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Fukushima workers sue Tepco over unpaid hazard wages

03/09/2014(0)
Workers decommissioning Japan’s crippled Fukushima nuclear plant have sued its operator Tokyo Electric (Tepco) over unpaid hazard wages. The four men are demanding about 65m yen (£375,000; $620,000) in ... Read More
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Shell CEO says U.S. should export oil to stabilize global markets

03/09/2014(0)
U.S. policymakers should gradually lift the country’s decades-old ban on crude oil exports because allowing the shipments would make the global energy system and fuel prices more stable, the ... Read More
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PG&E fined $1.4 billion for San Bruno pipeline blast

03/09/2014(0)
California regulators have imposed $1.4 billion in penalties against Pacific Gas & Electric for a 2010 gas pipeline explosion in a San Francisco suburb that killed eight people. PG&E, ... Read More
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BP asks court to replace administrator in Gulf spill case

03/09/2014(0)
BP Plc (BP.L) asked a U.S. court on Tuesday to fire the court-appointed lawyer tasked with paying out compensation to people affected by the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil ... Read More
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Insider traders in U.S. face longer prison terms

02/09/2014(0)
U.S. judges are imposing increasingly long prison terms for insider trading, a Reuters analysis shows. The rise is at least partly driven by the bigger profits being earned through ... Read More
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British police can seize UK passports under new terrorism legislation

02/09/2014(0)
Police will be given the temporary power to seize the passports of those suspected of being involved with terrorism, the Prime Minister said today. In a statement to parliament ... Read More
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China anti-trust probes not protectionist, regulator says

02/09/2014(0)
Foreign companies are increasingly concerned they are being targeted by Chinese regulators, a U.S. business lobby said on Tuesday, as a Chinese antitrust agency defended probes into firms such ... Read More
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Bitcoin Foundation’s Shrem Will Plead Guilty

01/09/2014(0)
Charlie Shrem, the former Bitcoin Foundation Inc. vice chairman, will plead guilty to unlicensed money transmission under an agreement with federal prosecutors, his lawyer said. Shrem was accused in ... Read More
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China gives Microsoft 20 days to provide explanation in anti-trust probe

01/09/2014(0)
A Chinese anti-trust regulator said on Monday it has given Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) 20 days to reply to queries on the compatability of its Windows operating system and Office ... Read More
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NATO Set to Ratify Pledge on Joint Defense in Case of Major Cyberattack

01/09/2014(0)
When President Obama meets with other NATO leaders later this week, they are expected to ratify what seems, at first glance, a far-reaching change in the organization’s mission of ... Read More
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