New Low
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| Initial release | January 23, 2010 |
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| Directors | Adam Bowers |
| Cinematography | Ryan Moulton |
| Produced by | Adam Bowers |
| Written by | Adam Bowers |
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| ID | 2956243 |
About New Low
A neurotic man has to choose between two women: the best one he has ever met or the worst.
Air India Flight 182: India-Canada row brings 1985 bombing back in news
...By Sharanya HrishikeshBBC News, DelhiThe deadly bombing of an Air India flight in 1985 is back in the news after relations between India and Canada hit a New Low...
Pope Francis warns pets must not replace children in Italy
... Italy has one of the lowest fertility rates in the EU and births dropped below 400,000 last year - a New Low...
New York subway passenger chokehold death sparks protests
... Ms Ocasio-Cortez marked " a New Low: not being able to clearly condemn a public murder because the victim was of a social status some would deem too low to care about"...
'Power up Britain' plan targets emissions and costs
... Dr Paul Balcombe, senior lecturer in chemical engineering and renewable energy at Queen Mary University of London, said: " Investing in New Low carbon energy infrastructure is great, but the most sustainable way to be low carbon and increase security is to reduce our energy demand: the stated intention of insulating 300,000 out of [more than] 20 million homes is clearly insufficient when we have such a poorly insulated housing stock...
Stock markets hit again by banking worries
... Shares in Swiss banking giant Credit Suisse hit a New Low after they plunged by 20%...
China and the Ukraine war: The real reason for Beijing's charm offensive
... Relations between the US and China have hit a New Low, Some have also questioned why China has made its big diplomatic push for Ukraine peace only now...
Cement firm Lafarge pleads guilty to supporting IS
... But US Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco said on Tuesday that the company s actions " reflect corporate crime that has reached a New Low and a very dark place...
Mother with cancer saving for funeral amid cost-of-living crisis
... " Our New Low income winter heating assistance will guarantee an annual £50 payment to around 400,000 low-income households...
Cement firm Lafarge pleads guilty to supporting IS
By Beth TimminsBusiness reporter, BBC News
French cement maker Lafarge has pleaded guilty in the US to supporting the Islamic State and other terror groups.
The Firm agreed to a $777. 8m (£687. 2m) penalty for payments it made to keep a factory running In Syria After War broke out in 2011.
Prosecutors Said it marked the First Time a company had pleaded guilty in the US to aiding terrorists.
Lafarge Said it " deeply regretted" The Events and " accepted responsibility for the individual executives involved".
The cement manufacturer, which was bought by Switzerland's Holcim in 2015, Said their behaviour had been in " flagrant violation" of Lafarge's code of conduct.
The Firm opened its plant in Jalabiya near the Turkish border in 2010 following a $680m investment.
US prosecutors Said that Lafarge's Syrian subsidiary had paid Islamic State and another terror group, al Nusra Front, the equivalent of $5. 92m to protect staff at The Plant as the country's Civil War intensified. Executives likened the arrangements to paying " taxes" they Said .
Lafarge eventually evacuated The Plant in September 2014, when Islamic State took control of The Town and The Factory . But before its departure, the deals helped The Company do $70. 3m in sales, prosecutors Said .
Lafarge had previously admitted bribes were paid after an internal investigation. But US Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco Said on Tuesday that The Company 's actions " reflect corporate crime that has reached a New Low and a very dark place. "
" Business with terrorists cannot be business as usual, " she added.
In a statement, Lafarge's new owner Holcim Said none of the conduct involved Holcim, " which has never operated In Syria ".
It added that former Lafarge executives involved in the bribery had concealed it from Holcim, as well as external auditors.
Eric Olsen , who ran Lafarge and Holcim until 2017, stepped down from his role following an investigation into Lafarge's activities In Syria .
At The Time , he had not been involved in any wrongdoing and was standing down to bring " serenity" to The Company .
The Department of Justice Said that senior executives at Lafarge were involved in the arrangements and aware they risked running afoul of authorities.
Executives had attempted to require Islamic State not to include the name " Lafarge" on documents memorializing and implementing their agreements and many involved in the scheme also used personal email addresses, rather than their corporate email addresses, to carry out The Conspiracy , The Department Said .
Lafarge executives also backdated the termination agreement to Aug. 18, 2014, a date shortly after the United Nations Security Council had issued a resolution calling on member states to prohibit doing business with Islamic State, to falsely suggest that negotiations with Islamic State had not occurred after the UN resolution, The Department Said .
The dealings by Lafarge were eventually made by public in 2016 on a website run by a Syrian opposition group.
Breon Peace, US Attorney for the Eastern District of New York - where the case was brought - Said the conduct " by a Western corporation was appalling, and has no precedent or justification".
" The Defendants paid millions of dollars [to Islamic State], a terrorist group that otherwise operated on a shoestring budget, millions of dollars that [Islamic State] could use to recruit members, Wage War against governments, and conduct brutal terrorist attacks worldwide, including against U. S. citizens, " He Said at a press conference announcing The Guilty plea.
Lafarge also faces charges of complicity in crimes against humanity in France over its activities In Syria , but The Company denies the claims.
Source of news: bbc.com
