News tagged with foreign government officials

US investigating Oracle over possible bribery

US authorities have been investigating Oracle for at least a year to see if the business software titan violated anti-bribery laws in its overseas business, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday.

Technology / Business

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Zurich voters keep 'suicide tourism' alive

(AP) -- Voters in Zurich have overwhelmingly rejected calls to ban assisted suicide or to outlaw the practice for nonresidents.

Medicine & Health / Other

created May 15, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Sun Micro: We may have broken US anti-bribery law

(AP) -- Sun Microsystems Inc. may have broken anti-bribery laws with its actions in an unspecified location outside the United States, a revelation that would-be acquirer Oracle Corp. knew about before inking ...

Technology / Business

created May 08, 2009 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0




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Her majesty's secret

One of the greatest cliches uttered about her majesty Queen Elizabeth II is that in 60 years of reigning over us, "she has never put a foot wrong". This may well be true, but how do we know? What do we really ...

Other Sciences / Other

created May 25, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2

Internet politics, policies have rapidly become integral to US international affairs

Internet governance policy has rapidly risen from a relatively marginal issue for the United States' foreign policy establishment to a significant component of the country's international affairs and national security strategy, ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created May 22, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Exploding the myths of manufacturing

The manufacturing sector, its advocates note, is burdened by negative stereotypes. Outsiders often mistakenly think that manufacturing consists of jobs that are “dumb, dirty and dull,” as MIT President Susan Hockfield ...

Technology / Business

created May 11, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Fears of spying hinder China Mobile license

Concerned about possible cyber-spying, U.S. national security officials are debating whether to take the unprecedented step of recommending that a Chinese government-owned mobile phone giant be denied a license to offer international ...

Technology / Telecom

created May 11, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Biodiversity could be casualty of Myanmar openness

(AP) -- As many as 40,000 gorgeously plumed birds known as the Gurney's pitta thrive in the lowland rainforests of economically backward Myanmar. Across the border, Thailand's last five pairs are guarded around ...

Biology / Ecology

created May 07, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Counterterrorism expert says democracy in Central Asia lost in translation

University of Kansas expert on counterterrorism and human rights in Central Asia says democracy got lost in translation in this part of the world.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created May 02, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 1

America's clean energy policies need a reality check

America's approach to clean energy needs to be reformed if it is to meaningfully affect energy security or the environment, according to two new articles by Stanford writers.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created May 01, 2012 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (10) | comments 89 | with audio podcast

House OKs cybersecurity bill despite veto threat

The House ignored Obama administration objections Thursday and approved legislation aimed at helping stop electronic attacks on critical U.S. infrastructure and private companies.

Technology / Internet

created Apr 27, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 4

Lawmakers optimistic about cyber bill prospects

(AP) -- House Republicans and Democrats expressed optimism Friday about sending a cybersecurity bill to President Barack Obama this year despite significant disagreements with the Senate and the White House. ...

Technology / Internet

created Apr 27, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 2

China's dream of electric car leadership elusive

(AP) -- China's leaders are finding it's a lot tougher to create a world-beating electric car industry than they hoped.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Apr 24, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0


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