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Hurricane Irma may bring long-term costs for Caribbean

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CARIBBEAN

The islands most affected were Barbuda, St Martin and Sint Maarten, the British Virgin Islands, Anguilla, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands. Given their dependence on tourism…

Hurricane fallout to compound Central America poverty

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CENTRAL AMERICA

Mexico, Costa Rica and Panama were also affected, as were the Colombian islands of San Andres and Providencia, the latter reporting damage to 98% of its infrastructure. The crisis…

Legal changes bring UK/US class action regimes closer

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UK/US

With the new rules, the United Kingdom is making it easier for consumers to bring collective legal actions for alleged violations of competition law, although it has largely…

Caribbean prepares for 2015 hurricane season

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CARIBBEAN

Regional coordination in disaster preparedness and response.

Peru and the Andean region brace for El Nino

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LATIN AMERICA

As experts predict a strong El Nino, Pacific countries are getting ready for extreme weather conditions.

Twitter hack exposes risks of social media influence

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INT

The incident’s impact extends beyond the firm itself: hijacked accounts of eminent individuals have the potential to exert significant influence on the public and the economy.

Saudi attack will prompt a rethink of air defences

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SAUDI ARABIA/IRAN

On September 14, a barrage of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and cruise missiles hit two major Aramco production sites at Abqaiq and Khurais with surgical accuracy. The attack…

Climate risks on course to intensify globally

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INTERNATIONAL

The publication outlines threats posed by climate change to human wellbeing and natural systems, arguing that there is a brief, closing, window in which to avoid the worst…

Turkish gas supply could run short in February

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TURKEY

Turkey's security of natural gas supply.

Brexit will increase pressures in the UK labour market

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UNITED KINGDOM

Despite the change of administration after the Brexit referendum in June 2016, it remains government policy to reduce net migration to the “tens of thousands” per year. However…