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23:58 Rajat Gupta trial all set to begin
Former Goldman Sachs Director Rajat Gupta entered in court building in New York at around 1:45 pm, where his trial is all set to begin. He allowed photographers to take his pictures, while telling his lawyer that they were just doing their jobs.
The Diwali of 2011 saw Gupta surrender himself before the FBI after charges of insider trading were filed against him by Manhataan's top federal prosecutor India-born Preet Bharara.
A year later, Gupta's fate is set to be sealed on on Wednesday as US District Judge Jed Rakoff sentences him later this evening on the charges that could send him behind bars for up to a decade.
Photos: Paresh Gandhi
23:58 UK support for US drone attacks in Pakistan may be a war crime...
...a London court is told... The Guardian reports: 'The British government's support for US drone operations over Pakistan may involve acts of assisting murder or even war crimes, the high court heard on Tuesday.
In the first serious legal challenge in the English courts to the drones campaign, lawyers for a young Pakistani man whose father was killed by a strike from an unmanned aircraft are seeking to have the sharing of UK locational intelligence declared unlawful.
Noor Khan, 27, is said to live in constant fear of a repeat of the attack in North Waziristan in March last year that killed more than 40 other people, who are said to have gathered to discuss a local mining dispute.
The British government has declined to state whether or not its signals intelligence agency GCHQ passes information in support of the CIA drone operations over Pakistan, although the court heard that media reports suggest that it does.
The case opened as the RAF confirmed that it is to double the number of its own drones flying combat and surveillance operations over Afghanistan. The five additional aircraft will be operated from the UK for the first time, rather than the US. The UK's existing Reaper drones, which are used to target suspected insurgents in Helmand province, have been operated from Creech air force base in Nevada because the RAF has not had the capability to fly them from Britain.
Martin Chamberlain, counsel for Khan, said that a newspaper article in 2010 had reported that GCHQ was using telephone intercepts to provide the US authorities with locational intelligence on leading militants in Afghanistan and Pakistan. The report suggested that the Cheltenham-based agency was proud of this work, which was said to be "in strict accordance with the law".
On the contrary, Chamberlain said, any GCHQ official who passed locational intelligence to the CIA knowing or believing that it could be used to facilitate a drone strike would be committing a serious criminal offence."The participation of a UK intelligence official in US drone strikes, by passing intelligence, may amount to the offence of encouraging or assisting murder," he said. Alternatively, it could amount to a war crime. Between June 2004 and September this year, according to research by the Bureau of Investigative Journalism, drone strikes killed between 2,562 and 3,325 people in Pakistan, of whom between 474 and 881 were civilians, including 176 children.
With the number of drone strikes increasing sharply under the Obama administration, the London case is one of several being brought by legal activists around the world in an attempt to challenge their legality..'
23:26 Rajat Gupta enters Manhattan courtroom
The former McKinsey head will be sentenced today. Over a hundred luminaries including Bill Gates and Kofi Annan have written to the judge asking for leniency for the India-born Gupta.
23:08 Ailing Thackeray misses annual rally
Ailing Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray today did not attend his party's annual Dussehra rally but sought support for his son and grandson as he launched a broadside against Congress and the Gandhi family through a recorded message.
In an attack on Congress president Sonia Gandhi, he said the 'gang of five' (Sonia, Rahul, Priyanka, Robert Vadra and her Political Secretary Ahmed Patel) should be "destroyed".
"Panch-kadi (gang of five) should be destroyed and thrown out of the country," he said. The country has become "a nation of cheaters", he said, without elaborating.
23:04 Modi's fasts a political gimmick: Ahmed Patel
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi's 'sadbhavna' fasts and his recent 'Swami Vivekananda Yatra' were just ploys to derive political mileage, said Ahmed Patel, political secretary to Congress president Sonia Gandhi.
Addressing a meeting of Congress workers after the inauguration of party office at Bharuch today, Patel said, "People should not be mislead by Modi's false propaganda and should bring Congress back to power in Gujarat in the elections in December."
Patel debunked Modi's claim that his government brought piped gas to the state, saying the pipeline was in fact laid during the tenure of former Union Petroleum Minister Naval Kishore Sharma in 1989.
