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Short news : Japan diners closed after dysentery outbreak
Japanese restaurant chain operator Skylark has closed 120 outlets in northeastern Japan following an outbreak of dysentery, media reports said Wednesday.
Skylark on Wednesday suspend...
AIR Worldwide : Tropical Storm Nanmadol poised for landfall in China
Tropical Storm Nanmadol is moving slowly at about 3.2 km/h across the Taiwan Strait toward a landfall in China’s Fujian province sometime in the...
Hurricane Irene : RMS comments
Hurricane Irene made first landfall around 1130 UTC, Saturday, August 27, coming onshore west of Cape Lookout, North Carolina, 50 miles west of Cape...
Stress : 9/11 leaves a legacy of psychiatric trauma
The September 11 terror strikes left American psychiatrists a lasting legacy of unexpected size: thousands of people living and struggling with post-traumatic stress disorder,...
Irene : weakens to Tropical Storm, makes landfall on New York’s Coney Island
Irene deviated slightly from the NHC forecast track yesterday, taking a slight westward shift before resuming its north-northeast direction. This brought the center of...
Irene : insured damage in Caribbean up to $1.1bn
Insured damages in the Caribbean and Bahamas from Hurricane Irene could hit $1.1 billion, a US insurance estimator said Friday.
AIR Worldwide put likely insured...
US : banks asked to make more deposits – regulation
Banks in the US are asked by regulators to take more deposits from heavy investors even if this may be unprofitable. Lenders are seeking...
Greece : no bond swap if low participation
Greece says it will not proceed with a proposed bond swap deal if private participation in the program falls short of a minimum 90%...
Hurricane Irene : batters Bahamas on way toward U.S. East Coast
Hurricane Irene is passing through the central Bahamas islands this morning after a night of battering the southern islands with heavy rains and strong...
Irene : strengthens to Category 3 hurricane and moves into the Bahamas
As of the National Hurricane Center's 8:00 am EDT advisory, Category 3 Hurricane Irene is battering the southern Bahamas with sustained winds of 115...
Hurricane Irene : strengthens to category 2 and moves towards the South-Eastern Bahamas
Just before 8pm last night, Hurricane Irene achieved Category 2 strength, buoyed by low wind shear and warm sea surface temperatures. According to the...
US : US East Coast struck by earthquake,
A strong earthquake struck the U.S. East Coast and was felt as far away as Canada on Tuesday, shaking buildings in many cities, delaying...
US ‘problem banks’ fall for first time since 2006
The number of US banks listed as "problems" by regulators declined at the end of June for the first time in five years, the...
Standard & Poor’s has upgraded Google Inc’s stock
A week after downgrading Google Inc.'s stock, Standard and Poor's has reversed course and has upgraded it, saying the Internet search leader's shares have...
Greek Banks To Detail Debt Swap Position By Sept 9
Greek banks have been asked to provide details of their planned participation in a government debt swap program by Sept. 9, financial daily Imerisia...
RMS : Irene has developed to hurricane status
According to the NHC the centre of Irene was located close around 25 miles west of the Puerto Rico capital San Juan. The NHC...
U.S. : jobless claims rise above 400,000
New claims for US unemployment insurance rose last week, ending a brief respite below the 400,000 threshold in the troubled jobs market, government data...
AIG : repays more of US TARP bailout
Insurance giant American International Group on Thursday repaid US taxpayers another part of a massive government bailout extended during the financial crisis, officials said.
The...
AIR : Tropical Storm Gert to brush Bermuda
According to catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide, the seventh named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season, Tropical Storm Gert, is approaching Bermuda and is...
U.S. : court deals blow to Obama health care law
A US court has dealt a new blow to the health care reform law seen as President Barack Obama's proudest domestic achievement, declaring its...
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