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Time for action as disaster risks rise, insurer says
2013-01-08 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Sydney Morning Herald: Australia's exposure to natural risks is on the increase and governments at all levels should step up joint efforts to limit the losses and prevent insurance costs from spiralling higher, one of the country's biggest insurers says. Modest investments in flood or fire mitigation measures can significantly reduce the cost of the disasters when they inevitably occur, Suncorp Group said in its Risky Business report on risk management. "More frequent extreme weather events, economic growth, urbanisation...
Windows RT hack? Don't sweat it, Microsoft says
2013-01-08 14:20:42| CNET News.com
A hack that could allow Windows RT to run unsigned desktop apps doesn't seem to faze the folks at Microsoft. [Read more]
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Report on Keystone XL flawed, group says
2013-01-07 17:38:28| Waste Management - Topix.net
A Nebraska report on the planned route for the Keystone XL oil pipeline through the state is fundamentally flawed, an advocacy group said.
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Durham won't have to pay to appeal $200M fraud conviction, judge says
2013-01-07 02:59:16| Telecom - Topix.net
INDIANAPOLIS -- A federal judge says a former Indiana financier doesn't have to pay to appeal his conviction for swindling investors out of more than $200 million.
China wants more U.S.-made products, government says
2013-01-06 20:20:38| Food - Topix.net
Around the corner from the Beijing street vendors lustily hawking steamed soup dumplings, grilled lamb kebabs and candied fruit skewers are daylight-bright billboards of luxury brands clamoring just as enthusiastically for wealthy Chinese buyers: Rolex, Tiffany, Lamborghini and Cartier.
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