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Aircraft makers need to come out with SOPs for airlines to deal with GPS spoofing situations IATA
Airlines have been reporting GPS interference with their flights in...
Highways baking at 70 degrees C hint at scorching summer across China, US
Across the Northern Hemisphere, the extreme heat is a reflection of...
Global loss of tropical and boreal forests surge to a record high in 2024
All of this is occurring after the hottest year on record, with Earth’s warming exceeding 1.5C over pre-industrial levels on an annual basis for the first time. The United Nations has warned that temperatures will continue to rise unless drastic action is taken to...
Japan’s 3 major casualty insurers plan to sell $9.5 billion of cross-held shares
Eliminating cross shareholdings is seen by many as a yardstick for measuring corporate governance reform at Japanese companies. Japan’s industry body for non-life insurers told its members in September to cut their cross-shareholdings in the aftermath of a...
Cyberattack costs Marks & Spencer $403 million in operating profit
The British retailer will try to mitigate the impact with cost savings and insurance payouts, it said Wednesday. Online clothing and home orders, which account for more than £3 million of sales a day and have been suspended for more than three weeks, will be disrupted...
Geneva Association report calls for action to safeguard home insurance amid rising extreme weather risks
“Extreme weather is no longer a future threat – it’s disrupting lives and businesses today. But we’re not powerless. By urgently investing in stronger local building standards, nature-based solutions, and climate-resilient infrastructure, we can protect people and...
EU likely to propose to G7 lowering price cap on Russian oil to $50 per barrel
The G7 price cap was agreed in December 2022, banning trade in Russian crude oil transported by tankers if the price paid was above $60 per barrel and prohibiting shipping, insurance and re-insurance companies from handling cargoes of Russian crude around the globe,...
High crypto investors seek bodyguards to deter kidnappers
People with crypto wealth face unique physical risks because public blockchain networks like Bitcoin and Ethereum allow tokens to be transferred instantly and anonymously. This means that if an individual is coerced into giving up the access credentials to their...
Families of 737 MAX crash victims to object to deal allowing Boeing to avoid prosecution
The agreement would forestall a June 23 trial the planemaker faces on a fraud charge it misled U.S. regulators about a crucial flight control system on the 737 MAX, its best-selling jet WASHINGTON: Families of some of the 346 people killed in two fatal Boeing 737 MAX...
Moody’s cuts America’s pristine credit rating, citing rising debt
"Successive US administrations and Congress have failed to agree on measures to reverse the trend of large annual fiscal deficits and growing interest costs," Moody's said on Friday, as it changed its outlook on the U.S. to "stable" from "negative." Moody's downgraded...
Swiss Re profit rose 18 % to $1.3 billion in Q1 despite California wildfires
The result “gives us confidence in our 2025 targets despite a challenging environment,” Chief Executive Officer Andreas Bergersaid in a statement on Friday Swiss Re AG’s profit rose in the first quarter as losses from the California wildfires were offset by positive...
Covid-19 wave returns in Asia, cases increase in Hong Kong, Singapore
Densely-populated financial centres such as Hong Kong and Singapore have reported significant increases in infections, while health agencies in China and Thailand are also grappling with fresh outbreaks. Despite previous periods of relative stability, the current wave...