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UN rejects export ban on Atlantic bluefin tuna (AP)

March 18th, 2010

File - In this Dec. 8, 2009 file photo, a polar bear is pictured under water at the zoo in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. A U.S. backed proposal to ban the <b>international</b> trade of polar bear skins, teeth and claws was defeated Thursday at a U.N. wildlife meeting over concerns it would hurt indigenous economies and arguments the practice didn't pose a significant threat to the animals. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, File)AP - A proposal to ban the export of Atlantic bluefin tuna prized in sushi has been rejected by a U.N. wildlife meeting.


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