Privacy advocates today welcomed news of a possible Google proposal to settle Federal Trade Commission (FTC) charges related to its surreptitious tracking of Apple Safari users. The Wall Street Journal, citing unnamed sources, ...
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IDG News Service-Members of the European Parliament rejected the controversial Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement on Wednesday by 478 votes to 39. The result had been widely expected internationally and means that the agreement cannot ...
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The Scottish government is to create a food standards watchdog for the country. The new body will oversee issues including food safety, nutrition and labelling in Scotland. It follows changes to the remit of the UK's Food Standards ...
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British Columbia's independent forest practices watchdog says future timber supplies in the province are at stake and the Liberal government needs to get moving on management plans for pine beetle and fire damaged forests. A Forest ...
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Philippines has banned mercury-tainted infant formula from China,as a part of its effort to ensure food safety in the country. This move comes after China's product quality watchdog's recent announcement that high levels of mercury were ...
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Japanese automaker Nissan Motor Company will recall some of its Urban E25 passenger vehicles in China due to problems with the front-wheel hub bearings, China's consumer quality watchdog said Monday. The recall involves a total of 253 ...
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When looking for a primary pump or a supplementary unit, battery backup sump pumps will protect your household from several types of water disasters that might happen unexpectedly.You will find a number of reasons to think about buying one ...
(The Indonesian authorities' recent clampdown on Greenpeace's presence in the region has caused concern, according to Ian Duff, a forest campaigner with the NGO) The last few years have seen some significant milestones crossed in the ...
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