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BBC World News, 21.03.10 21:45 UTC

Rio Tinto four due in China court

Four employees of international mining group Rio Tinto are going on trial in the Chinese city of Shanghai, charged with bribery and commercial espionage.

Shanghai  lead negotiator   Rio Tinto PlcLtd  steel  China  Australian government  +1 more

Seattle Times, 21.03.10 20:40 UTC

Washington to Idaho: 'Bring it'

Idaho Gov. Butch Otter sent an open letter to businesses in Washington and Oregon inviting them to come to Idaho in the face of tax increases. Washington state's Commerce Director Rogers Weed says not so fast and details the business advantages Washington has over Idaho.

Atlanta  Washington  Governor  President   Cbeyond, Inc.  Coeur d'Alene Baking Company  +14 more

guardian.co.uk, 21.03.10 20:39 UTC

Internet is biggest threat to endangered species, say conservationists

• Internet trade 'one of the biggest challenges facing Cites'

campaign manager   Campaign Against Cruelty  internet trade  Sweden  Russia  Australia  +7 more

WashingtonPost Top Stories, 21.03.10 19:56 UTC

U.S. military buildup angers Guam

HAGATNA, Guam -- This remote Pacific island is home to U.S. citizens who are fervent supporters of the military, as measured by their record of fighting and dying in America's recent wars. But they ...

America  National Guard  United States Marine Corps  Pentagon  U.S. Environmental Protection Agency  China  +17 more

WashingtonPost World, 21.03.10 18:52 UTC

CITES rejects proposal to regulate trade of red, pink corals

Delegates at a global wildlife conservation conference voted Sunday to protect a coveted salamander but rejected a more sweeping proposal that would have regulated the trade of red and pink corals ...

electronic commerce  Oceana Group Ltd  senior campaign director   Doha  Italy  Taiwan  +10 more

BBC Business, 21.03.10 18:08 UTC

China denounces Google 'US ties'

China's state media has attacked Google for having what it said were "intricate ties" with the US government.

Shandong Xinhua Pharmaceutical Company Limited  spokesperson   search engine  Pentagon  AP  US intelligence  +6 more

WashingtonPost World, 21.03.10 18:08 UTC

China warns U.S. that 'trade war' will hurt Americans even more

BEIJING -- China's minister of commerce warned that United States on Sunday that if it launches a "trade war" against China by leveling punitive tariffs on Chinese imports, the United States would ...

President   Washington  Beijing  Obama  Charles Schumer  United States  +20 more

Telegraph, 21.03.10 17:04 UTC

China's corrupt Communists in the frame for graft

A Chinese artist has risked the wrath of the Communist Party by preparing to mount exhibition that highlights its burgeoning number of corrupt officials.

CNY  National Basketball Association  Congress  Zhang Bingjian  China  canvases using official  +3 more

Seattle Times, 21.03.10 15:17 UTC

UN approves tiger action plan

A U.N. conservation meeting has agreed to a voluntary conservation plan for endangered tigers that calls for tougher legislation in countries home to the big cats to tackle widespread smuggling and boost money spent on law enforcement.

International Fund for Animal Welfare  United Nations  World Wildlife Fund  Paul Todd  Sweden  United States  +6 more

Belfast Telegraph, 21.03.10 12:47 UTC

Jaden Smith's Karate Kid injury

Jaden Smith's biggest injury on the set of The Karate Kid didn't happen during an action scene - but while he was filming a quiet moment with his love interest. The 12-year-old - son of Hollywood ...

Jackie Chan  Jerry Weintraub  Jaden Smith  Will Smith  Hollywood  Jada Pinkett Smith  +4 more
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