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30.07.10: Anleger getäuscht: Citigroup muss 75-Millionen-Strafe zahlen
Auf die Citigroup kommt eine Strafe von 75 Millionen Dollar zu. Laut US-Börsenaufsicht hat das Institut seine Anleger bewusst mit Fehlinformationen über zweitklassige Wertpapiere getäuscht. Auch zwei Manager müssen sich verantworten.
30.07.10: Drogen im Milliardenwert: US-Polizei entdeckt riesige Marihuana-Plantage
Schlag gegen den Rauschgifthandel: US-Ermittler haben in Kalifornien ein gewaltiges Marihuana-Anbaugebiet aufgespürt - und Pflanzen im Wert von über 1,7 Milliarden Dollar beschlagnahmt. 97 Personen wurden festgenommen, die Plantage wird mexikanischen Kartellen zugeschrieben.
29.07.10: Justizministerium: Elektronische Fußfessel soll Ex-Häftlinge orten
Satellitenüberwachung statt Sicherheitsverwahrung: Das Justizministerium plant offenbar, ehemalige Strafgefangene mit elektronischen Fußfesseln zu orten. Die High-Tech-Kontrolle soll nun auf Länderebene diskutiert werden.
29.07.10: Neubau im Welterbe: Unesco erlaubt Brücke über den Rhein
Die Arbeiten für eine neue Brücke über den Mittelrhein können beginnen: Die Unesco hat den Bau im Welterbe nahe der Loreley abgesegnet. Visuell passe der Verkehrsweg in die Kulturlandschaft, so das Komitee. Die Grünen befürchten ein Aus für die typischen Rheinfähren.
29.07.10: Leichtathletik-EM: Doppelgold für Deutschland
Gold über 100 Meter und Gold im Speerwurf: Die deutschen Frauen haben für einen sensationellen Abend bei der Leichtathletik-EM in Barcelona gesorgt. Sprinterin Verena Sailer holte ebenso den Titel wie Linda Stahl im Speerwurf, wo es sogar einen deutschen Doppelsieg gab.
29.07.10: Steuerzahlerbund-Expertise: Bürgermeister verliert Pension bei Rücktritt
Duisburgs Oberbürgermeisters Sauerland würde laut dem Steuerzahlerbund bei einem Rücktritt seine Beamtenpension verlieren. Die Linke will nun eine Abwahl des CDU-Politikers vorantreiben.
29.07.10: Frankreich: Opposition wettert gegen geplante Roma-Abschiebung
Fremdenfeindlich, demagogisch, stigmatisierend: Die französische Opposition greift die Abschiebepläne der Regierung scharf an. Angehörige der Roma-Minderheit sollen nach Straftaten sofort ausgewiesen, rund die Hälfte der illegalen Siedlungen im Land abgerissen werden.
29.07.10: Europa-League-Qualifikation: Stuttgart siegt nach turbulenter Schlussphase
Erfolgreicher Start für den VfB Stuttgart: Der Bundesligist hat in der Europa-League-Qualifikation das Hinspiel bei Molde FK gewonnen und steht vor dem Einzug in die nächste Runde. Dabei hielten die Norweger lange mit, glichen zweimal aus - doch dann stach VfB-Joker Martin Harnik.
29.07.10: Kriminelle Kinder: Wowereit fordert geschlossene Heime
Der kriminellen Jugend ist nur mit strengerer Kontrolle beizukommen, glaubt Berlins Bürgermeister Klaus Wowereit. Er schließt sich nach den Festnahmen mehrerer Drogendealer im Teenie-Alter Forderungen nach geschlossenen Heimen an - die aktuelle Situation sei "unerträglich".
29.07.10: Streit um Doppelfunktion: Siegenthaler sagt dem HSV ab
Der HSV muss sich einen neuen Sportdirektor suchen: Urs Siegenthaler hat dem Bundesligisten kurz vor seinem geplanten Amtsantritt abgesagt. Grund war die Kritik an einer Doppelfunktion des Schweizers in Hamburg und als DFB-Chefscout. Siegenthaler musste sich entscheiden - und bleibt beim Verband.
29.07.10: How a boy's death brought a West Bank cinema back to life
A cinema in the West Bank city of Jenin will open for business next week for the first time in 23 years, following a remarkable chain of events that began with the death of a Palestinian boy.
29.07.10: Second U.S. sailor found dead in Afghanistan
The second U.S. sailor who went missing in Afghanistan last weekend is dead, a Pentagon official said Thursday.
29.07.10: Scores die of cholera in Cameroon
More than 100 people have died of cholera in Cameroon, according to Joseph Beti Assomo, a regional governor.
29.07.10: Police: Woman buried 8 babies
French prosecutors said Thursday a woman admitted giving birth to and killing eight babies in northern France. The woman's husband had no idea what she had done, a prosecutor said.
29.07.10: Study: Climate change 'undeniable'
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29.07.10: At least 90 dead in Pakistan flooding
At least 90 people have been killed since Wednesday due to floods caused by monsoon rains in northwest Pakistan, a provincial minister told CNN.
29.07.10: 80 die in ferry accident
Eighty people were killed late Tuesday in a ferry accident in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a government spokesman confirmed Thursday.
29.07.10: Indonesian woman gets 3 years for harboring terrorists
An Indonesian woman was sentenced to three years in prison Thursday for aiding and harboring terrorists accused of suicide bombings and other attacks.
