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New Zealand’s Fonterra fined over botulism food scare

04/04/2014(0)
Dairy giant Fonterra has been fined $NZ300,000 ($256,675; £154,748) after it admitted four food-safety violations during a 2013 botulism scare. The scare led to a worldwide milk product recall ... Read More
gm

Senators accuse GM of illegally hiding ignition-switch flaw

03/04/2014(0)
Lawmakers on Wednesday bluntly accused General Motors of illegally hiding evidence of a deadly ignition-switch flaw for much of the past decade, as GM chief executive Mary T. Barra ... Read More
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Pakistan’s Musharraf charged with high treason

31/03/2014(0)
A court in Pakistan has charged former military ruler Pervez Musharraf with treason, the first army chief to face such a prosecution. Mr Musharraf is accused of unlawfully suspending ... Read More
power

‘Big six’ face competition inquiry

27/03/2014(0)
Regulators will investigate whether the “big six” UK energy suppliers are preventing effective competition in the UK energy market. The investigation will be by the Competition and Markets Authority ... Read More
flight370

First legal steps taken against Malaysia Airlines, Boeing

26/03/2014(0)
A Chicago-based attorney has taken the first formal legal steps related to Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, the opening shot in what promises to be a sustained litigation campaign. Monica ... Read More
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528 Muslim Brotherhood supporters sentenced to death in Egypt

24/03/2014(0)
An Egyptian court sentenced at least 528 supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood to death Monday on charges related to violent riots in the southern Egyptian city of Minya last ... Read More
milliardov

Billionaire Sought by U.S. Holds Key to Putin Gas Cash

24/03/2014(0)
A detained billionaire who made a fortune as a middleman in Russia’s murky gas trade with Ukraine may hold the key for U.S. lawmakers seeking harsher sanctions against President ... Read More
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Report: Leaked Snowden documents show NSA hacked Chinese telecom company

24/03/2014(0)
Documents leaked by Edward Snowden and reported by the New York Times reveal efforts by U.S. intelligence agencies to monitor the Chinese telecommunications company Huawei. The Times reported the ... Read More
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IRS monitor: $1 million phone scam ‘largest ever’

21/03/2014(0)
If the phone rings and the caller says he represents the IRS, be suspicious. That’s the warning from federal authorities, who on Thursday said a nationwide phone scam has ... Read More
sanctions

European leaders weigh additional sanctions against Russia

20/03/2014(0)
European leaders on Thursday weighed additional sanctions against Russia, a day after Ukrainian troops were forced to abandon their bases in Crimea and prepared to evacuate the peninsula. German ... Read More
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