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Putin apologises to Azerbaijani counterpart for tragic plane crash incident
An official Kremlin statement issued on Saturday said that air...
China to ramp up pensions and medical insurance subsidies for residents to push consumption next year
The measures will improve people's livelihoods and the policy...
Fairfax Financial to sell pet insurance operations to Germany’s JAB in $1.4 bln deal
Fairfax, the Canadian investment company headed by well known contrarian investor Prem Watsa, will sell its interests in Crum & Forster Pet Insurance Group and Pethealth Inc including all of their worldwide operations to JAB's pet insurance unit for $1.15 billion...
5 million people in India were internally displaced due to climate change and disasters in 2021
The annual Global Trends Report by the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) highlighted that globally 100 million people were forced to flee their homes last year due to violence, human rights abuses, food insecurity, the climate crisis, war in Ukraine and other emergencies from...
Bitcoin slides below $20,000 to lowest since December 2020
"Breaking $20,000 shows you that confidence has collapsed for the crypto industry and that you're seeing the latest stresses," said Edward Moya, Senior Market Analyst, The Americas OANDA, on Saturday. Moya said that "even the loudest crypto cheerleaders from the big...
‘Surprise’ early heatwave in Europe, harbinger of things to come
Drought warnings are an added concern in much of western Europe, as no significant rainfall is forecast in Europe in the coming days, apart from isolated thunderstorms UN: Sweltering conditions in Europe have come earlier than expected this year but the bad news is,...
China’s digital yuan extends usage into finance scenarios
Transactions using e-CNY totaled 87.6 billion yuan at the end of 2021, with 261 million individual e-wallets opened, according to the central bank The People's Bank of China is a front-runner in developing and issuing a central bank digital currency (CBDC), which in...
Rating Action: Moody’s places Peak Re’s ratings on review for downgrade
The review for downgrade on Peak Re's A3 IFSR follows Moody's rating action on June 14, 2022 to place on review for downgrade the Ba3 corporate family rating of Peak Re's majority shareholder, Fosun International Limited (Fosun, Ba3 review for downgrade). The rating...
Beazley launches a D&O solution for crypto companies
Luisa Celentano, Underwriter, D&O Specialty Risks said: “The crypto market is growing rapidly, and becoming increasingly mainstream. Crypto firms face a myriad of risks from extreme volatility to a lack of regulation, and they also have to contend with different...
Bruce Carnegie-Brown re-appointed as Lloyd’s Chairman
Bruce Carnegie-Brown, chairman, Lloyd's ``It has been a privilege to serve as Lloyd’s Chairman over the last five years, and I am honoured to be re-appointed. There remains a great deal that we still need to do across the market and Corporation to build on the...
Ukraine grain shippers take alternative export routes via Baltic Sea
The country has been hunting for alternative paths for its crops as the war with Russia cuts off vital shipments from ports dotting the Black Sea, stoking global food prices and raising worries over hunger. Producers have resorted to sales by land instead, ferrying...
Elon Musk sued by Tesla investor over ‘toxic’ work culture
“This toxic work environment has gestated internally for years, and only recently has the truth about Tesla’s culture emerged, leading to legal action from government regulators and private parties alike,” Chau said in the complaint. “Tesla’s toxic workplace culture...