The US has confirmed it will resist efforts by China, Russia and their allies to put the internet under the control of the United Nations. The confirmation came in a statement issued by the US Department of State on US proposals to be ...
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Volatility in global commodity markets remained a significant factor for the food industry during 2012. On the one hand, adverse weather conditions hit grain harvests causing prices to spike, while on the other, over-supply has meant cocoa ...
The UK should take more control of the internet to counter the US stranglehold, says an IT entrepreneur. “A British scientist invented the world wide web, so why are we now made to feel lucky to be involved?” said Scott ...
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The feud between Autonomy founder Mike Lynch and Hewlett-Packard’s leadership over alleged accounting fraud at the software vendor has intensified, with Lynch declaring his innocence in an open letter to the company’s board and ...
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IC-TAG Solutions, Inc., a credited eco-friendly manufacturer of UHF and HF RFID labels, tags, and other security enhanced products announced its certification from Alien Technology to use its EPC Gen 2 RFID inlays. Security enhanced ...
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President Obama and Mr. Romney, during the 2012 US Presidential election campaign the world is listening, and the children, women and men exploited in modern-forms of slavery await your leadership. On this Anti-Slavery Day, the Cotton ...
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Tribune Chronicle reported that US Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited Timken Co on 12 alleged safety violations, including five repeat, after an inspection in June at the Canton steel mill. The Labor ...
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Toyota Motor Corporation has agreed to pay a record US$17.35 million($16.49 million)fine for failing to report a safety defect to the US federal government"in a timely manner"without admitting to any violation of its obligations under the ...
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On Monday,the US Department of Commerce announced the final results of its administrative review of the antidumping order on oil country tubular goods from China. The review covered the Chengde group of companies Jiangsu Chengde Steel ...
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Luminaire makers that want to compete in the 2013 Next Generation Luminaires SSL competition must submit a written intent to enter by January 18, and submit actual products by February 8. The US Department of Energy (DOE), the ...
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US-based Fiorucci Foods is recalling 2,650 pounds of mortadella as the product may contain pistachio nuts, which are not mentioned on the label of the product. The products subject to recall include cases containing Black Bear of the ...
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The US House of Representatives has voted unanimously to approve a resolution aimed at preventing any efforts to hand the United Nations more power to oversee the Internet. The resolution by the lower house of the US Congress had ...
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HP and Intel have teamed up to design and build a new supercomputing system for the US Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), which promises to be one of the most efficient installations in the world. ...
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The US Department of Defense Military Health System has chosen Masimo's Rad-57 handheld pulse co-oximeter. Masimo said Rad-57 pulse co-oximeter will be available to all designated medical treatment facilities and operational field units ...
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By John Lee. A British contractor has agreed to plead guilty to wire fraud conspiracy in a deal to supply vehicles to Iraqi police, according to Associated Press. APTx was to receive $5.7 million as a subcontractor in an August 2004 ...
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