All Regions articles – Page 70
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Online onlyUK/US pilot launched to speed up processing patents
Patent Highway will allow applicants to request accelerated examination of a corresponding patent application filed in either UK or US
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Online onlyMeasles cases in 2006 highest on record
480 confirmed cases of measles in the UK so far this year
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AnalysisFarmers as risk managers: lessons from this summer
A bad year for agriculture has exposed the need for business continuity plans
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San Diego hospital launches countersuit against its insurer
Independent hospital says insurance company refuses to pay hospital market-competitive rates
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Online onlyStudy: UK employers show mixed environmental performance
70% of HR professionals admit that their organisation could do more
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Firms affected by Minnesota bridge collapse offered Federal aid
US Small Business Administration offers low-interest disaster loans
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Online onlyUS Financial Services Committee to hold hearing on credit markets
Entitled: Recent Events in the Credit and Mortgage Markets and Possible Implications for U.S. Consumers and the Global Economy
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Dean dissipates
Since making landfall near the town of Tecolutla in Mexico, Dean has weakened quickly
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Online onlyCompetition Commission decides to lift price controls on SME banking
OFT said that the provisional decision would boost competition to provide essential banking services to small business customers
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Online onlyCalifornia workers' injury compensation falls by 12%
US compensation payments for workplace injuries fell by 1.4% nationally in 2005
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Online onlyFBI-led panel to help fight cybercrime
International law enforcement agencies are set to join forces to help in the fight against organized cybercrime
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Extra-territorial jurisdiction claims increasing
Willis finds more US law firms are getting involved in litigation against non-US companies
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Vienna Insurance Group profit rises 50%
Profit increases by EUR72m to a total of EUR215.4m
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Brazilian poultry workers demand better conditions
20,000 South American food workers have demonstrated in Brazilia demanding better working conditions
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Online onlyFMD outbreak may cripple support industry firms, warns livestock underwriter
The export of cattle could be banned for up to three months from the date of the last outbreak
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OSHA proposes $2.78m fine against Ohio-based uniform supplier
Follows Tulsa, Okla., employee death in industrial dryer
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Online onlyLockton responds to Mattel toy recall
Companies must put in place robust risk management planning and recall insurance to protect their businesses
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Online onlySafeBoot says US is ‘streets ahead in the data protection game’
SafeBoot warns that failure to embrace data encryption technologies leaves organisations open to large damages
