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Corporate credit tremors in aftershock of tariff-led stock rout
The move is fueling fears pension funds and other longer-term...
Trump issues order to block climate change laws
U.S. President Donald Trump The order directed the U.S. attorney...
IMF cuts global growth outlook, warns high inflation threatens recession
Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas,Chief Economist,IMF "The outlook has darkened significantly since April. The world may soon be teetering on the edge of a global recession, only two years after the last one," IMF Chief Economist Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas told a news...
Only 11% of 69 cr beneficiaries have taken Covid precaution doses; officials blame complacency
Official sources also said that six states, including Kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal, are reporting more than 1,000 average daily cases. Also, 181 districts in India are reporting a weekly positivity of more than 10 per cent (in the week ending July...
Australia is on high alert for foot-and-mouth disease in its cattle herds
The disease is often spread by humans via their shoes, clothes and luggage — and particles can even live in people’s noses, where they may survive for up to 24 hours. The virus can also be transmitted via contaminated meat and other animal products, and survive in the...
Quarter of firms reach Lloyd’s of London 35% target for women leaders
"Representation of women and ethnic minorities (is) improving across our market – but we can't be complacent," Lloyd's of London CEO John Neal said. A quarter of firms operating at Lloyd's of London have reached the commercial insurance market's target for 35% of...
London as financial hub struggles to find its way in Brexit Britain
Sam Woods, chief executive of the Prudential Regulation Authority, faces calls from the insurance industry to support the relaxation of the Solvency II capital rules, which were written while part of the EU London: London is in danger of becoming a mere “regional...
China seals off iPhone maker, CNOOC in Shenzhen to battle Covid-19
The measure in Shenzhen rekindles the possibility of Shanghai-style lockdowns that forced tens of thousands of workers into isolation. Apple supplier Quanta Computer Inc., chipmaker Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp. and Tesla Inc. were among the...
Luton Airport runway meltdown shows airports vulnerable to climate change
Airports Council International (ACI), a group representing airports globally, said it will soon publish an airfield maintenance handbook for members with a section dedicated to pavement management “This includes lists of probable cause of pavement distresses, and some...
China says medical insurance fund in the black, responding to concerns
Healthcare affordability is a sensitive issue in China. Costs are often high, with hospitals setting elevated prices for some drugs, and medical supplies and doctors known to over-prescribe. The government has started to reform price mechanisms for some medical and...
Experts say no need to panic as monkeypox less contagious, rarely fatal
The Union Health Ministry had last week reviewed the functioning of health screening of international travellers arriving in India at airports and ports "The virus causes mostly mild illness. It is less contagious and requires close personal contact with symptomatic...
Climate change adding layer of vulnerability to fragile Himalayas: Experts
“Climate change has added another layer of vulnerability. It is acting as a force multiplier and making landslides, flash floods and cloudbursts more disastrous,” said Himanshu Thakkar, coordinator of South Asia Network on Dams, Rivers and People Climate change and...