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News UN passes resolution condemning executions based on LGBT status
UN passes resolution condemning executions based on LGBT status
Benjamin Minegar
November 22, 2012 12:44:12 pm

The UN General Assembly (UNGA) on Tuesday passed a resolution condmening extrajudicial, summary, and arbitrary executions on the basis of "gender identity" for the first time. In a vote of 108 to 1,...

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News DOJ files antitrust suit against eBay
DOJ files antitrust suit against eBay
Benjamin Minegar
November 19, 2012 10:27:27 am

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) on Friday filed a civil antitrust lawsuit in the US District Court for the Northern District of California against online auction company eBay alleging violations of...

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News Pakistan high court retracts PM’s contempt charge
Pakistan high court retracts PM’s contempt charge
Benjamin Minegar
November 14, 2012 02:05:40 pm

The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Wednesday retracted a contempt of court charge filed against Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf after approving notification of his compliance with a June directive that ordered the revival of corruption charges...

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News EU authorities urge Google to clarify privacy policy
EU authorities urge Google to clarify privacy policy
Benjamin Minegar
October 16, 2012 11:27:07 am

European regulators led by the French National Commission on Computing and Freedom (CNIL) on Tuesday urged Google to clarify its updated privacy policy . Google's new unified policy, which...

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News Apple appeals Tokyo court ruling for Samsung
Apple appeals Tokyo court ruling for Samsung
Benjamin Minegar
October 15, 2012 10:35:36 am

Apple on Monday appealed a Tokyo District Court ruling which dismissed Apple's claim that Samsung had infringed on Apple's patents. The appeal comes after Judge Tamotsu Shoji ruled in...

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Israel parliament meets for the first time

On February 14, 1949, Israel's parliament, the Knesset, convened for the first time, and Joseph Shprinzak was elected as its first Speaker. Read a history of the First Knesset from the Knesset archives.

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