22:31 Libyan militia takes former Gadhafi stronghold
AP reports: Libya's government today took control of one of the last strongholds of deposed dictator Muammar Gaddafi's loyalists, the government claimed, after fierce battles that left dozens dead and thousands displaced.
The capture of Bani Walid was a triumph for the government that replaced Gaddafi's regime, but the fact that it took a full year underlined the fractious nature of the country and the new regime's inability to impose its authority over squabbling tribes and heavily armed militias.
22:15 Special status has only harmed J-K: BJP
The BJP today said special status given toJammu and Kashmir has only harmed the state and its people instead of serving any purpose.
"The sooner this status goes, better it would be for the state," BJP state chief Shamsher Singh Mahnas told the media during a function occasion of the 129th birth anniversary of Sher-e-Duggar Prem Nath Dogra.
"It is the root cause of unemployment in the state as no outsider can purchase land and set industry or big plants which can obviously provide jobs to thousands of youth," he claimed.
Manhas appealed to party activists to mobilise public opinion against the special status given to the state.
20:54 French PM backs Obama in US presidential race
AP: French Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault has broken with diplomatic protocol by openly expressing his hope that Barack Obama wins the upcoming US presidential election.
"If I was an American citizen I wouldn't hesitate to vote for Obama," he told a radio interviewer today.
While it is hardly surprising that Ayrault, a Socialist, would support the Democrat candidate in a US election, prudence normally restricts politicians from making such remarks given the possibility they will end up having to deal with their Republican rivals.
Ayrault is not however the first French minister to offer public support for Obama in his neck-and-neck battle with Republican Mitt Romney.
20:48 Self-immolations: China blames Dalai Lama
China today blamed the Dalai Lama for the spate of self-immolations taking place in Tibet against Chinese rule, saying they were 'instigated' by the exiled spiritual leader's clique.
"To our knowledge most of the self-immolation cases are closely instigated by Dalai group," Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Hong Lei told reporters, while replying to questions on over 50 self-immolations, many of them by monks and nuns, in the recent months in different parts of Tibetan areas calling for the return of Dalai Lama from exile in India.
20:33 Bobby Brown arrested for DUI
Singer Bobby Brown has been arrested for driving under the influence, just two months after his rehab stint. The incident happened around 1 am when a police cruiser spotted the 43-year-old driving erratically and pulled him over.
The officer smelled alcohol and gave the singer a field sobriety test, which he was said to have failed, reported TMZ online. Brown, the former husband of singer Whitney Houston, was promptly taken into custody and booked at a nearby police station.
The incident in the San Fernando Valley section of LA is Brown's second DUI arrest this year. In March, he was busted for driving under the influence in the same part of town.
19:51 Flag-waving 'Uncle Pakistan' dies
AP: After 10 years of whipping up crowds at the elaborate daily ceremony to close Pakistan and India's main land border crossing, the flag-waving star of the Pakistani side of the show has died.
Huge crowds gather on both sides of Wagah border post each sunset to see the display of military preening and pageantry, and for a decade Mehr Din, known as Uncle Pakistan, led his compatriots in cheering on their men.
Dressed in the vivid green and white of the Pakistani flag, Din, who died on Sunday aged 90, was as familiar a figure at Wagah, near the eastern city of Lahore.
19:29 Renewed violence hits Israel-Gaza Strip region
At least four Palestinians were killed in renewed violence when Israeli fighter jets pounded the Hamas ruled Gaza Strip amid unabated rocket and mortar fire by Palestinian militants.
The attacks came at a time when Qatar's Emir is visiting the shunned coastal Strip in an unprecedented political recognition for its Islamic rulers.
"Multiple Israeli air strikes on the Gaza Strip have killed four people and injured eight since late Tuesday", medics in Gaza said.
19:18 Notice to Musharraf for allowing drone attacks
A Pakistani court today issued a notice to former President Gen (Retd) Pervez Musharraf for allowing US drone attacks in country even as a fresh strike by the CIA-operated spy plane killed at least five in the restive North Waziristan.
A two-member bench comprising Peshawar high court's acting Chief Justice Maftahuddin Khan and Justice Seth Waqar hearing a petition by advocate F M Sabir served notice on Musharraf to appear before the court on next hearing to explain his position.
