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Railways feel the brunt of commodities slump
2016-04-11 00:15:20| Railroads - Topix.net
The number of carloads hauled by Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. and Canadian National Railway Co. has fallen more than 9 per cent this year, excluding container traffic.
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Poor will bear brunt of proposed sugar tax
2016-03-01 07:18:17| Sugar Industry News
According to the IOL, Finance Minister Pravin Gordhans plan of introducing a sugar tax on sugar-sweetened beverages is likely to hurt the poor the most.
Brazils sprawling favelas bear brunt Zika
2016-02-07 01:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: With rubber gloves, a plastic container full of larvicide and the official badge of Rio de Janeiros epidemic control department, Gilberto de Souza gains permission to enter the home of a stranger in the Vila Canoas favela, in one of the latest missions against the Zika virus. As the bemused residents look on, he goes room to room inspecting every sink, flower vase and empty bottle, shining his torch behind fridges and washing machines, checking every corner for possible mosquito breeding areas....
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Lives depend on climate deal as islands bear brunt of health impact
2015-12-05 22:54:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Small islands that bear the brunt of rising sea levels also face the greatest risk of diseases linked to a warmer planet, health leaders said on Saturday, as 13 million medical professionals added to the calls for a global climate pact. Hundreds of thousands more people will die every year from heat stroke and tropical illnesses unless negotiators in Paris can agree a strong global deal to cap global warming, the Global Climate and Health Alliance said. The alliance, formed at U.N. climate...
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CBA and ANZ to cop the brunt of falling house prices, says Macquarie
2015-10-13 04:09:19| Automakers - Topix.net
The investment bank's economists believe home values are set for a 7.5 per cent decline from March next year . While the prediction will no doubt cheer first-home buyers, the resulting slowdown in housing credit is set to hit the nation's biggest lenders, in particular Commonwealth Bank of Australia and National Australia Bank, according to Macquarie.
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