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India's Supreme Court allows mega-mining and steel projects
New Delhi - India's Supreme Court Friday approved two controversial mining and steel projects in the eastern state of Orissa that were delayed owing to protests from tribal people and farmers, media reports said. The court in New Delhi allowed Britis...
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2008-08-08 ] Category : [
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Unborn child sues Austrian state over dignity of life
Vienna - An unborn Austrian boy with an incompletely-formed spinal cord, has initiated legal action against the state in order to confirm the dignity of his life, Austrian media reported Friday. The suit is in the name of Emil, who is expected to be ...
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2008-08-01 ] Category : [
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British computer hacker faces extradition to US
London - A British computer hacker accused of breaking into top secret US defence and aerospace systems Wednesday lost his appeal against extradition to the US where he could face a life sentence if convicted of sabotaging vital defence systems. Gary...
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2008-07-30 ] Category : [
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Indonesian woman gets five years for bribing top prosecutor
Jakarta - Indonesia's anti-graft court handed down a five-year prison sentence Tuesday to a businesswoman charged with paying a 660,000-dollar bribe to a former top prosecutor to drop a major embezzlement case. A panel of judges at the anti-corruptio...
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2008-07-29 ] Category : [
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