Bausch & Lomb Reaches Settlement Of Fungal Lawsuits
Bausch & Lomb has quietly settled nearly 600 fungal infection lawsuits linked to ReNu with MoistureLoc, with over 700 wearers affected in the United States and Asia. The company says private handling in 2007 reduced public distraction during a major recall, with costs surpassing 250 million dollars and more claims to resolve.
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Rochester
N.Y
Bausch & Lomb Inc
Optical Products Company
United States
Asia
U.S. journalists face North Korea trial in Pyongyang
Laura Ling and Euna Lee, American reporters for Current TV, are to stand trial in Pyongyang on charges of hostile acts and illegal entry. They were detained March 17 near the China border while reportedly covering North Korean refugees. Legal experts warn convictions could yield five to ten years in labor camps.
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Seoul
South Korea
North Korea
Pyongyang
Laura Ling
Euna Lee
al Gore
China
Bomb discovery forces return of Iranian plane
An Iranian airliner returned to a southern airport minutes after takeoff after a homemade bomb was found aboard. State television said a security official called the incident a sabotage operation and that the device was located in a toilet. The event occurred late Saturday night.
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Tehran
Iran
Octuplets mom signs deal for reality TV series
Nadya Suleman the California mother of sixteen children including octuplets has agreed to star in a reality television show produced by 3Ball Productions according to her attorney Jeff Czech.
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Los Angeles
California
Nadya Suleman
3Ball Productions
Jeff Czech
Japanese envoy apologizes for Bataan Death March
Japan's ambassador to the United States Ichiro Fujisaki apologized on behalf of Japan for the 65 mile forced march of U S and Allied troops during World War II that caused about 11 000 POW deaths He spoke at the American Defenders of Bataan and Corregidor stating the country offers a heart felt apology for causing tremendous damage and suffering.
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San Antonio
Japan
United States
U.S
Ichiro Fujisaki
Bataan and Corregidor
Geithner Calls Global Recession Weaker. Urges Reform Push
Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner told King to Beijing the global recession appears to be losing steam but requires major reforms in policy and financial regulation worldwide. He spoke at Peking University during his first China trip as secretary, stressing US China cooperation to stabilize the world economy.
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Beijing
Treasury
Timothy Geithner
United States
China
Geithner
Jing
Peking University
Obama
Bush Administration
Egyptian man cuts off penis to spite family over marriage
A 25 year old man from a prominent Qena family in southern Egypt severed his own reproductive organ after two years of petitioning his father to marry a girl from a lower class. He was hospitalized but the doctors could not reattach the severed member and remains in recovery. Marriage in the region is typically within similar social classes and within extended families.
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Cairo
Qena
Egypt
Luxor
Ity
World’s strongest laser unveiled at Livermore lab
The National Ignition Facility at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory debuted as the world’s most powerful laser. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sen. Dianne Feinstein attended the unveiling. The 192 beam system targets a pencil eraser sized object and will test aging nuclear weapons and enable astrophysics and green energy studies.
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California
Livermore
Calif
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
San Francisco
Arnold Schwarzenegger
U.S
Dianne Feinstein
Dcalif
NIF
U S Cuba resume talks on immigration and mail service
In San Salvador Cuba agrees to restart immigration talks with the Obama administration and to resume direct mail service. Hillary Clinton welcomed the move citing broader cooperation on terrorism drug trafficking and disaster preparedness while urging progress on rights and political prisoners.
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Cuba
Obama
United States
Hillary Clinton
U.S
George W. Bush
Clinton
Latin America
State Department
Havana
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