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Asia-focused ILS vehicle exceeds $100m milestone as insurer signals...
Swiss bar’s owners face criminal negligence probe after fire
The fire, which may have been caused by sparklers igniting the...
Floods threaten Europe as searing heat gives way to storms
Climate change is increasing the frequency and intensity of extreme weather events, including heat waves, violent storms and wildfires. Countries around the Mediterranean Sea — which reached a record average temperature of 28.16C (82.7F) on Tuesday — are some of the...
WHO declares mpox a global public health emergency for second time in two years
An emergency committee met earlier on Wednesday to advise WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on whether the disease outbreak constitutes a "public health emergency of international concern," or PHEIC.PHEIC status is WHO's highest level of alert and aims...
Goldman Sachs’ fund division to leave climate investor group
U.S. members of global climate-focused coalitions have come under pressure as some Republican lawmakers have criticized them for potentially breaching antitrust rules by pushing companies to cut climate-damaging emissions. Goldman Sachs’ fund division is to leave...
Flight and voice data boxes extracted from crashed Brazilian plane
The airline VoePass, which operates a small fleet of planes made by ATR, said the flight Friday was traveling from the state of Parana to Sao Paulo’s Guarulhos International Airport when it crashed in a residential area, killing 58 passengers and four crew members...
UK sets up AI Laboratory to tackle cyber threats
The new organization would in time seek to work with technology companies and academic experts, as well as international allies, to counter AI-based threats to national security and British businesses UK spies are stepping up efforts to tackle cyber and artificial...
Hiscox unveils GenAI-enhanced lead underwriting platform
By combining Hiscox AI Laboratories with Google Cloud’s generative AI, Hiscox now has the ability to remove manual elements of the underwriting process. Risks that are in scope are assessed using Google Cloud’s Gemini large language model, and the process generates an...
Africa public health body declares mpox emergency
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) warned last week that the viral infection's rate of spread was alarming. It said that over 15,000 mpox cases and 461 deaths were reported on the continent this year so far, representing a 160% increase...
Major wildfire rages out of control on the fringes of the Greek capital
Wildfires are frequent in Greece during its hot, dry summers, but authorities have said climate change is fueling bigger and more frequent blazes. The fire sent a blanket of smoke over the center of the Greek capital, darkening the sky. It began Sunday afternoon about...
Plane crashes in fiery wreck in Sao Paulo with 62 people aboard
At an event in southern Brazil, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva asked the crowd to stand and observe a minute of silence as he shared the news. He said that it appeared that all passengers and crew aboard had died, without elaborating as to how that information...
South Africa moves to implement national health bill despite resistance
Cyril Ramaphosa,President, South Africa The legislation will gradually limit the role of private insurance in South Africa, create a new public fund to provide free access for citizens, and set the fees and prices that private healthcare suppliers can charge for...