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Heavy rainfall unleashes deadly floods across Southeast Asia
Total number of confirmed dead in Vietnam is now 91.Flooding in...
Tankers rate hit new high amid US sanctions
Figures from analytics firm Kpler suggest that close to 48 million...
Insurance Development Forum commits $ 900,000 for risk modelling
``2023 witnessed significant progress across all three pillars – implementation, engagement, and advocacy – fuelled by the trust and dedication of our partners. 2024 presents the opportunity to do much more, and we believe that by acting together as a global community...
Indian Navy rescues Panama-flagged crude oil tanker after missile assault
''A mission deployed Indian Naval destroyer INS Kochi responded to a maritime security incident involving the attack on Panama-flagged crude oil tanker MV Andromeda Star on April 26,'' the Indian Navy said New Delhi: The Indian Navy swiftly assisted a Panama-flagged...
Focus on preventing occupational accidents, diseases: WHO
A safe and healthy working environment supports mental health, and good mental health of course enables people to work productively. Issues such as depression and anxiety are pervasive in workplaces, impacting productivity and performance. When left untreated, the...
Elon Musk visits China as Tesla seeks self-driving technology rollout
The U.S. electric vehicle maker rolled out Full Self-Driving, or FSD, the most autonomous version of its Autopilot software, four years ago but has yet to make it available in China, its second-largest market globally, despite customers urging it to do so...
Houthi leader vows to continue maritime attacks, calls Indian Ocean ‘new theatre of confrontation’
Al-Houthi also claimed that his group had attacked 102 vessels linked to Israel since the onset of the Israel-Hamas conflict on October 7, 2023, adding that "successful strikes against Israeli-affiliated ships, occurring at a rate of approximately one every two days",...
An emergency slide falls off a Delta Air Lines plane, forcing pilots to return to JFK in New York
Pilots declared an emergency so the flight could be be routed quickly back to the airport, and the plane landed and taxied to a gate under its own power, according to the airline.There were 176 passengers, two pilots and five flight attendants on board the flight,...
Bird flu: US tests show pasteurized milk is safe
One person, a Texas farm worker, has been confirmed to have bird flu and suffered conjunctivitis in the current outbreak following exposure to dairy cows. Both the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization said on Friday the current...
US probes Tesla recall of 2 million vehicles over Autopilot, citing concerns
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration closed its nearly three-year defect investigation into Autopilot, saying it found evidence that "Tesla's weak driver engagement system was not appropriate for Autopilot's permissive operating capabilities" that result...
Nearly 282 million people in 59 countries faced acute hunger in 2023: UN Report
Extreme weather events were the primary drivers in 18 countries where over 77 million people faced high levels of acute food insecurity, up from 12 countries with 57 million people in 2022. In 2023, the world experienced its hottest year on record and climate related...
Oil, chemical industry lobbyists flood UN talks on cutting plastic pollution
The aim of this week's United Nations negotiations is to create a legally binding treaty that would cover the entire lifecycle of plastic, from production to disposal or reuse. But some fossil fuel and petrochemical industry groups, as well as countries that rely on...