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Google set to be charged with breaching EU rules
The European Commission has been investigating Google for potential...
Govt seeks merchant bankers for selling equity in public sector banks financial institutions
As per the RFP (request for proposal) floated by DIPAM, the...
Gold ETFs attract Rs 4,814-cr in 2021 on firming inflation, higher mkt valuations
Quantum Mutual Fund MD and CEO Jimmy Patel said the category may see continued interest in 2022 amid sticky inflation and the Federal Reserve attempting to catch up to it, possibly disrupting growth and markets Mumbai: Gold exchange traded funds (ETFs) remained in...
As NFTs flourish, U.S. Treasury raises alarm over money laundering in art
In a study published on Friday, the Treasury found that there is some evidence of money laundering risk in the high-value art market, but limited evidence of terrorist financing risk, the Treasury said in a statement The U.S. Treasury Department on Friday issued a set...
Global Nat Cat insured losses at $116 billion in 2021, more than 60% higher than average: Gallagher Re
By region, North America accounted for the largest proportion of the loss at 68%, followed by Europe, Middle East & Africa at 23%, Asia Pacific at 8% and Latin America and the Caribbean at 1%. By peril, tropical cyclones were the most impactful, responsible for...
Global Covid caseload tops 390.5 mn, deaths surge to more than 5.72 mn
The US continues to be the worst-hit country with the world's highest number of cases and deaths at 76,344,963 and 901,288, according to the CSSE The second worst hit country in terms of cases is India (41,952,712 infections and 500,055 deaths), followed by Brazil...
Fourth Industrial Revolution technologies can transform cancer care in India: WEF
Citing results of a study published in an American science journal, JCO Global Oncology, World Economic Forum (WEF) said cancer rates are rising rapidly across India and one in nine of the country's 1.3 billion citizens will develop the disease during their lifetime...
Steep rise in cancer cases in Agra, say doctors
According to health experts at government hospitals in Agra, there is a 50-60 per cent rise in the number of oral cancer patients. Tobacco, tooth powder-based on tobacco, smoking and alcohol were among the primary reasons for the disease, they said. “If we compare...
Covid-19: End of pandemic in sight for Europe, thanks to high vaccination rates – WHO
Widespread immunity from vaccines and infections, combined with the change of season, also puts Europe in a better position to fend off any resurgence in transmission WHO Europe director Hans Kluge said. Two years after the outbreak of Covid-19, Europe could soon...
Ukraine in focus for Olympics insurers as Beijing Games kick off
If there is war between Russia and Ukraine, teams and broadcasters could also suffer war-related losses themselves, as war involving the five so-called "superpowers" of the United States, Britain, France, China and Russia is often excluded from cancellation policies,...
49.48 lakh street vendors identified in India: Govt
Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said that for socio-economic upliftment of street vendors, the MoHUA launched, on January 4, 2021, 'SVANidhi se Samriddhi' in 125 urban local bodies New Delhi: Around 49.48 lakh street vendors have been...
UK snack company hit by ransomware attack causing delays
“As soon as we became aware of the incident, we enacted our cybersecurity response plan and engaged a leading forensic information technology firm and legal counsel to assist us in our investigation,” added the British firm, well known for its crisps, or potato chips,...