Google faces 10,000 euro daily fine in France
A Paris court found Google Inc. violated France copyright laws by expanding digital book scanning and ordered a 10,000 euro daily fine until停止 showing literary snippets. The tribunal also awarded 430,000 in damages to La Martiniere publishers, potentially hindering Google’s five year plan for a universal digital library.
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Obama cites breakthrough at Copenhagen climate talks
President Barack Obama credited an unprecedented breakthrough by the United States China and several others to curb greenhouse gas emissions and set a mechanism to verify compliance. The agreement includes India South Africa and Brazil and outlines actions to cut warming pollution with a goal linked to previous industrialized nations efforts. Merkel called the outcome mixed as EU officials negotiated a broader accord.
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Auschwitz sign theft shocks world memory of Holocaust
Thieves stole the 16 foot sign "Arbeit Macht Frei" from Auschwitz entrance cutting barbed wire and walls before fleeing in snow. Police deployed 50 officers and a 34,000 dollar reward offered for information as world leaders condemn the act and warn against Nazi memorabilia markets.
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Feds tie Al-Qaida to drug trafficking in Africa case
Three Mali suspects arrested in Ghana and handed to U.S. agents face narcoterrorism conspiracy and material support charges after arriving in New York. Prosecutors say the group sought to move drugs via the Sahara to fund terror, highlighting a growing al-Qaida narcotics alliance.
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GOP furious over health care bill tactics and talk
Republicans accused Democrats of bad manners and rushed strategy as they pressed to block the sweeping health care measure. White House and Senate leaders negotiated behind closed doors with Sen. Ben Nelson over abortion provisions and Medicaid funding. Cardinal DiNardo and the Catholic bishops criticized the abortion compromise, while Sen. Mitch McConnell denounced the process as jammed through without public input.
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