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China’s EV boom saddles its auto insurers with large losses
Despite EV drivers paying anywhere from 20% higher to double the...
Airport chaos highlights rise in high-profile ransomware attacks: cyber experts
The European Union's cybersecurity agency ENISA confirmed on Monday...
Cyclone Remal wreaks havoc in West Bengal, Bangladesh after making landfall; 1 killed
Arup Biswas, the minister for power in West Bengal government, said the power infrastructure was heavily battered. Reports of at least 356 uprooted electricity poles and damage to scores of transformers were received during the first hour of the landfall process More...
India and Bangladesh brace for year’s first cyclone
According to the Indian Meteorological department, 'Remal' has intensified into a severe cyclonic storm and is poised to make landfall between Bangladesh and the adjoining West Bengal coasts by midnight on Sunday, with sustained wind speeds ranging from 110-120 km per...
WHO members hope to conclude global pandemic agreement next week
Negotiations are ongoing for two complementary deals that could be formalised at the May 27-June 1 meeting: an update to existing health rules on outbreaks and a new legally-binding treaty to shore up the world's defences against future pathogens after the COVID-19...
Singapore’s Income Insurance targets Asia Pacific expansion
Established in 1970, Income Insurance serves about 1.7 million customers in Singapore and is designated by the regulator as one of four systemically important insurers in the country. It offers services in areas such as life, health, travel and home insurance, as well...
Allianz is lead insurer for the Singapore Airlines aircraft
Under the Montreal Convention, Singapore Airlines is liable for accidents, which can include turbulence, on international flights regardless of whether the airline was negligent, according to U.S. aviation lawyers Allianz is the lead insurer for the Singapore Airlines...
Boeing faces ‘long road’ on safety issues, US FAA says
Boeing has faced mounting questions after a door panel detached during a Jan. 5 flight on a new Alaska Airlines 737 MAX 9, forcing pilots to make an emergency landing while passengers were exposed to a gaping hole 16,000 feet above the ground U.S. planemaker Boeing...
COVID-19 eliminated a decade of progress in global level of life expectancy: WHO
Between 2019 and 2021, global life expectancy dropped by 1.8 years to 71.4 years (back to the level of 2012). Similarly, global healthy life expectancy dropped by 1.5 years to 61.9 years in 2021 (back to the level of 2012) Geneva: The latest edition of the World...
South Asia faces extreme weather with heatwave in India, cyclone in Bangladesh
Extreme temperatures throughout Asia last month were made worse most likely as a result of human-driven climate change, a team of international scientists said. India's summer temperatures often peak in May, but scientists have predicted more heatwave days than usual...
Global carbon pricing revenues top a record $100 billion: World Bank
World Bank report findings show large middle-income countries including Brazil, India, Chile, Colombia, and Türkiye are making strides in carbon pricing implementation. While traditional sectors like power and industry continue to dominate, carbon pricing is...
Air Turbulence: Flights leaving Tokyo dominate roughest long-haul services list
Strong turbulence is produced when air streams traveling at significantly different speeds come together. This is typically encountered at the boundaries of jet streams, over mountains and in certain cloud storms, according to the turbli website The deadly turbulence...