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Buffett’s Berkshire posts record profit on insurance, investments
Warren Buffett, chairman, Berkshire Hathaway "You really saw the...
Apple removes Data Protection Tool in UK amid privacy row
While the UK Home Office has refused to comment on the issue, The...
Australia sees spike in cyber attacks from criminals and states
Business losses attributable to cyber crime rose on average 14% over the period, with the average crime costing a small business A$39,000 ($24,540) Cyber attacks against Australia from criminals and state-sponsored groups jumped last financial year, with a government...
Twitter sued for mass layoffs by Musk without enough notice
“We filed this lawsuit tonight in an attempt the make sure that employees are aware that they should not sign away their rights and that they have an avenue for pursuing their rights,” Shannon Liss-Riordan, the attorney who filed Thursday’s complaint, said in an...
WHO says monkeypox remains global health emergency
The WHO label, a "public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC)", is designed to trigger a coordinated international response and could unlock funding to collaborate on sharing vaccines and treatments The monkeypox outbreak continues to represent a global...
China’s zero covid policy fails miserably as new cases of viruses found everyday: Report
According to Africa Daily Digital, at least 31 cities in China are under lockdown, which has affected over 232 million people's lives. The Universal Resort in Beijing too has been shut down as fresh cases of Covid are rising in the capital city Beijing: Chinese...
Danish train standstill on Saturday caused by cyber attack
"We were contacted by our subcontractor who told us that their testing environment had been compromised by criminal hackers," DSB's chief of security, Carsten Dam Sonderbo-Jacobsen, told public broadcaster DR. A major breakdown of Denmark's train network during the...
Lloyd’s Syndicate Ascot resumes cargo cover for Black Sea grain shipments
“In response to today’s news, the Ascot-led ‘AsOne’ facility is quoting again, effective immediately, and we have already issued quotes this morning,” Chris McGill told Reuters by email Lloyd’s of London insurer Ascot is once again quoting on its cargo insurance...
US Fed eaises rate by 75 bps to over a decade high at 3.75-4.0% in fight against inflation
Russia's war against Ukraine is causing tremendous human and economic hardship. The war and related events are creating additional upward pressure on inflation and are weighing on global economic activity The statement added that the assessments would take into...
Ukraine grain export deal back on track as Russia resumes participation
The grain deal, originally reached three months ago, had dispelled a global food crisis by lifting a de facto Russian blockade on Ukraine, one of the world’s biggest suppliers. The prospect that it could fall apart this week had revived fears of global hunger and...
Europe hotting up more than twice global average: WMO
In 2021, high impact weather and climate events led to hundreds of fatalities, directly affected more than half a million people and caused economic damages exceeding $50 billion. About 84 per cent of the events were floods or storms As the climate continues to...
China locks down area around world’s largest iPhone factory after Covid spike
Foxconn’s Zhengzhou facility is responsible for 80% of capacity for the iPhone 14 series, with more than 85% of iPhone 14 Pro capacity based there, according to Counterpoint senior analyst Ivan Lam. Any disruption there threatens to snarl Apple’s finely orchestrated...