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Russian rights lawyer 'poisoned'

French police have opened an inquiry into allegations that a prominent Russian human rights lawyer may have been poisoned in Strasbourg on Monday.

A Russian Soyuz capsule with 2 Russian cosmonauts, a U.S. space tourist aboard landed safely Friday.

Ground crew members helps U.S. space tourist Richard Garriott shortly after the landing of the Russian Soyuz space capsule near Arkalyk, in north-central Kazakhstan Friday, Oct. 24, 2008. A Soyuz capsule carrying a Russian-American crew has touched down on target in Kazakhstan after a descent from the international space station, safely delivering the first two men to follow their fathers into space.(Xinhua/AFP Photo)

Business & Human Rights Resource Centre Launches World's First Online Portal Profiling Human Rights Lawsuits Against Companies

(CSRwire) LONDON. - October 29, 2008 - Today the non-profit Business & Human Rights Resource Centre launches a free online portal – the first to bring together and demystify lawsuits from across the world alleging human rights abuses by companies. The portal summarises in non-legal language over 35 cases and the positions of each side, with more cases to be added soon. It also presents special commentaries by experts.

Russian spacecraft carrying U.S. space tourist lands successfully

KOROLYOV, Moscow region. Oct 24 (Interfax-AVN) - The landing capsule of the Soyuz TMA-12 spacecraft carrying Russian cosmonauts Sergei Volkov and Oleg Kononenko and U.S. space tourist Richard Garriott has successfully touched down in a Kazakhstan steppe. "The descent and landing passed according to plan," Valery Lyndin, the head of the Russian mission control center press service, told Interfax. Former cosmonaut Alexander Volkov and former NASA astronaut Owen Garriott earlier joined the rescue teams to meet their sons after landing. Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) spokesman Alexander Vorobyov told Interfax the Soyuz TMA-12 crew should be delivered to the Chkalovsky airfield outside Moscow on Friday afternoon. After that, Volkov, Kononenko, and Garriott will spend two weeks in a rehabilitation center at Zvyozdny Gorodok (Star City

Russian banks call for simpler loan procedure

Russia's Association of Regional Banks has requested that the Central Bank simplify the procedure for extending loans to Russian banks. The association's President Anatoly Aksakov made such a suggestion in a letter to the Central Bank's Chairman Sergei Ignatyev. Along with several other measures, he also suggested that the Bank for Development and Foreign Economic Affairs (Vnesheconombank) grant mid- and long-term loans to Russian banks against shares of credit institutions. The association believes that even a partial implementation of these steps would enhance the Russian banking sector's stability.

Gamer's Bill Of Rights Revised, Stardock Elaborates DRM Stance

Gamer's Bill Of Rights Revised, Stardock Elaborates DRM Stance [10.15.08] Publisher and developer Stardock has released an update to its Gamer's Bill of Rights, a ten-point list of PC gaming consumer principles it first announced in August. Included in the report is a two-page explanation of the company's stance on digital rights management.

bioMETRX, Inc. Executes Patent Rights Extension Agreement

PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- bioMETRX, Inc., (BMRX), the leading developer of consumer-based finger activated products, today announced that it has executed a Patent Rights Extension Agreement in which bioMETRX acquired additional rights to one of the most important and broadest patents issued concerning embedded biometric devices. The extended rights will affect developers and resellers of embedded biometric devices that have developed, are considering the development of, or selling embedded biometric products. The patent contains claims including, but not limited to, a battery powered embedded biometric (fingerprint or iris scan) device that utilizes less than 1 watt of power to perform the biometric matching process. Currently, most embedded biometric products utilize less than 1 watt of power to perform matching functions as well as to o

Are pharmaceutical patents protected by human rights?

Millum J et al. - The International Bill of Rights enshrines a right to health, which includes a right to access essential medicines. This right frequently appears to conflict with the intellectual property regime that governs pharmaceutical patents. This article examines the recent attempt by the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights to resolve this issue and argues that it fails. This is problematic because it means defenders of the present patent regime can continue using human rights documents to support their position.

I-Flow Corporation Continues to Enforce Its Patent and Trade Secret Rights against...

