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new york (Bloomberg) — The US economy will start to pull out of a recession by year-end, helped by "remarkable growth" in productivity and a depletion of inventories, former Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan said.
"A lot of pieces are falling i...
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LONDON (Reuters Life!) – When it comes to shoes, fashion trumps function and even comfort for many British women, according to a survey by a British medical society.
The Society of Chiropodists and Podiatrists said this week that more than a third of...
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The following opinion piece was submitted to The Royal Gazette
It was once highlighted that it was the single parent family that had a problem with their children — how quick that has changed. It is now like cancer — spreading out of control.
The onl...
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ALBANY, New York (AP) – Tens of thousands of health care workers who typically avoid flu shots are under more pressure than ever to get vaccinated as hospitals and clinics prepare for a spike in swine flu cases this autumn and winter.
Roughly half of...
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A report into threats to Bermuda's economy has yet to be released three months after its initial completion date.
The Bermuda First Report was first announced in April and the group was tasked to find strategies to stave off looming economic threats....
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Actor, director, and producer of the first Bermuda Festival of the Arts, Jack Manning has died.
Mr. Manning, 93, died of natural causes in his California home on August 31.
Before coming to Bermuda as a director to film 'The Voice of the Turtle,' Mr....
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermuda-based insurer Lancashire Holdings Ltd. has announced an expansion of its marketing efforts to cover the Asia Pacific region from its office in Dubai.
Lancashire Marketing Services (Middle East) Ltd. has operated in the booming oil city since ...
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LONDON - Britain's FTSE 100 share index closed above the 5,000 level for the first time since October 2008, rising 1.15 percent on the back of strong oil and bank stocks, as well as early gains on Wall Street. By the close the index was 56.96 points ...
DATE: Sep 10, 2009
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A Bermudian decided to climb a glacier mountain to raise cash for needy youths wanting to go college.
Andrew Green, 29, took on Washington's Mount Rainier last Friday.
He didn't make it to the peak, but was able to raise more than $6,000 with the ass...
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NEW YORK (AP) — The stock market extended its gains to a fourth day as the Federal Reserve said the economy was stabilising.
The Standard & Poor's 500 index, which is the basis for many mutual funds, reached an 11-month high as industrial stocks rall...
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