Iceland has opted out of commercial whaling.
For the first time in 17 years, Hvalur HF, the company certified to hunt whales in the country, failed to renew its license in time.
This means there will be no hunting of the endangered fin whale or the common minke whale for the remainder of the year
A shrinking appetite for whale meat was cited as the reason for foregoing the hunt.
Three people die in Mexico World Cup celebrations as fans crowd streets
Three people died from suffocation as thousands of fans crowded Mexico City streets during World Cup celebrations, the capital's health secretariat said in the early hours of Wednesday.
US and Iran enter technical talks to secure peace deal, shipping restart
The US and Iran held technical talks in Doha on Wednesday as they seek to agree on the flow of shipping through the Strait of Hormuz and secure a lasting ceasefire, a source with direct knowledge of the talks and an Iranian official said.
After Venezuela quakes, citizens lead rescues amid military theft accusations
Venezuelans have been stepping up to speed up rescue operations as the search for survivors and victims of back-to-back earthquakes enters the eighth day.
Two dead after wildfire guts house in northern Greece
Two people died after a wildfire gutted a house in a forested settlement in northern Greece, the fire brigade said.
Afghanistan launches airstrikes on IS targets on border with Pakistan
Afghanistan's Taliban has carried out airstrikes targeting ISIS centre in Pakistan's border province of Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Wednesday, as tensions between the two countries further escalate.
Bangladesh warns of dengue surge as weather aids spread
Bangladesh could face a sharp increase in dengue infections over the next two months, health experts warned, as wet weather and inadequate mosquito control spur a wider outbreak.
Fourteen children killed in Pakistan after tutoring centre roof collapses
Fourteen children died after the roof of a tutoring centre collapsed in Pakistan's eastern city of Lahore on Tuesday, rescue officials said, as authorities opened the way for a possible negligence investigation.
Supreme Court rejects Trump bid to restrict birthright citizenship
Handing President Donald Trump a stinging defeat, the US Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected his audacious attempt to restrict birthright citizenship in the United States — a right long woven into the fabric of American society — scuttling one of his top priorities in his crackdown on immigration.
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