I-Flow Corporation Continues to Enforce Its Patent and Trade Secret Rights against Apex Medical's Solace(R) Pump Distributed by Zone Medical, LLC LAKE FOREST, Calif.--(Business Wire)-- I-Flow Corporation (NASDAQ: IFLO) continues to enforce its patent and trade secret rights against Apex Medical Technologies, Inc. and its president, Mark McLaughlin, in the United States District Court for the Southern District of California. I-Flow is also enforcing its patent rights against distributors of Apex's Solace(R) Pump, including Zone Medical, LLC. In view of early successes achieved in the lawsuit in the Southern District of California, I-Flow will ask the Court to rule, as a legal matter, that Apex, McLaughlin and Zone have infringed the patent. I-Flow is also vigorously moving forward in the case to protect its valuable trade secrets.

Google, Yahoo! and Microsoft Vow to Defend Human Rights Online

A coalition of companies in the information and communications industries, including Google, Yahoo! and Microsoft , launched a Global Network Initiative whose mission is to protect and advance the human rights of freedom of expression and privacy. The Initiative is being launched in the 60th Anniversary year of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. In addition to the three leading Internet companies, the initiative is backed by the United Nations, leading human rights organizations (NGOs), as well as several distinguished academic institutions.

Nancy Ajram and Russian artists to perform at the first Arab-Russian Gala dinner in Dubai

The First Arab-Russian Gala will take place in Dubai on Thursday, 6th November 2008 at Madinat Jumeirah gathering more than 700 distinguished guests from the UAE, Russia and other countries around the world.

Spacecraft moved to launch pad ahead of ISS flight

U.S. astronaut Owen Garriott looks at the Russian Soyuz TMA-13 space ship that will carry new crew members, including his son U.S. space tourist Richard Garriott, to the international space station at the launch pad in Russian leased Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Friday, Oct. 10, 2008. The rocket is scheduled to blast off on Sunday, October 12. U.S. astronaut Owen Garriott looks at the Russian Soyuz TMA-13 space ship that will carry new crew members, including his son U.S. space tourist Richard Garriott, to the international space station at the launch pad in Russian leased Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Friday, Oct. 10, 2008. The rocket is scheduled to blast off on Sunday, October 12. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky)

Temasek to invest up to $147 mln in Pakistan NIB Bank

SINGAPORE, Oct 29 (Reuters) - Singapore soverign wealth fund Temasek Holdings has agreed to a further investment of up to 12 billion rupees ($147 million) in Pakistan's NIB Bank via a rights issue, NIB said. Temasek, already NIB's largest shareholder with 63.15 percent, will participate in the Pakistani bank's 12 billion rupee rights issue and subscribe for shares not taken up by minority holders. The rights issue will be offered to all existing shareholders at a ratio of 42.198 shares at par value, which is 10 rupees per share, for every 100 shares held as of Nov. 19. NIB shares last traded at 8.45 rupees each, giving it a market value of close to $300 million. 'The purpose of the rights issue is to bolster NIB's capital to meet the opportunities and challenges that the board expects will be presented over the next few years,'

Russian Corporation of Nanotechnologies and Swiss high-tech industrial group OC Oerlikon Corporation AG sign Strategic Cooperation Agreement

Russian Corporation of Nanotechnologies and Oerlikon industrial group, whose largest shareholder is Renova Group, a leading Russian asset-management company, today signed Strategic Cooperation Agreement. The Agreement signed by Leonid Melamed, RUSNANO Director General, and Vladimir Kuznetsov, Chairman of the Board of Directors of OC Oerlikon Corporation AG creates a basis for the broad-spectrum cooperation that enables "complementary experience in the field of nanotechnologies" of its initiators. Agreement signing event was also attended by Executive Vice President R&D, Dr. Andreas Widl and RUSNANO Deputy Director General Alexander Losyukov.

