A draft bill to exclude terms of service violations from the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) is to be introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives. The proposed amendment to the anti-hacking law comes in the wake of the suicide on ...
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The U.S.Consumer Product Safety Commission,in cooperation with the firm named below,announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.It ...
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Apple’s manufacturing partner Foxconn has come under fire again, this time it is the subject of a bribery probe by the Chinese authorities. The Wall Street Journal has received a statement from Foxconn parent company Hon Hai, ...
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An episode of "Dr. Phil" this week that focused on elder abuse—both financial and physical—struck a chord with a number of people, if the show's comments section is any indication. Numerous commenters reported abuse of their own ...
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Canada The provincial government of Nova Scotia stated in February 2007 that it would like to move towards preventing the sale of incandescent light bulbs in the province. In April 2007, Ontario's Minister of Energy Dwight Duncan ...
The European Timber Regulation (EUTR), which penalises illegal timber imports into the EU, is to take effect on 3 March 2013. European timber merchants thus have less than three months left to put in place a due diligence scheme and modify ...
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Turkey's Steel Exporters' Association (CIB) chairman Namk Ekinci stated on January 7 that the UAE will maintain its five percent import duty on rebar for rebar cutters and benders according to the announcement made by Dubai's official trade ...
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Foxconn Technology Group is being investigated by authorities over allegations that some of its employees accepted bribes from suppliers. The Taiwan-based manufacturing giant,which builds Apple's iPhone,has asked law enforcement officials ...
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China is responsible for more than 95%of the global supply of rare earths and over the weekend the country'sMinistry of Land and Resources(MLR),announced that the first production quota for rare earths this year will be set at 46,900 ...
Tags: Rare Earth Production, quotas, MLR, tungsten
OJSC MMC Norilsk Nickel announced that the Arbitration Court of the Krasnoyarsk Territory satisfied the Company's claim to rule as illegal and cancel the order of the Regional Office of FFMS of Russia in the Siberian Federal District on ...
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Molycorp(NYSE:MCP)are leading re ticking higher early amid new 2013 rare earth quotas set in China over the weekend. China's Ministry of Land and Resources(MLR),announced that the first production quota for rare earths this year will be ...
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Kumba's results for the twelve months ending 31 December 2012 ("the period") will be released on SENS on or about 12 February 2013. Headline earnings and basic earnings for the period are likely to be at least 20% lower than the previous 12 ...
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Kumba Iron Ore (Kumba) confirms that engagement is continuing with the less than 300 employees who embarked on an illegal strike on Wednesday, 3 October 2012, at the Company's Sishen Mine in the Northern Cape. The strikers are demanding a ...
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Kumba has announced that it has suspended production at the Company's Sishen Mine where approximately 300 striking employees are blocking access to the pit. Production continued until last night from material stockpiles. The mine has ...
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Business Standard reported that the Comptroller and Auditor General of India has rapped the Karnataka government for its failure to initiate any time-bound action plan to monitor the implementation of the Karnataka Mineral Policy 2008. ...
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