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Iran, whose major condition for peace has been Saddam Hussein's ouster, is also feeling the pinch of the stagnant conflict. In an effort to placate the populace, which is becoming increasingly unhappy with stringent wartime economic conditions, the Supreme Judicial Council two weeks ago designated special courts to try corrupt government officials and businessmen. Seventeen offenders are already on trial, with scores more expected to follow...
...driver was charged with nothing more than improperly loading a vehicle. The circumstances of this near-fatal accident indicate clearly that chemicals used in the cosmetics industry are potentially as dangerous as those used in other industries, and therefore transportation regulations of these chemicals should be just as stringent...
Short of lobbying Congress for more stringent regulations, consumers can to little to reduce the hazards of the cosmetics industry. It is essential, however, that they exercise caution in buying and using cosmetics. A few basic rules should be to avoid cosmetics containing carcinogens, to avoid ingesting cosmetics (women swallow half the lipstick they wear) and to reduce the chances of infection by avoiding sharing cosmetics. Until the industry itself can be restricted, the consumer must take "caveat emptor" more seriously than ever...
...agreement is a compromise between the continental Napoleonic and Anglo-American legal concepts. Italian authorities no longer have to meet the stringent "probable cause" requirement, under which they virtually had to prove in advance that a suspect was guilty. Now a "reasonable basis" for believing that the person sought has committed a crime is sufficient. In practice, this means that they provide a certified copy of the arrest warrant, "a summary of the facts of the case, of the relevant evidence and of the conclusions reached." Once extradited, a person can be jailed until his trial, which may be months...
...demanded stringent austerity measures by Argentina in return for its help, chiefly a reduction in public spending. But President Raul Alfonsin, installed in December after eight years of military rule, feared that too much austerity would cause civil unrest, possibly toppling his fragile democratic regime. The government drafted a letter of intent in June in which it said it would try to tighten its belt, but that was not enough for the IMF, which wanted more concrete austerity plans. It rejected Argentina's as inconsistent and unworkable...