Spiegel Online reports here: Top sports officials are alleged to have collected more than 18 million Swiss francs in bribes for TV and merchandising deals. The soccer association FIFA is involved, and the case in Switzerland will expose a system of bribes — and perhaps those who accepted them.
AP reports here at Yahoo News: LOS ANGELES - California sued the U.S. Forest Service on Thursday for adopting a management plan that would allow for the construction of roads and oil drilling in the state’s largest national forests.
Spiegel Online reports here: With domestic production falling, China must buy costly oil abroad to sell at subsidized prices at home. Much of it will come from Sudan — where China faces international criticism for investing in a country perpetrating the crisis in war-torn Darfur.
E-Day aimed to raise awareness on energy saving and climate, BBC News reports here: The UK’s first Energy Saving Day has ended with no noticeable reduction in the country’s electricity usage.
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