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EU Software Patent Legislation: threat for Linux and Open Source

Unlimited software patent language has been surreptitiously reinstated into a statement to be adopted by the European Council of Ministers.

Monsanto drops plans for GM wheat:

in the face of consumer resistance, Monsanto has dropped 'Roundup Ready' GM wheat.

Public right to information under Freedom of Information Act:

from Jan. 2005, public bodies must reveal information currently kept secret.

UK considers electronic borders

The government is working on plans to electronically track every person crossing UK borders to help fight crime, terrorism and illegal immigration.

US prosecutes Greenpeace under 1872 law

- for an offence in 2002 - conviction would threaten future campaigns.

Bulgarian medics face death in Libya

for 'giving HIV to children'.

Disney blocks Michael Moore film

on Bush links with leading Saudis.

Secret German GM crop trials

revealed in seven of Germany's 16 states.

Tiny pieces of plastic

and man-made fibres are contaminating oceans and beaches.

Sudan: Governmental ‘Ethnic Cleansing’

Human Rights Watch reports crimes against humanity in Darfur.