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News Federal judge allows challenge to human gene patent
Federal judge allows challenge to human gene patent
David Manes
November 3, 2009 12:15:00 pm

A judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of New York on Monday denied a motion to dismiss a lawsuit challenging patents on human genes, allowing the case to proceed. The suit...

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News House committee approves new investment rating regulations
House committee approves new investment rating regulations
David Manes
October 28, 2009 01:11:00 pm

The US House Financial Services Committee voted 49-14 Wednesday to approve new regulations governing investment rating agencies. The Accountability and Transparency in Rating Agencies Act , sponsored by Paul Kanjorski (D-PA) , modifies the...

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News China official confirms execution of Tibetan demonstrators
China official confirms execution of Tibetan demonstrators
David Manes
October 27, 2009 12:13:00 pm

A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson announced Tuesday that the two Tibetan prisoners sentenced to death for their role in the March 2008 Lhasa riots have been executed. The...

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News Malaysia appeals court dismisses former opposition leader’s defamation suit
Malaysia appeals court dismisses former opposition leader’s defamation suit
David Manes
October 21, 2009 01:03:00 pm

A Malaysian appeals court on Tuesday rejected a defamation suit filed by former deputy prime minister Anwar Ibrahim against former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad . The suit, which alleged defamation in connection with...

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News Iraq parliament fails to update controversial election law
Iraq parliament fails to update controversial election law
David Manes
October 20, 2009 12:07:00 pm

The Iraqi Parliament delayed a vote Monday that would have updated the controversial provincial election law it passed in September 2008. The proposed election law changes, which include ballots that list candidates rather...

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Trial of former-Yugoslavia leader Slobodan Milošević begins

On February 12, 2002, the trial of Slobodan Milošević, the former President of Yugoslavia, began at the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) in The Hague. Milošević was indicted on sixty-six counts of war crimes allegedly perpetrated during the Balkan civil wars of the 1990s, including allegations of genocide and crimes against humanity. The trial ended without a verdict, when Milosevic died of a heart attack during the proceedings. Read ICTY documents from the trial of Slobodan Milošević.

Congress passed Fugitive Slave Law

On February 12, 1793, the US Congress passed the Fugitive Slave Act of 1793, prohibiting anyone from assisting a runaway slave.

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