Archive for August, 2007

Antigua and Barbuda want to return to piracy (The Inquirer)

Tuesday, August 28th, 2007

THE TINY Caribbean former pirate bases of Antigua and Barbuda want the World Trade Organisation to allow them to ignore US intellectual property rights.

TFN NEWS BRIEFING: UK and European stockwatch highlights to 10:10 BST (Sharewatch)

Tuesday, August 28th, 2007

2007-08-27 09:57:41 STOCKWATCH Eni lower as Kashagan dispute intensifies MILAN (Thomson Financial) – Shares in Eni SpA were lower mid-morning after reports Kazakhstan suspended operations at the Kashagan oilfield for three months claiming the Italian oil major violated certain environmental regulations.

Jockey fined for whipping injured horse (Albuquerque Tribune)

Tuesday, August 28th, 2007

Russell Baze, the winningest jockey in thoroughbred racing history, was suspended for 15 days and fined on Aug. 26 for using his whip on an injured horse who later died.

Horse movement ban continues in Australia, racing could resume by weekend (CP via Yahoo! Canada News)

Tuesday, August 28th, 2007

BRISBANE, Australia (AP) – Racing is expected to resume in most Australian states by the weekend, but the movement of all horses continues to be banned following the country’s first outbreak of equine influenza.

Jockey suspended for whipping injured horse (Sports Illustrated)

Tuesday, August 28th, 2007

Russell Baze, the winningest jockey in thoroughbred racing history, was suspended for 15 days and fined on Sunday for using his whip on an injured horse who later died.

Lesson: Don’t beat a dead horse (Philadelphia Daily News)

Tuesday, August 28th, 2007

Russell Baze, the winningest jockey in thoroughbred racing history, was suspended for 15 days yesterday and fined $2,500 for using his whip on an injured horse who later died.

Top Jockey Suspended For Whip Use On Horse (CBS News)

Tuesday, August 28th, 2007

Russell Baze, the winningest jockey in thoroughbred racing history, was suspended for 15 days and fined for using his whip on an injured horse who later died.

CBS, Washington Post in online news deal (Sharewatch)

Tuesday, August 28th, 2007

NEW YORK (AP) – CBS News and The Washington Post have forged an alliance to share news resources for their online outlets — CBSNews.com and WashingtonPost.com — during the 2008 presidential campaign.

Horse flu outbreak hits Australian betting firms (Reuters via Yahoo! Singapore News)

Tuesday, August 28th, 2007

SYDNEY, Aug 27 – Shares in Australian betting companies fell on Monday after an outbreak of equine influenza disrupted Australian horse racing.

Lagardere Active acquires online advertising co ID Regie (Sharewatch)

Tuesday, August 28th, 2007

PARIS (Thomson Financial) – Lagardere Active said it has acquired the French online advertising company ID Regie for an undisclosed sum, in a bid to strengthen the position of its Lagardere Publicite unit in the internet market.