Advocate Sabir of Difa-i-Pakistan Council, whose key leader include LeT founder Hafiz Saeed, and Foundation for Fundamental Rights had filed a writ petition against thedrone attacks in FATA and the killing of 'innocent' people including women and children in these attacks, the Dawn News reported.
18:49 FM channels warned against airing vulgar content
Having noticed instances where objectionable and vulgar content was being broadcast on private FM Radio channels, the Information and Broadcasting ministry has asked them to ensure that the programmes were clean and the language of jockeys decent.
In an advisory to these channels, the ministry said it has come to its notice that "vulgar and objectionable content is very often being broadcast on several FM Radio channels."
"It has also been noticed that the language used by many Radio jockeys is indecent and offensive. They often make defamatory and derogatory comments, particularly during night hours which do not appear to be in good taste," it said.
The ministry has also emphasised that permission is provided to Radio channels on the basis that no content, messages, advertisement or communication broadcast would have content that is objectionable, obscene or inconsistent with the laws of the country.
18:02 Assam: Curfew imposed in Dhubri town
Curfew was imposed in Dhubri town of Assam this evening after six persons were injured in two rounds of clashes between police and protesters today, official sources said.
The curfew was imposed after disturbances erupted following the stabbing of one Durga Puja pandal decorator by unidentified persons late last night in the town's IG Road area, the sources said. The curfew, clamped from 5pm, would be in force till 5 am tomorrow.
Kamal Ghosh, the decorator, was seriously injured after being stabbed at the Ghoshpara puja mandap last night. He was admitted to a local hospital and then referred to the Guwahati Medical College this morning.
17:32 Rajat Gupta's fate set to be sealed in US court
Former Goldman Sachs director Rajat Gupta is set to be sentenced by a US judge here on insider trading charges, a year after the Indian-American Wall Street honcho was charged with passing boardroom secrets to the now-imprisoned hedge fund founder Raj Rajaratnam.
The prosecution has sought a prison term of 8-10 years for the 63-year-old Gupta, who was convicted by a jury in June this year in a closely followed trial on three counts of securities fraud and one count of conspiracy.
His sentencing by US District Judge Jed Rakoff later this evening comes exactly a year after Manhattan's top federal attorney India-born Preet Bharara filed insider trading charges against the former McKinsey head.
17:29 Fans can make Indian GP most exciting race: Hamilton
Drivers run the show but it's the fans who make a Formula One race special and the Indian Grand Prix can become one of the most exciting races on the calendar if the home fans support the event, outgoing McLaren star Lewis Hamilton said today.
Close to one lakh people had thronged the Buddh International Circuit to watch the inaugural Indian GP last year but it looks it won't be a full house this time around.
"The track and the good crowd make the race exciting. In Singapore and Silverstone, it's full of people. When in Spain and Montreal, the city comes alive. It's the fans who make it special. So if people can turn out, it can become one of the most exciting Grands Prix," Hamilton said ahead of the second edition of the Indian Grand Prix.
17:26 Fin Min asks ministries not to seek fresh funds
The finance ministry has asked all central ministries to strictly adhere to the budgeted allocation as it would not be possible to provide additional funds because of the tight fiscal situation in the current fiscal.
"We have strictly asked all administrative ministries to stick to the funds provided in the 2012-13 budget and not seek any further funding under any scheme," a finance ministry official said.
The finance ministry has indicated this to central ministries while working out revised estimates for the current fiscal. The revised estimates would be presented before Parliament during the Budget for 2013-14.
17:09 Oil min approves RIL's plan to raise KG-D6 production
After months of intense stand-off, the oil ministry has given its nod to Reliance Industries' plans to raise natural gas output from the flagging KG-D6 and agreed that CAG cannot do a performance audit of the company.
The ministry on Tuesday sent a letter to RIL stating that "all the government nominees" on the KG-D6 block oversight committee have "already approved" all the development proposals made by RIL, sources said.
Also, it relented and agreed to the RIL's stand that an audit by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India of its spending on KG-D6 block has to be a financial audit and not a performance audit.
16:50 I am SORRY, says Virbhadra
Himachal Pradesh Congress unit chief Virbhadra Singh on Wednesday apologised for threatening media personnel, who were questioning him about the graft allegations against him, the day before.
