NPR 2010-07-17

BP says early test results from its blown-out well in the Gulf of Mexico are not calls for alarm, but aren't calls for celebration either. Scientists have been spending today studying what's happening in the well now that the flow of oil has stopped.

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By Phil Mercer Sydney 01 June 2007 An Australian tribunal has awarded compensation to a Thai woman who was forced to work as a prostitute in Sydney when she was 13. It is the first time a victim of sex trafficking has received damages from the tribun

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The United States Senate has approved legislation which would allow families of the victims of 9-11 to sue Saudi Arabia's government for compensation over its possible role in the 2001 World Trade Center attacks. The White House, which has threatened

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SAN FRANCISCO, May 4 (Xinhua) -- Intel Corp. on Wednesday announced that it will mass-manufacture chips using new transistors featuring a three-dimensional (3-D) structure, calling it a technical breakthrough in microprocessors. The 3-D transistor, c

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BEIJING, Dec. 24 (Xinhua) -- China's top legislature is considering fairer recompense for farmers whose land has been expropriated, by breaking the legal compensation ceiling and covering them with a social security package. A draft amendment to the

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One of the reasons Zimbabwe's economy is such a mess is the collapse of the commercial farming sector. This is due in part to the government's chaotic and sometimes violent land-reform program launched in 2000. The recently signed political power-sh

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iPad dispute lawyer denies compensation reports

BEIJING, Feb. 18 (Xinhua) -- A lawyer for technology firm Proview Shenzhen denied Friday media reports that Proview is seeking a huge amount of compensation from Apple Inc. following a legal battle over the use of the trademark iPad. Apple was plunge

The Gift

It was at the end of the school year, and a kindergarten teacher was receiving gifts from her pupils. The florist's son handed her a gift. She shook it, held it overhead, and said, I bet I know what it is. Some flowers. That's right the boy said, but

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