BP to pay $7.8 bn to victims of oil spill
March 5th, 2012 - 11:13 am ICT by IANS
London, March 5 (IANS/EFE) British oil supermajor BP Plc said it has reached an out-of-court settlement estimated at $7.8 billion with victims of the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill.In ... Read more...
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BP reaches oil spill deal
March 3rd, 2012 - 6:33 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 3 (IANS) British oil giant BP has agreed to pay $7.8 billion to American businesses hit by the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, The Telegraph reported Saturday.The company ... Read more...
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82-year-old Arranger Of Illegal Cockfighting Is Convicted
August 13th, 2010 - 8:18 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
August 13, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): A South Carolinian judge named Cameron Currie has pronounced a punishment for an 82-year-old male named Gene Jeffcoat, who is of Swansea. This octogenarian male ... Read more...
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Former Louisiana Senator sentenced to prison for role in money laundering
February 12th, 2010 - 4:44 am ICT by BNO News
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA (BNO NEWS) – Former Louisiana State Senator was sentenced for participating in a money laundering conspiracy on Thursday, U.S. Attorney Jim Letten said.Derrick D.T. Shepherd, 40, from Marrero, Louisiana, ... Read more...
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‘Despair’ gene linked to bipolar disorder, depression and schizophrenia
November 14th, 2009 - 1:26 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 14 (ANI): A gene, touted as the "despair" gene, which earlier had no relation with mood disorders, has now been found to have a link with bipolar disorder, depression, and ... Read more...
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It was love at first sight for Carla Bruni
February 13th, 2008 - 5:37 pm ICT by admin
Washington, Feb 13 (ANI): The new first lady of France, Carla Bruni, has spoken candidly of her whirlwind romance and recent marriage to French president Nicholas Sarkozy.The former supermodel and singer, in ... Read more...
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