"I am sorry," said Singh, who had earlier threatened to break the cameras of the media personnel.
At the same time, he denied all the graft allegations, claiming that the opposition BJP was targeting him as they were on the back-foot days before the forthcoming state polls.
He also claimed that he will soon file a defamation case.
16:41 Curfew imposed in Kargil district
Curfew was today imposed in Zanskar area of Kargil district in Jammu and Kashmir following clashes between two communities, in which three people, including a senior official were injured.
"Curfew was imposed in Zanskar area following clashes between two communities. Three persons including the Tehsildar of Zanskar were injured in the clashes, who are being shifted to Srinagar," a police spokesman said.
16:38 Vijayan overwhelmed after meeting Maradona
Former Indian football captain I M Vijayan was overwhelmed after sharing the stage with legendary footballer Diego Maradona in Kannur and considers it an experience of a lifetime.
"I will not forget the moment and will cherish it forever. I had seen him earlier, but this time I not only saw him, but he shook hands with me and fondly hugged me," Vijayan said on his brush with the legendary Argentine.
Maradona, who had led Argentina to World Cup triumph in 1986, and Vijayan exchanged a few passes and headers as the former took the centre-stage on his brief appearance before the football-crazy Kerala fans.
16:33 Mining halt may lead to suicides in Goa: Cabral
A BJP legislator in Goa today said if the halt on mining continued in the state, then he feared that people might resort to suicides.
"This is just the first month of mining halt. If this continues further, we will have people committing suicides," said Sanvordem BJP MLA Nilesh Cabral.
He said the halt on mining activity has hit his constituency and people have lost their livelihood.
16:32 Venna's family urges US authorities to find abducted baby
Worried family members of slain Satyavathi Venna, who was found dead in her son's house in the United States, today demanded that authorities there make more efforts to trace the elderly woman's grand-daughter, who has been abducted.
"The only information we have is that my aunt (Satyavathi) has died and the baby Venna Sravani is missing. Our only concern now is the safety of the baby. We want Sravani to be traced at the earliest and request the US government to put in maximum effort in this regard," said Satyavathi's son-in-law Srinivasa Reddy and other relatives.
15:14 Daredevil 'officially retires' after record-breaking space jump
Felix Baumgartner, the Austrian man who stunned the world with a 24-mile free fall from the edge of the space, has officially retired from the daredevil business.
Baumgartner said he is giving up being a daredevil, but now aims to help others in trouble.
"I am officially retired from the daredevil business now," the 43-year-old Austrian said.
15:12 UN chief dances Gangnam Style with Korean sensation Psy
Showing a side of his personality rarely seen in public, UN chief Ban Ki Moon recently tried 'Gangnam Style' moves when he mer Korean pop sensation Psy.
Psy's song Gangnam Style, which mocks the consumerism of a rich Seoul suburb, and hit horse-riding-style dance went viral on video-sharing website YouTube.
It has been viewed more than 560 million times on YouTube since it was released in mid-July. Admitting at first that he was nervous, the UN secretary general relented and copied Psy's horse-riding style dance moves.
Psy was at the UN to discuss with Ban how they could work together to help global issues.
14:24 Advani defends Gadkari, targets UPA
Senior BJP leader L K Advani on Wednesday defended beleaguered party chief Nitin Gadkari, who is facing multiple accusations of corruption, saying this was a ploy to neutralise the allegations against the ruling UPA.
The RSS as well as BJP's other leaders had earlier defended Gadkari as well, saying the party president was going through a "trial by the media".
14:03 Congress apologises for Virbhadra's threat to media
Congress today apologised for senior party leader Virbhadra Singh's threat to media personnel, who had warned that their cameras would be broken, on being questioned about allegations of corruption against him.
"If anyone is hurt, we apologise," party spokesperson Sandeep Dikshit said when asked to react to the incident.
Terming as "unfortunate" Singh's remarks, the party said such things can sometime happen in the midst of an election campaign.
"We do not know the context behind the incident. Sometimes in the midst of an election campaign, one gets angry and upset. It is unfortunate," Dikshit said.
13:13 Cabinet reshuffle on Sunday?
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress president Sonia Gandhi have been discussing a major Cabinet reshuffle that is likely to take place on Sunday, according to media reports.
