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India’s navy takes control of bulk carrier hijacked by Somali pirates and evacuates crew
Activity from Somali pirates has dropped in recent years, but there...
Swiss Re’s Thorsten Steinmann to succeed Michael Pickel at Hannover Re
Thorsten Steinmann joins from Swiss Re, where he was most recently...
European regulator says it would pull Boeing approval if needed
European Union Aviation Safety Agency's (EASA) acting executive director, Luc Tytgat, gave the first public indication that international cooperation underpinning global airplane production was being tested as rarely before by the ongoing crisis over Boeing's...
Chemicals in plastics far more numerous than previous estimates, report says
While the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) had previously identified around 13,000 plastic chemicals, the report by a team of European scientists found more than 16,000 chemicals in plastics — a quarter of which are thought to be hazardous to human health...
Class action lawsuits pile up over UnitedHealth data breach
Plaintiffs say that information stored by Change, and now potentially at risk, includes medical records, payment information, names and Social Security numbers. One of the lawsuits says that "information from the data breach is on the dark web and already being...
Lloyd’s to collaborate with Bermuda Monetary Authority to foster innovation and education access
The Lloyd’s Lab programme provides a 10 week fast tracked incubator to enable an environment where great ideas can develop into practical outcomes, with the support of industry experts. The programme sees experienced individuals and teams bring forward creative and...
US House passes TikTok crackdown law
The measure is the latest in a series of moves in Washington to respond to U.S. national security concerns about China, from connected vehicles to advanced artificial intelligence chips to cranes at U.S. ports WASHINGTON: The U.S. House of Representatives...
EU parliament to extend new medicine data protection to 7.5 years, document says
The legislation, proposed by the European Commission in April last year, aims to slash the time it takes to approve new medicines, incentivise production of medicines for antibiotic-resistant bacteria, improve patient access and "future-proof" the rules to account for...
Nord Stream sues insurers in London over 2022 pipeline blasts
Nord Stream AG names Lloyd’s Insurance Company and Arch Insurance (EU) DAC as defendants in its lawsuit, which was filed at London’s High Court last month LONDON: Nord Stream is seeking more than 400 million euros ($436 million) from its insurers over explosions in...
Tesla, rivals get low marks for automated-driving technology
The US based IIHS, a safety research arm of the insurance industry, also said there is no evidence that Autopilot or other assisted-driving systems have real-world safety benefits, based on crash data Tesla's Autopilot and Full Self Driving technology and nine other...
At least 50 hurt as LATAM’s Boeing 787 to Auckland ‘just dropped’ mid-flight
The cause of the apparent sudden change in trajectory of LATAM 800 could not be ascertained immediately. Safety experts say most airplane accidents are caused by a cocktail of factors that need to be thoroughly investigated At least 50 people were hurt when a Boeing...
Life expectancy dropped by 1.6 years during pandemic, reversing past progress: Lancet study
The study found that life expectancy declined in 84 per cent of countries and territories during this time. This demonstrated the “devastating potential impacts of novel pathogens”, the researchers said New Delhi: Global life expectancy dropped by 1.6 years between...