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U.S. : Obama calls for protecting Medicare
US President Barack Obama called Saturday for protecting Medicare -- a government-run health insurance program for the senior, drawing a sharp distinction between his...
AIR Worldwide : swarm of earthquakes strikes southern California
According to catastrophe modelling firm AIR Worldwide, a swarm of low to moderate magnitude earthquakes has hit Southern California, approximately 30 miles north of...
AIR Worldwide : Tropical Storm Isaac headed towards Florida
According to catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide, Tropical Storm Isaac made landfall about 40 miles east of Guantanamo, Cuba, yesterday with sustained winds of...
U.S. : record spike in West Nile virus cases
The United States is experiencing the worst outbreak of West Nile virus since the mosquito-borne disease was first detected in 1999, health officials said...
Australia : historic packaging victory over the cigarette industry
Health advocates declared a "brave new world of tobacco control" following Australia's historic packaging victory over the cigarette industry, but analysts warn that smoking...
Spain : modifies sensitive immigrant health law
Spain will modify a controversial plan to deny public healthcare to undocumented immigrants, maintaining care while billing their country of origin where treaties allow,...
Spain : Rebel doctors to keep treating illegal immigrants
Hundreds of doctors in Spain vowed Tuesday to ignore a new law that requires them to deny treatment to illegal immigrants from September 1...
RMS : comments on the Tropical Storm Ernesto
Late Thursday, August 2, a tropical depression located about 300 miles west of the Windward Islands of the Lesser Antilles (southwest Caribbean) developed into the...
AIR Worldwide : two storms take aim at China
According to catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide, Typhoon Saola, the ninth typhoon of the Northwest Pacific storm season, made its first landfall early Thursday...
Hong Kong : worst air pollution recorded
Hong Kong choked under the worst smog ever recorded in the city Thursday, with residents warned to stay indoors, away from the blanket of...
AIR Worldwide : two storms take aim at China
According to catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide, Typhoon Saola, the ninth typhoon of the Northwest Pacific storm season, made its first landfall early Thursday...
Switzerland : Down’s syndrome test gets Swiss go-ahead
Switzerland has given the green light for prenatal testing for Down's syndrome, Swiss media reported Sunday.
The controversial test will be available in the country...
EIOPA : 2012 report on market developments now published
The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) has published today its 2012 IORP Report on Market Developments.
The report provides a general overview of...
Slovakia : PM mulls nationalising private health insurers
Slovakia's prime minister said Wednesday he wants to reduce national healthcare to a single state-owned insurer as of 2014, and is mulling the takeover...
AIR Worldwide : expands suite of catastrophe models for Australia
Catastrophe risk modeling firm AIR Worldwide (AIR) has expanded its suite of catastrophe models for Australia with the release of the industry’s first probabilistic...
RMS comments on the Beijing Floods
On Saturday, July 21, a powerful storm system with intense rainfall and widespread thunderstorms brought flash flooding and landslides across the Beijing area of...
U.S. : severe drought leads USDA to make more land available for grazing and haying
The Obama administration opened up protected US land to help farmers and ranchers hit by severe drought Monday, and encouraged crop insurance companies to...
Europe : international trade deals could boost GDP by 2 per cent
As recent estimates show, deepening relationships between the EU and its key trading partners can contribute significantly to Europe's recovery.
If the EU pursues its...
Israel / social justice protests : man sets self on fire days after burns victim dies
A wheelchair-bound Israeli was in serious condition on Sunday after setting himself on fire just hours before the funeral of a man who had...
AIR Worldwide : cyclone model for India released
Catastrophe risk modeling firm AIR Worldwide (AIR) announced that it has released a cyclone model for India. The new peer-reviewed model, which was developed...
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