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The French government is being sued for failing to outlaw bottom trawling in Marine Protected Areas.

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The French government has been formally asked by the Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF) and Defense des Milieux Aquatiques (DMA) to address its noncompliance with EU and French regulations pertaining to bottom trawling, one of the most damaging fishing methods. These regulations are obviously broken by allowing this practice to continue in some of France's most biodiverse and endangered marine areas. The NGOs claim that this situation puts the long-term sustainability of the fisheries in jeopardy in addition to compromising the integrity of these places. Legal action will be taken in a French court if the government fails to appropriately respond to this formal request. The request specifically targets two maritime protected areas, Chausey and Bancs des Flandres, where bottom trawling is causing habitat destruction. A major factor in the decline of marine biodiversity is bottom trawling, which is the practice of dragging weighted nets across the seabed. It unintentionally captu

US launches fresh attack in Yemen; Houthis promise retaliation

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                                                                                     US launches fresh attack in Yemen; Houthis promise retaliation NEW YORK, Jan. 13 (Reuters) - As Washington promises to defend shipping from attacks by the Iran-aligned group, tensions have increased as the Houthi movement pledged a "strong and effective response" following the United States' second strike in Yemen during the night. Concerns regarding the conflict's escalation have grown as a result of the strikes. Since Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas went to war, other countries such as Lebanon, Syria, and Iraq have also joined the fight, including Iran. One day after many US and British strikes on Houthi sites in Yemen, the United States announced that the most recent strike targeted a radar post. The American-British strikes, according to the Pentagon, had "good effects" on Friday. The Houthis claim their naval assault is intended to aid Palestinians in Ga