Online Twitter Trial sparks global outrage and jokes
London reports that Paul Chambers was fined after a joke tweet about blowing up Robin Hood Airport led to his arrest. Protests surged online with thousands posting Spartacus themed messages, while supporters argue the case threatens online free speech and context.
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Paul Chambers
Twitter
England
Robin Hood
South Yorkshire
Chambers
Britain
Padraig Reidy
Index
David Allen Green
Green
Robin Hood Airport
Jacqueline Davies
Doncaster Crown Court
Stephen Fry
Chambers’ Cause
EU indicts Kosovo organ trafficking ring linked to medical officials
An EU prosecution indictment charges at least nine people in Kosovo, including a former Health Ministry official, with trafficking humans for organ removal and selling kidneys for up to 137000 dollars. Victims from Moldova Kazakhstan Russia and Turkey were lured with false payments. Nine suspects face counts from trafficking to abuse of official authority.
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Pristina
Kosovo
Health Ministry
Associated Press
Jonathan Ratel
Moldova
Kazakhstan
Russia
Turkey
Canada
Germany
United States
Ratel
Police and Justice
Ilir Rrecaj
Kristiina Herodes
EU Rule of Law Mission
Herodes
Yusuf Sonmez
Moshe Harel
Interpol
Sonmez
Lutfi Dervishi
Dervishi
Istanbul
Medicus
Arban Dervishi
Harel
Sokol Hajdini
Driton Jilta
Arecaj
Blic
Derviski
Kosovo Liberation Army
Mexico drug firms in bribery recording trigger probe
An audio tape purporting bribes tied to a $6.5 million government contract spurs investigations in Mexico. Stendhal Lab, Novartis unit affiliates, and officials face suspensions while agencies probe corruption links in a monopolized economy. No charges yet.
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Mexico City
Mexico
Anti-Monopoly Commission
Novartis
Federal Public Administration Department
Mexican Social Security Institute
Comatose ex Israeli PM moved home from hospital
Ariel Sharon, comatose former prime minister, was moved from a Tel Aviv area hospital to his family ranch in southern Israel. Medical teams transported him at dawn with security screens and escorts, ending years in long term care after strokes in office.
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Jerusalem
Israel
Ariel Sharon
Tel Aviv
Sharon
Dengue Fever Spike Triggers Brazil Health Alarm
Brazil faces a potential dengue epidemic as the six month rainy season nears. Ministry of Health reports 592 dengue deaths from January to October, up 90 percent from the previous year, with Type 1 strains resurging and breeding grounds forming in standing water.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
Ministry of Health
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