Russian spaceship blasts off with U.S. tourist

Russian spaceship blasts off with U.S. tourist U.S. space tourist Richard Garriott (L) looks out of a window as Expedition 18 Flight Engineer Yuri Lonchakov works during their launch aboard a Soyuz spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan October 12, 2008. Garriott, a video game developer from Texas, paid $35 million to fly into space alongside U.S. astronaut Michael Fincke and Russian cosmonaut Lonchakov. REUTERS/NASA TV

Russian spacecraft takes American tourist into orbit

The Russian Soyuz spacecraft has successfully reached orbit following its launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The crew, comprised of a Russian cosmonaut, a U.S. astronaut and the world's sixth space tourist, are expected to reach the International Space Station on Tuesday.

Russian Soyuz TMA-13 spaceship to be prepared for launch

A Russian Soyuz TMA-13 spacecraft is set on its launch pad on the Baikonur cosmodrome Oct. 10, 2008. U.S. space tourist Richard Garriott, Russian cosmonaut Yury Lonchakov and U.S. astronaut Michael Fincke are scheduled to fly to the International Space Station on Oct. 12, 2008.(Xinhua/Reuters Photo)

Russian Orthodox church stolen _ brick by brick

MOSCOW -- Wanted: One missing Russian church. Last seen in July. Reward for its return. Orthodox officials in a central Russian region say an abandoned church building that was to be put back into use has been stolen by local villagers.

Russian Regulators Block Google Online Advertising Acquisition

An anonymous reader writes "Russian regulators will not let Google buy a local online advertising company, halting a $140 million deal agreed to in July. Google had planned to acquire Zao Begun, which has a search and contextual video and text advertising business. Begun is owned by Rambler Media, a Russian company that own various Web sites and runs a search engine. Google said it is reviewing the decision of Russia's Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) and hasn't decided how to react. Slashdot has previously covered some of the issues surrounding Google's muscle in the advertising market."

Russian bank bans early deposits...

MOSCOW, Oct 15 (Reuters) - Russian mid-sized bank Globex has temporarily frozen early withdrawals of fixed-term retail deposits as it tries to conserve cash amid a liquidity squeeze, Kommersant business daily reported on Wednesday. The bank declined immediate comment on the report which quoted Globex's vice-president Emil Aliyev. Aliyev said the bank's move was due to "an intense demand among depositors, many of which explain their moves by a desire to urgently transfer money to (Russian largest, state-controlled banks) VTB and Sberbank". Many of Russia's banks are struggling with a liquidity shortage and inability to refinance debts because of the closure of global capital markets. The crisis has already forced the government to bail out two mid-sized banks, Svyaz Bank and Kit-Finance, as painful memories of savings losses in the 1990s a

Russian Soyuz capsule returns from space station

Ground crew members helps U.S. space tourist Richard Garriott shortly after the landing of the Russian Soyuz space capsule near Arkalyk, in north-central Kazakhstan Friday, Oct. 24, 2008. A Soyuz capsule carrying a Russian-American crew has touched down on target in Kazakhstan after a descent from the international space station, safely delivering the first two men to follow their fathers into space.(Xinhua/AFP Photo)

Russian spacecraft docks with orbital station

U.S. space tourist Richard Garriott crew member of the 18th mission to the International Space Station (ISS) gestures prior the launch of Soyuz-FG rocket at the Russian leased Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Sunday, Oct. 12, 2008. Garriott, a computer game designer, reached space Sunday aboard a Russian rocket, fulfilling a long-deferred childhood dream as his astronaut father watched with pride. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky)

A Russian Soyuz TMA-13 spacecraft is set on its launch pad on the Baikonur cosmodrome Oct.10,2008.

A Russian Soyuz TMA-13 spacecraft is set on its launch pad on the Baikonur cosmodrome Oct. 10, 2008. U.S. space tourist Richard Garriott, Russian cosmonaut Yury Lonchakov and U.S. astronaut Michael Fincke are scheduled to fly to the International Space Station on Oct. 12, 2008.(Xinhua/Reuters Photo)

Top WA lawyer faces trial over phone tap

Prominent lawyer Lloyd Rayney will stand trial next year charged with tapping his wife's phone.Prominent lawyer Lloyd Rayney will stand trial next year charged with tapping his wife's phone.

Top WA lawyer faces trial over phone tap

Prominent lawyer Lloyd Rayney will stand trial next year charged with tapping his wife's phone.Prominent lawyer Lloyd Rayney will stand trial next year charged with tapping his wife's phone.

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