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Mobilicity to launch lawsuit against Rogers |
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Canada
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Mobilicity says it plans to take Rogers to court and file a complaint with the Competition Tribunal over the latest discount service offered by Rogers called Chatr.
Source: Toronto Star, Toronto, Ont., July 28, 2010
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St. John's goes to court over fishing wharf |
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Canada
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The city of St. John's, N.L., is heading to court to get an order allowing access to a fishing wharf that was rebuilt without permits and which the city claims is a safety hazard and should be torn down.
Source: Winnipeg Free Press, St John's, N.L., July 29, 2010
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B.C. man gets 11 years in jail for sex tourism |
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Canada
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A 59-year-old B.C. man has been sentenced to 11 years in jail for sex tourism charges including possessing child pornography and sexual touching involving young girls in Colombia and Cambodia.
Source: The Vancouver Sun, Vancouver, B.C., July 29, 2010
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Judge detains U.S. soldiers over cameraman's death |
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United States
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A Spanish judge has ordered that three American soldiers be detained after being accused of killing a Spanish cameraman in Iraq in 2003.
Source: Bloomberg, Madrid, Spain, July 29, 2010
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Gulf oil spill's first lawsuits head to court |
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United States
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The first lawsuits relating to the Gulf of Mexico oil spill will go to court today.
Source: AFP, Washington, D.C., July 29, 2010
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Russian court bans YouTube |
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International
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A Russian court has ordered a local Internet provider to ban YouTube over to a video that contained "extremist" content.
Source: The Guardian, Moscow, Russia, July 29, 2010
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Mother accused of killing 8 newborn babies |
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International
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A 45-year-old woman in France has been charged with murdering eight of her newborn babies which were found wrapped in plastic bags and hidden in two of her previous houses.
Source: Telegraph, London, England, July 29, 2010
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