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12/01/2004:

"US claim thrown out against investors in apartheid S Africa"

Judge throws out claim against groups that invested in apartheid South Africa

A US district court has dismissed claims filed against nearly three dozen multinational corporations seeking billions of dollars in damages over allegations that their investments in South Africa had helped prop up the brutal apartheid regime.

Full Article : news.ft.com