Chinese fishing boat capsized off S. Korea, casualties unclear

11:54, January 21, 2018

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  S. Korea plans to ban cryptocurrency trading

  Photo: VCGThe South Korean government on Thursday said it plans to ban cryptocurrency trading, sending Bitcoin prices plummeting and throwing the virtual coin market into turmoil as the nation's police and tax authorities raided local exchanges on alleged tax evasion.The clampdown in South Korea, a crucial source of global demand for cryptocurrency, came as policymakers around the world struggled to

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  Canada limits crab fishing to save right whales

  An endangered North Atlantic right whale entangled in heavy plastic fishing link off the coast of Massachusetts. Photo: AFPSnow crab fishing in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence will be curtailed to protect endangered right whales from tangling in fishing gear, a Canadian official said Tuesday.Twelve North Atlantic right whales have been found dead since June 2017 in the busy seaway.The

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  Casino says boat that caught fire had no issues

  The casino company said its shuttle boat that caught fire off Florida’s Gulf Coast never had any previous problems.Tropical Breeze Casino Cruise spokeswoman Beth Fifer said Monday that the company “was deeply saddened” by the death of a 42-year-old woman who was a passenger on the boat when it caught fire off Port Richey on Sunday. She said there had