Bullfighting resumes in Mexico City before a full crowd

MEXICO CITY (AP) — With protesters outside a full arena, bullfights resumed in Mexico City on Sunday after the country’s highest court temporarily revoked a local ruling that sided with animal rights defenders and suspended the events for more than a year and a half.

The resumption of bullfights in the Plaza México, the largest bullfighting arena in the world, raised expectations of fans in the face of a lengthy legal battle between enthusiasts and opponents, who argue the practice violates animal welfare and affects people’s rights to a healthy environment.

Bullfighting is still allowed in many ways Mexico.

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Japan Ground Self-Defense Force resumes Osprey flights

Japan’s Ground Self-Defense Force has resumed flights of Osprey tilt-rotor transport aircraft for the first time since a fatal crash last November.

The GSDF has 14 Ospreys deployed on a temporary base at Camp Kisarazu in Chiba Prefecture, near Tokyo.

The fleet was grounded after a US military Osprey crashed off the southwestern prefecture of Kagoshima, killing all eight crew members on board.

The US military lifted its flight ban on March 8, saying the cause of the crash had been determined.

The GSDF put its Ospreys back in the air on Thursday, after completing the necessary maintenance and crew

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