29.07.10: Anthrax kills 82 hippos, 9 buffalo in Uganda
More than 90 animals in Uganda have died since June from a vicious strain of anthrax, officials said Thursday.
29.07.10: Spanish judge issues arrest warrants for 3 U.S. soldiers
A Spanish judge issued arrest warrants for three U.S. soldiers on Thursday in connection with the death of a Spanish TV cameraman in Iraq in 2003, reopening a long-running legal battle, according to a copy of the court order viewed by CNN.
29.07.10: Welfare reform options outlined
Ministers are to set out options for reforming the benefits system and moving people from welfare into work.
29.07.10: Cameron defends Pakistan comments
David Cameron says it is important to "speak frankly" after criticism of his comments about Pakistan's record on tackling terrorism.
29.07.10: UKIP wins £367,000 donation case
The UK Independence Party wins its court battle against having to pay back all of a £367,697 "impermissible donation".
29.07.10: Fixed retirement age to be axed
People reaching the age of 65 will no longer be forced to retire from October next year, under plans announced by the government.
29.07.10: Cable TUC invitation 'withdrawn'
Business Secretary Vince Cable will not address the TUC's annual congress after his invitation to speak was withdrawn.
29.07.10: PM reveals coalition uncertainty
David Cameron reveals he told the Queen he was not "totally sure" what sort of government he was going to form as he became prime minister.
29.07.10: Review warns of 60,000 job cuts
Up to 60,000 people working in the public sector in Scotland could lose their jobs, according to an independent review commissioned by ministers.
29.07.10: Government's £6m web search bill
Four government departments spent almost £6m ensuring their websites appeared on search engine results pages, new figures show.
29.07.10: 'Reduce rubbish' call by minister
Environment Secretary Caroline Spelman says she wants a dramatic cut in the amount of rubbish thrown away by households in England.
29.07.10: 150 schools ask to be academies
More than 150 top schools in England have applied to become academies, government documents show.
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11.05.07: Jail for Thailand's YouTube fans
Fans of the banned YouTube video-sharing website will soon face "severe punishment" under a draconian new cyber-crime law. Anyone using a proxy server to visit a website censored by the Thai government could now end up in jail.
This criminalization of ordinary Internet users is just another symptom of Thailand's descent into authoritarianism.
02.05.07: Thaksin to buy Manchester City
Thailand's brief experiment with democracy seems to have ended badly but it remains to be seen which Premier League football club will be the ultimate beneficiaryStep forward Manchester City. Yesterday, former PM Thaksin announced the £130 million deal on his blog (www.hi-thaksin.net) alongside this "happy slapping" phonecam shot that appears to show him selecting a severed head for his lunchbox.
- Mango Sauce, 20 September 2006.
30.04.07: Mac attack: Westerner beaten in Bangkok Apple Store
When you order a MacBook Pro from an approved Thai dealer, you don't expect to be beaten-up and arrested in the store - but this is exactly what happened to an unfortunate Mango Sauce reader.
Last Friday, I placed an order for a MacBook Pro, a 30' display and accessories at The APPLE Store in Siam Discovery Center, Bangkok. The total came to 188,000bt. Paid with a VISA Card. The APPLE employee would deliver the setup later. While waiting for the delivery at my condo, the APPLE salesperson, phoned me and claimed to have made a mistake on the bill and wanted another 12,500 before delivery.
23.04.07: Thai girls with guns
A Thai girl's handbag always contains surprises but you don't expect to find a 9mm semi-automatic pistol.
18.04.07: Conan's Thai restroom threesome
Many of us imagined that Conan's double-dunny exclusive would prove to be the last word on Thai toilet tomfoolery but the oversized Aussie actor has outdone himself once again.
13.04.07: Blog wars: Bangkok diplomat's own goal
"I saw him walking arm-in-arm with a girl that could only be described as a 2 dollar whore," writes Simon Peltier beneath an innocuous blog entry by Ian Proud, head of the British embassy's political section.
When the thirty-eight year-old diplomat agreed to be a guest blogger on The Nation's website, he also let them publish this photo.
Big mistake.
10.04.07: Have we worn out our welcome in Thailand?
When a one-legged German infects half the schoolgirls in Chaiyaphum with HIV, it reflects badly on all of us but Thailand's noticeably cooler attitude towards Western immigrants has little to do with our sexual peccadilloes.
Fun-loving tourists won't notice any change but those of us who choose to live here are feeling less and less welcome.
05.04.07: Mr T talks to Mango Sauce
MS: Your term as Thailand's PM was characterised by corruption and abuse of power...
Mr T: What you talkin' 'bout, fool!?! I don't remember none of that! You just a crazy man seein' things that ain't there.
MS: Subsequently, you've been accused of stirring up social divisions in the country.
Mr T: Trouble? I don't start no trouble. I mind my own business.
MS: But General Sonti has made specific allegations.
Mr T: The man's a pothead. He's high on smack, or speedballs, or something...
MS: The question of how you acquired your unusual wealth isn't going to go away.
Mr T: Better make sure nothin' happens to my gold.
05.04.07: YouTube banned in Thailand
Coming hard on the heels of this week's disruption of Yahoo, video-sharing website, YouTube, has been banned in Thailand following a spat between its owners, Google, and the Communications Ministry (ICT).
The dispute centres around Google's refusal to remove a 44 second clip containing altered images of someone rather important (Four letters, begins with a K - and who can't be discussed on this website for reasons too obvious to mention).
