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News Federal appeals court upholds Apple patent victory, reduces Samsung damages
Federal appeals court upholds Apple patent victory, reduces Samsung damages
Alexandra Farone
May 19, 2015 11:13:34 am

The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on Monday affirmed Apple's smartphone patent victory against Samsung but remanded the case to the lower court to reduce the damages that must be paid to...

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News Reports: North Korea leader sentenced 15 officials to death in 2015
Reports: North Korea leader sentenced 15 officials to death in 2015
Alexandra Farone
April 30, 2015 11:20:19 am

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has ordered the execution of 15 officials this year, the South Korean National Intelligence Service told a closed parliamentary meeting on Wednesday. These officials were allegedly executed by firing squad...

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News Pakistan court jails 10 for life for Malala Yousafzai attack
Pakistan court jails 10 for life for Malala Yousafzai attack
Alexandra Farone
April 30, 2015 10:56:11 am

A Pakistan anti-terrorism court in the Swat region sentenced 10 men to life in prison on Thursday for their involvement in the 2012 attack on education activist Malala Yousafzai . Yousafzai, then 15, was shot in the head...

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News Colombia government amends legislation to limit military court power
Colombia government amends legislation to limit military court power
Alexandra Farone
April 16, 2015 12:02:06 pm

The Colombian government on Tuesday modified proposed legislation that would have allowed an expansion of the military courts' jurisdiction and power. President Juan Manuel Santos introduced Senate Bill 85 of 2013 to strengthen the military...

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News Pakistan top court halts executions on constitutional grounds
Pakistan top court halts executions on constitutional grounds
Alexandra Farone
April 16, 2015 10:50:48 am

The Supreme Court of Paksitan suspended all death sentences on Thursday rendered by the country's new military tribunal after the Supreme Court Bar Association challenged the constitutional amendment that created the tribunals. This move directly...

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News UN report criticizes sexual violence perpetrated by extremists in 2014
UN report criticizes sexual violence perpetrated by extremists in 2014
Alexandra Farone
April 14, 2015 11:52:10 am

A UN report released on Monday stated 2014 was marked by rape, sexual enslavement and forced marriages used by extremists like Boko Haram and the Islamic State. Secretary-General Ban-Ki Moon said in the report that...

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News Japan court blocks restart of two nuclear reactors
Japan court blocks restart of two nuclear reactors
Alexandra Farone
April 14, 2015 11:06:48 am

The Fukui District Court issued an injunction on Tuesday halting the restart of two nuclear reactors is Takahama, Japan. These reactors, operated by Kansai Electric Power , met the basic safety guidelines set by Japan's Nuclear Regulatory Agency...

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News US deports El Salvador ex-general tied to 1980s civil war rights abuses
US deports El Salvador ex-general tied to 1980s civil war rights abuses
Alexandra Farone
April 9, 2015 09:43:54 am

A Salvadoran ex-general linked to human rights abuses during El Salvador's civil war in the 1980s was deported from the US on Wednesday. Former General Eugenio Vides Casanova will not face charges in El Salvador due to...

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Panama tribunal lifts ex-president Martinelli’s immunity
Alexandra Farone
April 9, 2015 09:27:42 am

The Panama Electoral Tribunal said Wednesday that former president Ricardo Martinelli will no longer be immune from prosecution, which allows investigations of corruption charges from Martinelli's time in office to begin. The...

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Australia court orders ISPs to disclose information about illegal downloaders
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April 7, 2015 11:54:32 am

The Federal Court of Australia on Tuesday ordered six Internet service providers (ISPs) to hand over information about alleged illegal downloaders of the US film Dallas Buyer's Club. The case was filed by the US company...

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Treaty with Russia ceded Alaska to the United States

On March 30, 1867, the US and Russia signed a treaty ceding Alaska to the United States for a payment of $7,200,000 in gold.

Review the terms of a Treaty concerning the Cession of the Russian Possessions in North America by his Majesty the Emperor of all the Russias to the United States of America, the terms of which were included in the Treaty's Proclamation by President Andrew Johnson on June 20, 1867.

Treaty of Paris ends Crimean War

On March 30, 1856, representatives of Great Britain, France, Sardinia, Russia, and the Ottoman Empire signed the Treaty of Paris of 1856, ending the Crimean War. The treaty confirmed Russia's loss of power and territory a result of the war. The Black Sea region and some Russian islands were demilitarized, and Russia lost its influence over Romanian principalities and Christians in the Ottoman Empire under the terms of the treaty.

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