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Probe into deadly plane crash in Argentina to take 3 months
"It could take three months to get accurate information" about the cause of the accident, said Claudio Somoza, director of the association of Argentine pilots. Transportation Minister Juan Schiavi described the crash of Saab 340 plane as a "very rare
Updated: 05/20/2011 02:54A
MW High School will host mock accident drill on May 26
The Woodbury Police, Fire Department, Ambulance Corps, and other emergency agencies will stage a realistic scenario depicting a vehicular accident which includes a mock fatality and other injuries. Several seniors from the High School Drama Club will
Updated: 05/20/2011 02:53A
Tepco Posts Highest Ever Nonfinancial Loss
Tepco said it suffered 1.0204 trillion yen in losses from the accident at its Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. That is the largest ever net loss posted by a Japanese company (excluding financial institutions). The firm also said it will forgo a
Updated: 05/20/2011 02:52A
BP agrees $1 billion settlement with MOEX
AP News | 05/19/11 11:36 pm BP PLC says MOEX Offshore 2007 LLC, its minority partner in the blown-out Deepwater Horizon well, has agreed to pay the British company $1.065 billion to settle all claims between the companies over the accident in the Gulf
Updated: 05/20/2011 02:52A
Delhi HC awards life imprisonment to cop for murdering relative
A division bench of comprising Justices Pradeep Nadrajog and Suresh Kait yesterday upheld the decision of the trial court convicting Surender for murder and awarding him a life term. According to prosecution, Surender was posted on guard duty at the
Updated: 05/20/2011 02:51A
Northrop Grumman to pay Va. $4.7M over computer crash
RICHMOND — Northrop Grumman Corp. has agreed to a $4.7 million compensation package to make amends for a widespread computer system crash that idled 26 state agencies last August, leaving some people unable to renew driver's licenses.
Updated: 05/20/2011 02:51A
Cav drops out of 'successful Giro'
The 'Manx Missile' won stage 12 of the event yesterday (Thursday), after managing to stay ahead of a big crash in the race for the finish line. The Giro now moves into the Alps, and Cav said: 'I'm going home to recuperate for the Tour de France.
Updated: 05/20/2011 02:51A
Mitsui to pay BP $1bln to settle oil spill claims-UPDATE 2
MOEX has now joined BP in blaming the accident principally on Transocean , the company which BP hired to drill the well, under BP's instruction. The Commission appointed by President Barack Obama to investigate the rig blast which led to the United
Updated: 05/20/2011 02:50A
Federal judge rebuffs Honeywell's request for her to reverse her ruling that
The plaintiffs are accusing Honeywell of failing to clean up cancer-causing hexavalent chromium at various city sites. Honeywell did not establish, in its motion to reconsider, that Judge Susan D. Wigenton overlooked any legal standards in her February
Updated: 05/20/2011 02:50A
Tepco Posts $15.28 Billion Loss
loss of ¥1.247 trillion ($15.28 billion) for the fiscal year ended in March—the biggest annual loss in Japanese corporate history outside the financial sector—as it was hammered by massive costs in battling the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident.
Updated: 05/20/2011 02:49A
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