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Nigeria Files New Lawsuit Against Pfizer

...ely commercial in nature." Its earlier complaint accused Pfizer of administering the antibiotic without authorisation or parental consent among children at a field hospital during an epidemic of meningitis, measles and cholera. The company last week said it had received the go-ahead from Nigerian authori...

Katrina Evacuees Made To Remain In Toxic Air

...unning on our duty to respond to them." FEMA is accused of not testing any occupied trailers after March 2006, when it initially discovered formaldehyde levels at 75 times the U.S.-recommended workplace-safety threshold. Formaldehyde, a common wood preservative used in construction materials such as parti...

U.S President Defied-Senate Votes To Expand Child Health Insurance

... Baucus, the chairman of the Finance Committee who accused the administration of blocking the way for children, adding that he sees the cigarette tax increase as a public health measure that will save lives, in response, was quoted: "When given the choice between standing with big tobacco companies and stand...

Male Casting Couch in Bollywood?

...tch the attentions of many people. Sonu Nigam has accused a senior film journalist Subhash K Jha of harassing him for sexual favors in return for publicity. The casting couch is a well-known feature of Bollywood but till now was employed against the girls in the industry. Sonu Nigam accuses Jha of har...

India Grapples With First Bill to Stop Workplace Sex Harassment

...upta was court-martialled for misconduct after she accused three superiors of sexually harassing her -- a year after three trainees were also sacked when they levelled similar charges. And a 2005 survey by the Confederation of Indian Industries reported only four percent of women in the organised sector he...

Manufacturer to Pay $20 Million for Improperly Promoting a Sleep Disorder Drug

...DA. Among other things, Orphan's employees were accused of promoting the drug as a treatment for chronic p...nd Parkinson's Disease. The employees also were accused of paying a New York psychiatrist thousands of dollars to attend speaking engagements and tout Xyrem...

Haneefs Visa Revoked by Australia

...uspicion that Haneef had an association with those accused of carrying out the Glasgow bombing and had decided to cancel his visa. Normally the result of having one's visa cancelled is that one is deported (once any appeals against the minister's decision are finalized). But in Haneef's case, the Attorne...

Three Doctors Charged So Far in the UK Bombing Case

...pital in Runcorn, southeast of Liverpool, has been accused of having information that could have helped police prevent another person committing an act of terrorism or arrest and prosecute them for terrorist offences. No further detail was provided by the Scotland Yard, in line with Britain's strict contem...

Foot-and-mouth Disease Outbreak Forces Thiruvananthapuram Zoo to Shut Down

... the zoo director. Animal rights activists have accused the zoo authorities of failing to protect the animals. Jayasimhan, an activist of the People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), said it was the governments responsibility to look often the animals. The zoo should follow Central Zoo Author...

Arnold Schwarzenegger Blamed for Backtracking in the Fight Against Carbon Emission

...eaders and some observers said. Witherspoon also accused Democratic legislative leaders of being so focused on criticizing the governor that, like Schwarzenegger, they were not making decisions about which industries need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and by how much. The Democrats have consistently...

Accused 13yr Old Admits to Stabbing Her Brother

A 13-year-old girl accused of killing a Medicine Hat family broke down on the...t only because her boyfriend told her to. She is accused of murdering her parents and eight-year-old brother in April 2006. Taking the stand in her own def...

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