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US: 12,200 children's shoes recalled on cut risk
2014-02-21 12:41:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
Eastman Footwear Group is recalling around 12,200 children's shoes after the metal rivets surrounding the holes where the shoestring is secured were found to have sharp edges, posing a laceration hazard.
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PED Update: Three Provinces Affected, Feed Poses Infection Risk
2014-02-21 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
CANADA - Pig herds infected with Porcine Epidemic Diarrhoea (PED) have been confirmed in Ontario and suspected in two more provinces, while a feed product based on porcine plasma produced in the US has been found to carry the PED virus.
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'Mosaic' landscapes reduce fire risk, boost climate resilience in Peruvian Amazon
2014-02-20 08:55:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Ricardo Vásquez Sánchez glances up at the dry thatched roof on the wood-framed platform that is his home in Peru's sweltering Amazon lowlands. "If a spark lands there, it'll go up in flames,' he says. It is a very real danger, especially in the driest months of the year -- June through September, when his neighbors set fire to fields and pastures. A rogue gust of wind could whip the fire toward his home, burning through his cacao bushes and fruit trees, forcing him to flee with his wife and...
Sweden May Shelve Tougher Bank Rules If Recovery Is at Risk
2014-02-20 05:20:16| Appliances - Topix.net
Earlier this year, Finance Minister Anders Borg criticized lenders for paying what he characterized as excessive dividends, arguing the cash will be needed to comply with even tougher reserve rules in future.
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Flooding poses risk UK economy and could worsen with climate change
2014-02-19 11:39:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Blue and Green: The UK has been ranked among the countries where flooding poses the greatest risk to their economic output, according to new research. The findings come after heavy rain and high winds battered the country, resulting in flooding particularly in the south. The Natural Hazards Risk Atlas, produced by Maplecroft, assesses 197 countries on their physical and economic exposure to 12 types of natural hazards, including flooding, storm surges, earthquakes and cyclones. Whilst the UK was ranked as...
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