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BP in ‘advanced discussions’ to settle Gulf spill

A dead fish laying on the sand is seen with oil residue on it from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010 in Orange Beach, Alabama. Despite BP's public assertions that the Gulf is on the mend, Subra and other scientists insist it is far too soon to determine what the long-term environmental impacts will be. (AFP Photo/Joe Raedle)

British energy giant BP said on Thursday it was in advanced discussions to settle open criminal and regulatory cases with US authorities over the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill disaster. “BP confirms that it is in advanced discussions with the United States Department of Justice and the Securities &…

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Kim Dotcom extradition trial delayed until 2013

Megaupload boss Kim Dotcom via AFP

A New Zealand extradition trial for MegaUpload founder Kim Dotcom won’t get underway until March 2013, The New Zealand Herald reported Tuesday morning. Dotcom’s attorneys told the court that they had too many other legal proceedings on their plate thanks to an earlier judgement that the raid on their client’s…

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