Further details are awaited.
13:04 Uttarakhand govt not taking fertile farm land: Bahuguna
The Uttarakhand government is not taking possession of fertile agricultural land for the purpose of industrial development, Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna said on Wednesday, and added that only unused land was being targetted for the latter.
Rubbishing the opposition's charge that fertile land of farmers was being acquired for the second phase of SIDCUL to be launched by him on Thursday at Sitarganj, his constituency, Bahuguna said the land in Sitarganj jail premises had been acquired by the previous BJP government in Uttarakhand for Rs 30 crore to develop a special economic zone in 2008 and was lying in disuse since.
12:04 French First Lady wins bikini pic case
French First Lady Valerie Trierweiler has won damages from three magazines for publishing photographs of her in a bikini, but not before she was criticised by a judge for her lack of 'discretion' in her private life.
President Francois Hollande's partner had taken offence at photos appearing on the front covers of the magazines without her consent, showing France's first couple relaxing on a beach close to the presidential Riviera retreat of Fort de Bregancon in August.
The Paris judge ordered weekly celebrity magazines Closer and Voici to pay Trierweiler 1,500 euros for breaching her private life and image rights, as she had 'never consented' to the pictures.
12:03 UP CM sacks top Samajwadi leader over assault
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav has sacked a senior leader of his Samajwadi Party over allegations that he assaulted a photo journalist in Lucknow.
Natwar Goel was the vice-chairman of the Uttar Pradesh Khadi and Gram Udyog Board, a post equivalent to a minister of state in the government.
In his police complaint, journalist Ashutosh Gupta alleged that he was assaulted by Goel and his supporters when he had gone to take photographs of an allegedly unauthorised building that was being constructed after an aided college had been razed.
Goel, however, has refuted the charges
12:03 Facebook posts loss despite rise in revenues
Social networking giant Facebook has posted a loss of 59 million dollars despite seeing a 32 percent rise in its revenues during the third quarter.
The firm's shares surged 10 percent on the New York Stock Exchange because of increased revenues from mobile advertising.
Facebook's mobile revenue of 152.6 million dollars made up 14 percent of total advertising sales, which analysts said exceeded their expectations, as it was only in March that the firm began placing adverts on users' pages when they access them on mobile devices, the BBC reports.
12:02 Canadian PM to visit India next week
Seeking to boost bilateral ties with India, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper will visit the country next week, during which he will meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and other Indian leaders.
This will be Harper's second official visit to India. During his November 3-9 visit, Harper will visit Agra, New Delhi, Chandigarh and Bangalore.
Harper will meet Dr Singh and other ministers and officials from the Indian government during his stay in India.
12:01 Kingfisher to expedite payment of October salary to employees
Apparently succumbing to pressure from its employees demanding clearance of salary dues, the Kingfisher management today said it would expedite payment of October salary ahead of Christmas and claimed that "most" of them had agreed to resume work from Friday.
In a fresh letter to the striking staffers, airline CEO Sanjay Aggarwal said, "We have received several requests asking for status of salary for the duration of partial lock-out period and asking for salary in December 2012 to be paid one week earlier than December 31, 2012. I am pleased to confirm that as a goodwill gesture, the company will pay full October salary to all employees and we commit to paying the same prior to Christmas, 2012."
11:59 Pak rejects Shinde's claim on 'Islamabad helping terrorists'
Pakistan has rejected accusations made by Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde that Islamabad was helping terrorists infiltrate into India.
Pakistan's foreign ministry spokesperson said the claims are baseless and unfounded.
"Such unsubstantiated statements are not very helpful in creating a conducive environment necessary for improving relationship between the two countries," the Express Tribune quoted the spokesperson as saying.
10:50 Gadkari issue BJP's internal matter: RSS
RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat has refused to comment on the corruption allegation against BJP chief Nitin Gadkari, saying it was an internal matter of the saffron party.
"Gadkari's issue is BJP's internal matter," said Bhagwat.
10:45 Maradona arrives in Kannur
Argentinian football legend Diego Maradona has arrived in Kannur, Kerala to attend a private function.
A large number of security personnel have been deployed in the football-mad city.
10:21 How did Fasih end up in Saudi custody?
