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...communications firm after admitting she smoked. Von Schnurbein insists the Commission's decision is not "a green light for employers to discriminate," but Tom Jenkins of the European Trade Union Confederation disagrees. "This opens the possibility for all kinds of discriminations," he says, citing the obese and alcoholics. The Dublin Internet entrepreneur who placed the ad, Philip Tobin, was quoted as saying that smokers "stink." If you eat a pungent lunch, says Jenkins, "you might stink...
...effect on the state protections afforded to many journalists, both independent and those that are part of the established media." Judge William Alsup of Federal District Court rejected Wolf's arguments, and declared him in contempt of court. So he is now being held in a detention center in Dublin, Calif., where he could remain until next July when the grand jury expires, or earlier if his attorneys can convince the court his custody becomes punitive because he won't turn over the court-ordered materials. Wolf maintains that as a freelance videographer and blogger, he is an independent journalist...
...CLEARED. Ciaran O'Reilly, 46, Nuin Dunlop, 34, Damien Moran, 26, Karen Fallon, 35, and Deirdre Clancy, 36, of criminal damage to a U.S. Navy aircraft at Shannon Airport in February 2003; in Dublin. While the five antiwar activists admitted to causing $2.5 million of damage by attacking the plane with hammers and an axe, they said they were acting to protect lives and property in Iraq. The jury took less than five hours to reach a unanimous decision, an outcome the U.S. embassy plans to discuss with the Irish government...
...busy marshaling the regional players that Airborne had left in the cold into a new alliance. A leader in the Middle East and South Asia, Ghandour is looking for acquisitions in the U.S. and China. "Things are very hectic," says Ghandour, who shuttles between Amman, Dubai, Beijing, Dublin and New York City. "It's a whole new ball game. But we are ready...
...state-controlled Chinese Patriotic Catholic Association and the 8 million Chinese Catholics loyal to the Vatican. That is the last thing the Catholic Church needs as it tries to build bridges and protect those who are dedicated to its teachings from Beijing's power brokering and politicking. Mel Duignan Dublin...