Context:
Unlike seal hunting in Canada, where pups are hunted for fur, poachers in China catch seals primarily to sell to zoos or to use the genital organs for traditional Chinese medicine.
Hypothesis: Seals are used in traditional medicine in china
Yes
Context:
Although the number of the confirmed Ebola cases has risen slightly to 26 in Gabon and to 16 in Congo Brazzaville, new infections are now so low that it seems the epidemic is "burning out".
Hypothesis: There are fewer cases of Ebola in Gabon this year than last year.
No
Context:
Michael J. McCann is a Canadian author of crime fiction and supernatural fiction. His crime novel "Sorrow Lake", the first March and Walker Crime Novel, is a finalist for the 2015 Hammett Prize. He is also the author of the Donaghue and Stainer Crime Novel series and "The Ghost Man", a supernatural thriller. He is a member of the Crime Writers of Canada.
Hypothesis: Hammett Prize is a best selling author

It's impossible to say