Tag: lawyers
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Berlusconi has heart check-up in U.S., misses trial hearing: lawyers
Former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi has flown to the United States for tests on his heart condition, meaning he could not attend the start of a new trial on Monday tied to his “bunga bunga” parties, his lawyers said. The lawyers said Berlusconi had checked into the Presbyterian Columbia University Medical Center in New…
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Berlusconi has heart check-up in U.S., misses trial hearing: lawyers
Former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi has flown to the United States for tests on his heart condition, meaning he could not attend the start of a new trial on Monday tied to his “bunga bunga” parties, his lawyers said. The lawyers said Berlusconi had checked into the Presbyterian Columbia University Medical Center in New…
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Jewel thieves put gun to Kim Kardashian’s head, tie her up in Paris bathroom
By Leigh Thomas PARIS (Reuters) – Masked men put a gun to reality TV star Kim Kardashian's temple, left her tied up in the bathroom of her luxury residence in Paris and stole millions of dollars' worth of jewelry in the early hours of Monday, police and her publicist said. Kardashian, wife of rapper Kanye…
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Greek police fire teargas at pensioners during Athens protest
Greek police on Monday fired teargas to control a demonstration of pensioners protesting over cutbacks to their benefits, part of an austerity drive dictated by international lenders. About 1,500 pensioners attempted to march to Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’s office. Riot police blocked their path.
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Japan’s Ohsumi wins Nobel Medicine Prize for work on cell ‘recycling’
Yoshinori Ohsumi of Japan on Monday won the Nobel Medicine Prize for his work on autophagy — a process whereby cells “eat themselves” — which when disrupted can cause Parkinson's and diabetes. Autophagy is a fundamental process in cell physiology with major implications for human health and disease. The process is essential for the orderly degradation and recycling of damaged…
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Jailed U.S. soldier Manning attempted suicide last week: lawyers
Chelsea Manning, the U.S. soldier imprisoned for leaking classified files to pro-transparency site WikiLeaks, attempted to commit suicide last week, her lawyers said on Monday. “Last week, Chelsea made a decision to end her life,” attorneys Chase Strangio, Vincent Ward and Nancy Hollander said in a joint statement. The statement confirms earlier media reports that…
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Jailed U.S. soldier Manning attempted suicide last week: lawyers
Chelsea Manning, the U.S. soldier imprisoned for leaking classified files to pro-transparency site WikiLeaks, attempted to commit suicide last week, her lawyers said on Monday. “Last week, Chelsea made a decision to end her life,” attorneys Chase Strangio, Vincent Ward and Nancy Hollander said in a joint statement. The statement confirms earlier media reports that…
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Texas court halts execution of man in ‘shaken baby’ death case
A Texas man scheduled to be put to death next week for murdering his 2-year-old daughter has been granted a stay of execution after his lawyers argued his conviction stemmed from “junk science” about shaken baby syndrome. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals on Thursday halted the planned June 21 execution of Robert Roberson and…
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Mass killer Breivik gives Nazi salute as he sues Norway for ‘inhuman treatment’
By Gwladys Fouche SKIEN, Norway (Reuters) – Mass killer Anders Behring Breivik opened a court case against Norway on Tuesday with a Nazi salute as his lawyers prepared to argue he has received inhuman treatment by being kept in isolation for murdering 77 people in 2011. Appearing in public for the first time since he…
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Passengers on BA jet that caught fire in Las Vegas sue Boeing, GE
Passengers on a British Airways plane that caught fire taking off from Las Vegas in September are suing the makers of the plane and its engines in Chicago, their lawyers said on Friday. The engine of the Boeing 777 burst into flames, forcing all 170 passengers and crew to escape via emergency slides, after a…