Irish Smokers Protest Ban Approaching in Ireland
Pub owners including Danny Healy-Rae in Kilgarvan reject enforcement of a soon to take effect ban on smoking in enclosed spaces. The measure targets pubs billiard halls private clubs and truck stops with fines up to 4000 dollars. Health officials expect broad public support while police unions warn they lack resources to enforce the rule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dublin
Ireland
Renal
Danny Healy-Rae
Healy-Rae
County Kerry
Kilgarvan
PJ. Stone
OPEC struggles to meet planned oil production cuts
OPEC may not cut output as planned with members ignoring quotas to capitalize on high prices. Despite announcing two cuts in six months, actual production rose to meet demand in China and the United States, complicating a March ceiling of 23.5 million barrels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
OPEC
China
United States
Organization of Petroleum Countries
U.S
Leo Drollas
Center For Global Energy Studies
Japanese court orders government to compensate WWII slave laborers
In a first, a Japanese court requires both the government and Rinko Corp to compensate 12 Chinese workers forced to toil as slave laborers in 1944 at Niigata port. The Niigata District Court set total damages at 830200 dollars, marking a historic ruling that government policy and private industry share accountability for wartime forced labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Niigata
Japan
Lion
Rinko Corp
Yojiro Nakamura
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ban
Micheal Martin
O’donoghue
Buells & Harleys
Harley-Davidson
Adam Sieminski
Deutsche Bank
Estee Lauder
Eer
Charles‘Marie
Boyl
Ty Oe
Olah Riad
Gearles Marie
Italy
N. Andrews Hwy
Lacks.com
Yaar
Ste
Soos