SEP
12
2008

Judge throws out Zuma corruption charges

A South African judge has ruled Friday that the prosecution against African National Congress President Jacob Zuma was invalid, clearing the way for him to contest the presidential election early next year.

SEP
12
2008

China investigates tainted baby formula

Tainted baby formula has sickened at least 50 Chinese infants, resulting in one death and prompting a nationwide investigation, according to China´s state-run news agency.

SEP
12
2008

HRW: Nepal must ´vigorously´ investigate human rights abuses

Human Rights Watch (HRW) urged the Maoist-led Nepalese government to ´vigorously´ investigate and prosecute those responsible for the grave human rights violations allegedly committed during the country´s civil war.

SEP
12
2008

Health Net to pay fines, bills for rescissions

One of the state´s largest health care insurers has reached a $25 million agreement with regulators, an effort to right the wrong of dropping coverage for nearly a thousand patients when they tried to make use of their policies.

SEP
12
2008

Chavez expells US ambassador

Venezuela´s President Hugo Chavez has given the US ambassador 72 hours to leave the country.

SEP
12
2008

Attention !!! Book’s raffle !!!

Migalhas International has the great pleasure to raffle the book: "English Just For Lawyers" (Disal Editora - 144 p.) written by Luanda Garibotti Victorino who offer this exemplar to the readers. Click here to join the raffle.

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12
2008
SEP
11
2008

Report alleges abuses at federal oil royalties agency

Government officials in charge of collecting billions of dollars worth of royalties from oil and gas companies accepted gifts, steered contracts to favored clients and engaged in drug use and illicit sex with employees of the energy firms, federal investigators reported Wednesday.

SEP
11
2008

Georgia granted summary judgment in electronic voting lawsuit

A Fulton County Superior Court judge granted summary judgment for the state of Georgia in a suit alleging that the state´s electronic voting system is unconstitutional and illegally vulnerable to fraud.

SEP
11
2008

Lawsuit alleges US passport procedure discriminates against Mexican-Americans

A group of American citizens from Texas´ Rio Grande Valley filed suit against the US Department of State (DOS) Tuesday, alleging they had been denied passports because they are of Mexican descent and were delivered by midwives.

SEP
10
2008

Walgreen sues to stop San Francisco´s ban on tobacco sales

Walgreen Co. (WAG) has sued to strike down San Francisco´s ban on the sale of cigarettes and other tobacco products at pharmacies in the city.

SEP
10
2008

United Airlines shares fall on false report of bankruptcy

Shares in a US airline fell sharply after a six-year-old story about the company filing for bankruptcy protection was accidentally circulated by a news website.

SEP
10
2008

Coca-Cola to address anti-trust fear on Huiyuan deal

Coca-Cola plans to seek approval under China´s antitrust law for its $2.5 billion bid for top domestic juice maker Huiyuan, the final obstacle to what would be the largest foreign takeover of a local firm.

SEP
10
2008

Boeing virtual fence for Mexico border on hold

Another $400 million is needed by the federal government to complete the 670-mile border fence project. Only 50 percent of the project has been completed.

SEP
10
2008

Prosecutors seek jail for Samsung´s Lee in appeal

South Korean prosecutors asked for a seven-year prison term for Lee Kun Hee, the former chairman of Samsung Group, in an appeal trial for tax evasion and breach of fiduciary duty.

SEP
10
2008

Chubu Electric to sue Hitachi; seeks $390 million

Chubu Electric Power Co., Japan´s third-largest utility, will file a suit against Hitachi Ltd. after failing to agree on compensation for fuel costs after a faulty turbine forced the utility to shut a nuclear reactor.

SEP
10
2008

Equitable policyholders accuse FSA of ‘betrayal’

The U.K. financial markets regulator was accused today by the Equitable Members Action Group of “betraying” policyholders of Equitable Life Assurance Society, the British insurer that almost collapsed eight years ago.

SEP
9
2008

Altria to buy UST, maker of Skoal - Copenhage

Altria, the U.S. leader in cigarettes, wants to be nº.1 in smokeless products, too. The owner of the nation´s biggest cigarette seller said yesterday that it will buy UST, the maker of Skoal and Copenhagen, in a $10.4 billion deal that is part of the wider consolidation of the global tobacco industry.

SEP
9
2008

Advertising group opposes Google-Yahoo pact

The Association of National Advertisers said Monday its board has complained to the U.S. Department of Justice over a planned search advertising partnership between Google Inc. and Yahoo Inc.

SEP
9
2008

Time short for US-India nuclear deal

A U.S.-Indian civil nuclear cooperation accord, one of President Bush´s top foreign policy initiatives, may finally have run out of time this year despite a crucial international endorsement secured during the weekend.

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