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Forest fires in Uttarakhand threaten rare Himalayan fauna say experts
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Zoox, Amazon’s self-driving robotaxi unit, being probed by US after rear-end collisions
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COVID-19 caseload in India rises to 98.57 lakh with 30,254 new cases
The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 93,57,464 pushing the national recovery rate to 94.93 per cent, while the COVID-19 case fatality rate stands at 1.45 per cent.
The COVID-19 active caseload remained below 4 lakh for the seventh consecutive day. There are 3,56,546 active coronavirus infections in the country which comprises 3.62 per cent of the total caseload, the data stated.
Doctor On Call aims for 10 lakh subscribers by 2021-end
Doctor On Call rolled out the Swasthya Sewa initiative in July this year which offers doctor consultation to patients over a call for all kinds of ailments. The subscribers need to pay Rs 500 for a family as annual subscription fee to avail the company’s services. The company follows two models to cater to its subscribers. For complex ailments it has tie-ups with hospitals and specialist doctors and in order to cater to regular health issues of the subscribers, the company has around 15 doctors on its rolls.
Study sheds light on link between career thoughts, parental relationships in adolescents with ADHD
The findings may be useful for career counsellors as they consider the influence of family relationships on the career choices of adolescents with ADHD. Future research should incorporate the influence of gender and race/ethnicity on such relationships and also focus on paternal relationships.
What we know about COVID-19 vaccines and side effects
Some 80 percent of those vaccinated felt pain at the injection site. Many also felt fatigue, headache and muscle-pain and some had temporarily swollen lymph nodes.
These side effects were more frequent and intense for young people.
Insurers jostle to give dealmakers cover for when things go wrong
M&A protection can also remove a company’s need to set money aside for potential disputes and help them to avoid costly and lengthy litigation.
As a result, a spate of insurers has entered the market, with around 30 crowding in in Europe alone, broker Paragon said. Despite the rising level of claims, the entrants have pushed down premiums, but that could be temporary.
From romance scams to phantom PPE, banks battle coronavirus crimewave
In pandemic-related scams banks are hiring more staff to prevent and detect fraudulent transactions, forging closer ties with local and global law enforcement and launching public awareness campaigns, bankers and their advisors told Reuters
BAE Systems Applied Intelligence research suggests U.S. insurance fraud, where scammers seek to dupe insurers on costs incurred as a result of COVID-19 restrictions, has doubled in 2020, so far costing the industry $100 billion.
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Insurers stich $90 billion merger deals to add muscle power
Many insurers are also looking to acquisitions to expand their more lucrative property and casualty businesses, part of a shift away from life insurance, which has been hit with increased capital requirements in recent years that have weighed on profits.
How pandemic bonds became the world’s most controversial investment
Here’s how the pandemic bonds worked.
The World Bank would sell $320 million of debt to investors. In the event of a pandemic, that debt would be written off and the principal would accrue to the bank to be distributed to needy countries. Premiums were juicy – the safest slice of the offering paid 6.9% over the Libor benchmark rate, similar to returns typically found on junk-rated corporate bonds and far greater than the 2.2% available on 10-year U.S. government debt at the time. For the second tranche, which had looser triggers for a writeoff, premiums were a whopping 11.5%.
AstraZeneca to buy Alexion for $39 billion to expand in immunology
“This acquisition allows us to enhance our presence in immunology,” AstraZeneca Chief Executive Pascal Soriot said in a statement.“Alexion has established itself as a leader in complement biology, bringing life-changing benefits to patients with rare diseases.
Declare states of ‘climate emergency,’ U.N. chief tells world leaders
“Can anybody still deny that we are facing a dramatic emergency?” U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterressaid via video. “That is why today, I call on all leaders worldwide to declare a State of Climate Emergency in their countries until carbon neutrality is reached.”