Labour to push for school mobile phone ban

Labour to push for school mobile phone ban

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Catastrophe bond investors betting on disasters are helping make insurance affordable

Catastrophe bond investors betting on disasters are helping make insurance affordable

In many communities at high risk for natural disasters, a Wall Street financing tool that’s gaining popularity, called a catastrophe bond, may make it easier for homeowners to get insurance. On Oak Island, North Carolina, homeowners who face annual hurricane risk are seeing the impacts firsthand. The interest in catastrophe bonds comes as insured property…

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European leaders meet in high-security Danish summit after drone disruption

European leaders meet in high-security Danish summit after drone disruption

Jessica ParkerEurope correspondent in Copenhagen and Paul KirbyEurope digital editor in London Reuters Denmark has reinforced security for the summit and allies have beefed up air defences EU leaders gather in Copenhagen on Wednesday under pressure to boost European defence after a series of Russian incursions into EU airspace, and days after drones targeted Danish…

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