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US : tornado toll hits 151 as fungus strikes victims
The toll from the deadliest single tornado to strike the United States in six decades rose to 151, and eight hospitalized victims were infected...
Taiwan : AIG unit sale conditionaly approuved
Taiwan's financial regulator said Friday it has conditionally approved a proposal by US insurance giant American International Group to sell Taiwan unit Nan Shan...
Europe : Germany vows to restore image of Spanish veg
Germany will help repair damage done to the reputation of Spanish vegetables, falsely blamed for a deadly bacteria outbreak, Spain's Europe minister said after...
WHO : eight out of 10 countries using mobile health
Eight in 10 countries are using mobile phone technology to improve health services, from free emergency calls to appointment reminders, the World Health Organisation...
Europe : to raise farm aid offer after E. coli outbreak
The European Commission vowed Tuesday to put up more money to aid vegetable farmers reeling from a bacteria outbreak after EU states dismissed a...
France : statistics show drop in premiums for the beginning of 2011
Statistics from the French Association of Insurance (AFA) shows an 8% drop in insurance premiums by the end of April, for the French market....
South America : Chile volcano ash cloud shifts direction
A thick plume of ash from the erupting Puyehue volcano in the Andes shifted direction into Chile on Sunday after spewing volcanic dust over...
Acquisition : Assurland.com to be sold by the end of June
Assurland.com belongs to French mutual insurance giant Covea, which is composed of Maaf, MMA and GMF. The current discussions are in their “final strait...
Europe : bean sprouts might be responsible for bacteria
Bean sprouts from the German state of Lower-Saxony are suspected of being the source of the deadly E. coli outbreak which has killed 22...
Aon Hewitt : employers stress healthier habits to help lower health care costs
Employers are beginning to rely more on employees to stem the tide of rising health care costs, but the inability to motivate and change...
RMS : updated hurricane model approved by Florida
Risk Management Solutions (RMS) announced today that the Florida Commission on Hurricane Loss Projection Methodology (FCHLPM) has approved the RMS U.S. Hurricane Model version...
Five infected with deadly bacteria: Dutch health authorities
At least five Dutch citizens were infected with the mysterious but deadly bacteria that has so far killed 17 people in Europe, the country's...
Spain threatens to sue Hamburg over cucumber slur
Spain threatened Wednesday to sue Hamburg for damages after the German city pointed to Spanish cucumbers as the source of a fatal outbreak of...
Explosion : explosive alarm clocks in Ikea stores
Small explosions occurred in Ikea stores in Belgium, France, and Netherlands. The explosives were concealed in alarm clocks.
The explosions in stores in the...
Tourism : UK warns of Portugal violence after tourist killing
Travel advice has been updated concerning Portugal this Monday to warn against the risk of violent attacks after a tourist was killed in a...
Europe / health : killer cucumber bacteria spreads
Germany on Monday called crisis talks amid warnings that an outbreak of a highly virulent strain of bacteria found on imported cucumbers is spreading...
Germany : 12 dead as killer cucumber bacteria spreads
At least 12 people have died in Germany from a highly virulent strain of bacteria found on imported cucumbers, authorities said Monday.
The latest...
Germany : exploration of electric cars is slow
Building cars in Germany has been the leading industry since the 19th century. It has been focusing on the development of high performance combustion...
E. coli outbreak worries Germany
Worries grew in Germany about infections caused by a strain of the E. coli bacterium after authorities reported the death of an 83-year-old and...
WHO puts back decision on smallpox virus samples
After two days of dispute over the future of smallpox virus samples, member states of the World Health Organization decided Tuesday to postpone their...
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