All North America articles – Page 4
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GraphicsInfographic: Where are you most likely to hit a deer?
Animals are colliding with cars more frequently in the US
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Online onlyTwo charged in Venezuela nuclear bomb plot
Scientists tried to sell secrets for $793,000
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InterviewsLloyd’s and Bermuda converging
A report finds the underwriting differences between London and Bermuda are thinning
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AnalysisCan Dodd-Frank stop another crisis?
The sweeping overhaul of US financial regulation fails to address the main causes of the financial crisis, says Matthew Kerfoot
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AnalysisTop 5 mega earthquake hotspots
They are the Caribbean, North America, Chile, Indonesia and Japan
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InterviewsCoke sued for cutting strikers health care
500 striking workers in Washington launched a class action after their health plans were cut
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InterviewsAstraZeneca settles with drug users
The company paid £125m to settle about two thirds of seroquel personal injury claims in the US
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Online onlyUS financially unprepared for next catastrophe
Current disaster preparedness plan relies too heavily on retrospective insurance, says lobby
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Online onlyVideographic: Who owns America’s debt?
A dynamic perspective of the major foreign holders of US government debt
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GraphicsInfographic: Bank failures since 2008
Hundreds of US banks have failed since the credit crunch climax
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Online onlyGulf leak is worst ever
Officials confirmed that BP’s Gulf oil spill is the world’s worst accidental leak
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Online onlyInsurance costs to increase ‘modestly’ for offshore energy risks
The Gulf spill will not harden the energy market as much as Hurricane Katrina, says Marsh
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Online onlyGulf oil spill: Are nukes the answer?
Nuclear explosions have successfully plugged oil leaks in the past
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Online onlyNasa satellite tracks Gulf oil leak
This satellite picture shows the size of the Gulf oil slick
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Online onlyHurricane Alex strikes Mexico
Texas escapes Alex’s wrath, biggest risk now is the heavy rainfall
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FeaturesThe new pollution
Once just a ‘low likelihood’ technical concern, environmental liability is now seen as a standard business risk, moving fast up the priority list. More companies are considering using their captives
