Humpbacks in firing line
For the first time in 40 years humpback whales face the hunter’s harpoon. On Sunday six vessels left Shimonoseki harbour in Japan with the aim of catching 50 humpbacks for “scientific” research, which the US-based Environmental Investigation Agency says is a front for commercial whaling.
Has AIDS peaked?
The number of people around the world living with HIV appears to be levelling off at just over 33 million – although more than two-thirds of those affected are in sub-Saharan Africa. UNAIDS and the WHO, which released the figures on 21 November, downgraded their original estimate of…
