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Eni and Shell go on trial over Nigeria kickback scandal
AFP, Published on 05/03/2018
» MILAN - Oil giants Eni and Shell go on trial in Milan on Monday, charged with bribery and corruption in the purchase of an offshore oilfield in Nigeria.
TQM targets car coverage 'for ladies'
Business, Darana Chudasri, Published on 06/03/2018
» TQM Insurance Broker Co Ltd, a telesales-focused insurance seller, aims for insurance premiums to grow by 8% this year, supported by a customisation strategy centred on motor insurance for female drivers.
Judge delves into science behind Roundup cancer claim
Associated Press, Published on 06/03/2018
» SAN FRANCISCO: A federal judge on Monday waded into the arcane science behind claims that the widely used weed killer Roundup can cause cancer. The expected weeklong testimony is intended to help him determine whether a jury should hear from doctors who link the product to non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
UK govt poised to shed light on poisoning of ex-Russian spy
AFP, Published on 07/03/2018
» LONDON - Britain's Home Secretary says authorities will soon reveal what kind of substance led to the mysterious collapse of a former Russian spy and his daughter, who were found slumped on a public bench in southern England.
UK police confirm Russian ex-spy and daughter hit by nerve agent
Published on 08/03/2018
» LONDON: The Russian former double-agent who collapsed in a British town alongside his daughter was targeted with a nerve agent, while a responding policeman has also been hospitalised, police said Wednesday.
Diver films rubbish wasteland in Bali waters
AFP, Published on 08/03/2018
» NUSA PENIDA, Indonesia: Millions of tourists are drawn to Bali's palm-fringed scenery and rich marine life, but a British diver has released stark footage highlighting a growing problem in its famously crystal-clear waters: plastic rubbish.
Africa new frontline in anti-tobacco fight: activists
AFP, Published on 08/03/2018
» CAPE TOWN - Africa and other developing regions are becoming increasingly significant battlegrounds in the effort to combat the spread of smoking, an anti-smoking campaign group warned on Thursday.
UK races to find source of poison used against Russia ex-spy
AFP, Published on 08/03/2018
» LONDON - British detectives on Thursday scrambled to find the source of the nerve agent used in the attempted murder of a Russian former double-agent and his daughter.
Fretting over fishy business
News, Editorial, Published on 09/03/2018
» The government's decision to import fresh fish from a radioactive-contaminated area in Japan's Fukushima prefecture has raised alarm among consumer groups. Such concerns bring no surprise.
UK deploys military in Russia spy attack probe
AFP, Published on 09/03/2018
» LONDON - British police requested military assistance in investigating a nerve agent attack on a former Russian double agent as speculation mounted Friday about how London could respond if a state actor were to blame.