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Regulatory breaches emerge as top risk for Asian Boards, Willis & Clyde & Co survey
While the risk of data loss and cyber-attacks remains among the top...
Huge fire closes UK’s Heathrow Airport, global flight schedules disrupted
"To maintain the safety of our passengers and colleagues, Heathrow...
Gmail suffers massive outage globally, restored
According to website outage monitor portal Downdetector.com, most problems were related to receiving emails, apart from failed connections New Delhi: Google finally restored Gmail service after it suffered a massive outage for millions of users globally, including in...
Germany’s Scholz says strong immigration may secure population boost to 90 mln
The government is working on attracting foreign workers to "keep the show on the road" despite an ageing population, making an estimated 7% rise in population to 90 million by 2070 plausible, Scholz told a citizen forum in Potsdam, near Berlin Potsdam: Chancellor Olaf...
At start of WHO talks on pandemic pact, developing countries seek fairness
South Africa, Pakistan and India were among countries that made formal requests during an initial three days of talks, which ended on Wednesday, to try to ensure the process is inclusive. Developing nations are lobbying for fairer access to treatments than they got...
Life-threatening infections on the rise due to drug-resistant bacteria, new WHO report reveals
The high levels of resistance to treatment are reported in bacteria frequently causing bloodstream infections in hospitals the Global Antimicrobial Resistance and Use Surveillance System (GLASS) report states, based on 2020 data from 87 countries UN: Over 50 per cent...
UK sets out post-Brexit ‘reforms’ for banks, financial sector
The reform plans aim to make substantial legislative progress over the course of 2023 on repealing and replacing EU-era Solvency II –- the rules governing insurers' balance sheets which are expected to unlock over GBP 100 billion of private investment for productive...
Swiss Re proposes new members to join its Board of Directors
Swiss Re's Chairman of the Board of Directors Sergio P. Ermotti said: "We are delighted to attract two outstanding professionals for election to our Board of Directors. Vanessa Lau and Pia Tischhauser bring strong expertise in financial services and proven strategic...
Security arrangements in place to secure India’s nuclear power plant systems from cyber-attack
Several measures have been taken to strengthen Information Security in administrative networks in nuclear power plants like, hardening of internet and administrative intranet connectivity, restriction on removable media, blocking of websites & IPs. New Delhi;...
World Bank seeks to unclog Cat Bond jam in emerging markets
“Most of our transactions today have been either earthquake or hurricane,” said Bennett, referring to insured risks. “I think that will continue to be the largest, but certainly people are thinking about things like drought and flooding” Michael Bennett, head of...
More than 1 in 5 worldwide suffering from violence at work: ILO
The most common reasons given for non-disclosure were that it was seen as a "waste of time", leaving people who have been abused, fearing for their reputation. Women were more likely to share their experiences than men (60.7 per cent compared to 50.1 per cent) UN:...
Cryptoverse: Forget crypto winter, this is a bitcoin ‘bloodbath’
It's been a brutal year for investors. Bitcoin's price has dropped 63%, while the overall cryptocurrency market capitalization has lost $1.63 trillion in value. The collapse of Sam Bankman-Fried's FTX exchange hammered a long nail into the market. "I'm nearly...