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Japan's whaling fleet sets sail despite UN condemnation

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Updated: 01/12/2015 - 9:20 GMT+1

Japan’s whaling fleet has set sail for the Antarctic on a three-month voyage, which the Japanese government claims is in the name of scientific

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