There are many questions about the detention of 'terror operative' Fasih Mehmood in Saudi Arabia that need to be answered.
10:18 Meet Arvind Kejriwal's family
He may be the worst nightmare for many politicians, but Arvind Kejriwal's family is proud of his anti-corruption crusade.
10:14 Ahead of polls, US kids vote for Obama as President
As the US braces for the crucial November 6 elections, an unscientific online poll has found more than half a million American children choosing incumbent President Barack Obama over his Republican rival Mitt Romney.
The children participating in the 'Nickelodeon: Kids Pick the President' elected Obama as their next president with 65 percent votes, while Romney received rest of the 35 per cent.
Interestingly, ever since this voting trend began in 1988,the results of children's poll has turned out to be the same in five out of the six occasions.
10:13 Durand Line internationally recognised boundary: US
A day after Kabul's strong objection to US remarks on Durand Line, the boundary between Afghanistan and Pakistan, the US has insisted that for Washington, the line continues to be an internationally recognised boundary between the two countries.
"Our policy on this has not changed. It was correctly stated by Ambassador Grossman that we see this as the internationally recognised boundary," State Department spokesperson Victoria Nuland has said.
10:12 I will break your cameras: Virbhadra to media
Himachal Pradesh Congress unit chief and former Union minister Virbhadra Singh on Wednesday threatened media personnel who quizzed him about recent allegations of corruption levelled against him.
Singh reportedly told the media personnel, "I will break your cameras. Don't you have any work?"
10:07 Romney's son apologises to Obama
Tagg Romney, eldest son of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, has apologised to Barack Obama for passing objectionable remarks against the US President after the second presidential debate in New York.
Tagg apologised to Obama on the stage after the third and final debate in Florida on Monday night for saying that he wanted to punch the US President for aggressively challenging his father, the ABC News reported.
Obama quickly accepted the apology, the news report said.
"The campaign official said that Tagg Romney told the President he was 'just joking' and that Obama accepted the apology," the Washington Post said.
02:08 Billionaire gives $100mn to New York's Central Park
AP reports: A billionaire hedge fund manager has pledged $100 million to the private organisation that maintains Central Park in partnership with New York City.
It's believed to be the largest gift ever to a public park. John A Paulson's gift to the Central Park Conservancy was announced today. Paulson says Central Park is the most democratic of New York's great cultural institutions.
He says his donation will benefit all New Yorkers. Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Paulson's gift will ensure that the park remains a peaceful oasis. The 56-year-old Paulson is the founder and president of Paulson & Co.
The pledge will be paid out by Paulson and his Paulson Family Foundation.
01:25 UN report says death penalty amounts to torture
AP reports: The UN's anti-torture expert says that the death penalty should be considered cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment prohibited under international conventions banning torture.
UN Special Rapporteur on Torture Juan E Mendez presented the General Assembly with a report today that found a growing momentum toward abolition of the death penalty around the world, mainly fuelled by concerns over the legality of executions.
He said currently the death penalty is treated as an exception to the right to life provided for by international law.
The United States, Singapore and Egypt all took exception to his argument, rejecting the notion that there was an evolving international consensus toward the abolition of the death penalty, Mendez said.
00:47 Myanmar: New clashes between Muslims, Buddhists
New clashes between Muslims and Buddhists have broken out in volatile western Myanmar, leaving at least two people dead and more than a thousand homes burned to the ground, authorities said today.
The information ministry said the violence was continuing and authorities were trying to restore law and order.
The unrest, which began Sunday night, is some of the worst reported between Rohingya Muslims and ethnic Rakhine Buddhists since skirmishes swept the region in June, displacing about 70,000 people.
00:04 Italy disaster experts quit over quake trial
Four top Italian disaster experts quit their posts today, saying the manslaughter convictions of former colleagues for failing to adequately warn of a deadly 2009 earthquake means they can't effectively perform their duties.
A court in the quake-devastated town of L'Aquila convicted seven former members of Italy's so-called 'Great Risks Commission' and sentenced each of them to six years in prison, prompting predictions that experts would be discouraged from working in Italy for fear of similar risks of prosecution.
Commission president Luciano Maiani and two other members resigned, along with a top official for earthquake and volcano risk in the national department of civil protection.
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