News tagged with corruption
Hackers deface website of lawyers for US Marine
Members of the hacker group Anonymous defaced the website on Friday of the law firm that defended a US Marine who faced charges in connection with the 2005 killing of 24 Iraqi civilians.
Feb 03, 2012 |
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West takes Internet freedom for granted: Google boss
The Internet proved the only true form of free communication during the Arab Spring and yet the West has come to take the freedom it confers for granted, Google boss Eric Schmidt said Friday.
Jan 27, 2012 |
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Twitter's block move 'collaborating with censors': RSF
Media rights group Reporters Without Borders on Friday slammed Twitter's announcement that it could now block tweets from appearing in a specific country as "collaborating with the censors".
Jan 27, 2012 |
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Corruption drops as incomes rise: study
Corruption is higher in countries with lower incomes according to Victoria University research that compared changes in levels of corruption in 59 countries over nearly 30 years.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jan 18, 2012 |
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Railroad hyperbole echoes all the way down to the dot-com frenzy
There are critics and readers who say American historian Richard White should not have made fun of rich people in his new book, Railroaded: The Transcontinentals and the Making of Modern America.
Jan 16, 2012 |
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Cybercrime against businesses 'explodes'
More than one in three companies say that in 2011 they have been victims of fraud, a report said on Tuesday, with reports of cybercrime targeting businesses around the world skyrocketing.
Nov 29, 2011 |
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The more collective feeling in a society, the more its members are likely to offer bribes: study
Why are some places more prone to bribery and corruption than others? Part of the answer seems to be the level of collective feeling in a society, according to research by Pankaj Aggarwal, University of Toronto Scarborough ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Oct 05, 2011 |
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Study finds public sector workers more pro-socially motivated than their private sector counterparts
New research has found public sector workers are typically more pro-socially motivated than their private sector counterparts. The University of Bristol study, published today, examined motivational indicators in workers ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Sep 21, 2011 |
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Global Fund lifts China grant freeze
(AP) -- A high-profile global health fund that has come under pressure to clean up corruption has ended its dispute with China and will resume hundreds of millions of dollars in funding for programs to fight AIDS and other ...
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Aug 24, 2011 |
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Russia arrests ex-nuclear official 'for stealing research'
One of Russia's most senior former nuclear officials has been arrested for allegedly pocketing state research grants and stealing other people's work off the Internet, a news report said Wednesday.
Jul 20, 2011 |
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More money does not lead to better governance
Good governance is a condition of economic progress in developing countries. But when people in a corrupt country start earning more money, the result is not development but more corruption. These findings are outlined in ...
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Jun 24, 2011 |
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Global Fund to make losses public
(AP) -- A multibillion-dollar fund that fights three killer diseases said Friday that it will make public more detailed information about money it has lost to corruption and mismanagement, but won't release other details ...
May 13, 2011 |
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Capitalizing on corruption: Not all companies harmed by corruption
According to a new study from the Journal of Management Studies, corruption, which is endemic in many countries, can benefit the performance of some companies. Without doubt, corruption stands as a corrosive influence on ...
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Mar 21, 2011 |
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Extent of corruption in countries around the world tied to earthquake fatalities
A new assessment of global earthquake fatalities over the past three decades indicates that 83 percent of all deaths caused by the collapse of buildings during earthquakes occurred in countries considered ...
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Jan 12, 2011 |
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Researcher finds power and corruption may be good for society
They are familiar scenes: politicians bemoaning the death of family values only for extramarital affairs to be unveiled or politicians preaching financial sacrifice while their expense accounts fatten up.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Dec 14, 2010 |
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Corruption
In philosophical, theological, or moral discussions, corruption is spiritual or moral impurity or deviation from an ideal. In economy, corruption is payment for services or material which the recipient is not due, under law. This may be called bribery, kickback, or, in the Middle East, baksheesh.
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