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28
2010

Brazil´s education challenge in bid to be world player

Eric and Raquel live in Brazil´s biggest city, Sao Paulo, but although their schools are just 40km (25 miles) apart, there is a world of difference in the education they are getting.

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28
2010

Senators introduce law to ban ´crush´ videos of animal cruelty

Three U.S. senators introduced legislation Monday to specifically ban so-called "crush videos" -- depictions of small animals being tortured to death by humans.

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28
2010

Kosovo president resigns after losing constitutional court case

Three days after a court ruled he had violated the constitution, Kosovan President Fatmir Sejdiu has resigned, leaving his country without a head of state in the run-up to critical negotiations with Serbia.

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28
2010

The Lawyers of the ´Forbes´ 400

Forbes released its annual list of the 400 wealthiest Americans last week and according to our painstaking analysis, 37 of those who made the cut are law school graduates.

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28
2010

More lawsuits target for-profit colleges

Disgruntled students, employees and shareholders have filed a flurry of lawsuits against for-profit colleges since a federal investigation last month found deceptive practices at 15 campuses.

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27
2010

Law firm leaders express ´guarded optimism´ about business outlook for 2011

When managing partners of law firms large and small gathered in the same room last week at Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler, the inevitable question arose: Will business get any better?

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27
2010

French first lady stirs controversy in German Bundestag

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has welcomed French first lady Carla Bruni to make a personal appeal to the parliament for humanitarian aid.

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27
2010

Winston & Strawn kicked off $1 billion Pfizer case

A federal magistrate judge in Utah has blocked Winston & Strawn from representing Pfizer Inc. in a $1 billion lawsuit brought by Brigham Young University because of a conflict of interest.

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27
2010

Ga. attorney arrested on drug charges for giving prescription pills to friend

Agents with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation have arrested a Columbus criminal defense lawyer who was acquitted last year of federal money laundering charges, charging him with eight felony counts of drug distribution for giving 11 prescription pills over a two-month period last summer to a friend who turned out to be an undercover informant.

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27
2010

Hamburg launches trial run for body scanners amid privacy concerns

Hamburg airport on Monday began a six-month test of full-body scanners to screen passengers for potentially dangerous objects. But the invasive searches have stirred privacy concerns.

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27
2010

Remember the child victims of sex tourism

As we mark the UN´s World Tourism Day today we shall be looking to celebrate the role played by tourism in encouraging and revitalising local cultures and traditions.

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24
2010

Beckham takes legal action over magazine ´lies´

David Beckham is taking legal action against a US magazine that published allegations about his private life.

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24
2010

San Diego judge faces discipline for TV try-out

A San Diego judge has been charged with willful misconduct for allegedly videotaping courtroom proceedings to promote herself for a role on a TV show starring a judge.

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24
2010

US jails Pakistani scientist for 86 years

Aafia Siddiqui, the female Pakistani scientist convicted of attempting to kill US military personnel, has been sentenced to 86 years in prison.

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24
2010

Fresh call for alcohol glass ban

Alcohol should be served far more often in plastic glasses and bottles to reduce the injury toll from violent attacks, says a researcher.

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23
2010

Law firms see 5% increase in fee revenue, beating economy, Deloitte says

Britain´s 100 biggest law firms increased their quarterly revenue by an average of 5 percent amid continued "uncertainty" about the economy, according to a survey.

SEP
23
2010

Administration vows to advance ´environmental justice´

The Obama administration has revived the intent of a Clinton-era executive order that directed federal agencies to make "environmental justice" part of their missions.

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23
2010

Florida Court calls ban on gay adoptions unlawful

A 30-year-old Florida law that prohibits adoption by gay men and lesbians is unconstitutional, a state appeals court ruled on Wednesday, and the state´s governor said the law would not be enforced pending a decision on whether to appeal.

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23
2010

Israel flotilla raid broke international law – UN

A report by three UN-appointed human rights experts has said that Israeli forces violated international law when they raided a Gaza-bound aid flotilla killing nine activists earlier this year.

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23
2010

Romanian detained over a $3 million cyber fraud against eBay Inc.

Romanian authorities have detained a man suspected of committing cyber fraud worth $3 million against the company eBay Inc.

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