returns home The ageing warship Clemenceau is due to arrive back home in the naval port of Brest
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| Apr.24 |
Panama |
Panama plans huge canal expansion Panama has announced a $5.3bn plan to widen the canal to handle a new generation of giant container ships
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| Mar.9 |
United Arab Emirates |
Dubai firm to 'transfer' US ports Dubai Ports World is to transfer its US ports business to a 'US entity' to end a row over its takeover
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| Aug.5 |
 England |
 Al Qaeda 'threat to blow up ships' Intelligence shows al Qaeda has plans to disrupt world trade, Britain's top Naval officer has said
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| Apr.11 |
 Canada |
Canada set for mass seal hunting The largest single seal hunt in half a century begins. Canada is allowing more than 300,000 seals to be killed this year
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| Jan.8 |
England |
Queen names luxury ocean liner Elizabeth has named a new $800 million cruise ship, the Queen Mary 2, the largest passenger ship of its type ever built
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| May.6 |
European Union |
EU tightens cod fishing rules A recovery plan is to save cod from extinction in the North Sea
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| Nov.8 |
Japan |
Fleet begins whaling hunt Fleet has departed for an annual Antarctic hunt that aims to catch around 400 whales
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| Oct.8 |
 California |
 US court orders ports to reopen Bush had sought the injunction to try and end a management lock-out which has crippled the ports
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| Oct.1 |
 Senegal |
 Transport minister quits Youssouf Sakho resigned. The nation's defense minister, Youba Sambou, also was expected to resign
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Euro mark celebrations
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| Feb.5 |
 Taiwan |
 China sends boat to Taiwan Boat has 97 mainlanders. No officials accompanied the entourage
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