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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Songbirds such as sparrows and thrushes carry various forms of bird flu and could potentially spread the viruses to pigs and poultry, US researchers reported on Tuesday.
The birds carried low-pathogenic avian influenza — the le...
DATE: Jul 08, 2010
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The Bermuda Health Council has proposed major reforms for private heath insurance companies to ensure adequate coverage for all residents.
Today the council released a public consultation paper examining ways to enhance the regulatory framework of pr...
DATE: Jul 08, 2010
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The Ascendant Group Ltd. slipped 1.42 percent (20 cents) on The Bermuda Stock Exchange (BSX) yesterday.
The utilities firm traded 100 shares to close the day at $13.80.
The only other trader was Butterfield Bank, which saw 12,700 shares change hands,...
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TORONTO (Bloomberg) - Canadian stocks rose for a second day as energy companies advanced after Total SA agreed to buy oil sands developer UTS Energy Corp.
UTS soared 63 percent after France's Total said it would pay C$1.5 billion ($1.4 billion) for t...
DATE: Jul 08, 2010
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Bermuda is likely to see the first Islamic financial institution to be up and running by the year end, a development which will boost the chances for Bermuda to become an emerging hub for the Islamic banking and finance in the Western Hemisphere.
The...
DATE: Jul 08, 2010
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The number of firearm incidents reported to Police in 2010 has reached 110 — eleven times the figure for the whole of 2007.
The depressing statistic was recorded on Tuesday night, when gunshots rang out in the White Hill area of Sandys parish shortly...
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Sam Strangeways
The disparity in income between black and white employees continued last year.
Meanwhile, the total number of jobs filled by white employees fell by 3.9 percent last year compared to 2008 while the total number of jobs filled by black employees fell ...
DATE: Jul 08, 2010
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Bermuda-based re/insurer Ariel Reinsurance Company Ltd. has announced the opening of a representative office in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and its approval as an admitted reinsurer by the Brazilian insurance regulator, Superintendencia de Seguros Privado...
DATE: Jul 08, 2010
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NEW YORK (AP) - The Dow Jones industrials climbed back above 10,000 yesterday after investors had second thoughts about the heavy selling in the stock market during the last two weeks.
Stocks soared and the Dow rose 275 points after a modest gain on ...
DATE: Jul 08, 2010
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Premier Ewart Brown has attended 81.5 percent of this year's Parliamentary sessions.
Yesterday the Premier hit back at criticism he was frequently absent from the House of Assembly, adding a record number of bills have gone before the House of Assemb...
DATE: Jul 08, 2010
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