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Russian air-defense system downed Azerbaijan plane, sources say
One of the Azerbaijani sources familiar with Azerbaijan's...
Cat-bond issuance hit a record $50 billion in 2024
Cat bonds continue to pay out more than many fixed-income assets....
ICAO enhances UN cooperation to advance counter-terrorism initiatives in international civil aviation
It is additionally expected to maximize related deliverables to Member States in a variety of areas of ICAO/UNOCT focus, including initiatives pertaining to unmanned aircraft systems (drones) and cybersecurity Montréal: Juan Carlos Salazar, Secretary...
Global Covid-19 caseload rises to 422.8 mn, fatalities at 5.88 million
The US continues to be the worst-hit country with the world's highest number of cases and deaths at 78,457,081 and 934,951, according to the CSSE The second worst hit country in terms of cases is India (42,780,235 infections and 510,905 deaths), followed by Brazil...
Nasdaq sinks into ‘Death Cross’ for first time since April 2020
“When you hear ‘death cross’ your antenna goes up,” Jay Woods, chief market strategist at DriveWealth Institutional, said in a phone interview. “It doesn’t always mean doom and gloom is coming. It just means we’ll likely be in a more extended downtrend.” With...
G20 says global corporate tax deal should go live next year
Years of negotiations culminated last October when nearly 140 countries reached a deal on a minimum tax rate of 15% on multinationals and agreed to make it harder for companies like Google, Amazon and Facebook to avoid tax by booking profits in low-tax jurisdictions...
G20 finance leaders dilute geopolitical risks reference in communique
Their statement instead said: "We will also continue to monitor major global risks, including from geopolitical tensions that are arising, and macroeconomic and financial vulnerabilities." G20 finance leaders on Friday watered down language on global economic risks...
U.S. adds e-commerce sites operated by Tencent, Alibaba to ‘notorious markets’ list
U.S. government's latest "notorious markets" list identifies 42 online markets and 35 physical markets that are reported to engage in or facilitate substantial trademark counterfeiting or copyright piracy, said U.S. Trade Representative U.S. adds e-commerce sites...
EU files case at WTO against China over protection of patents
Brussels: Since August 2020, Chinese courts have been issuing decisions - known as "anti-suit injunctions" - to exert pressure on EU companies with high-tech patents and to prevent them from rightfully protecting their technologies, the EU said The European Union (EU)...
WHO calls for cooperation to face of common threats from Covid-19 pandemic
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus,Director-General,World Health Organization Tedros recalled that 70,000 people were dying each week from a preventable and treatable disease; that 83 per cent of the population in Africa was yet to receive a single Covid-19 vaccine dose; and...
Allianz announces big bonus cuts for its CEO and board
The collapse of a $15 billion set of investment funds during the pandemic market turmoil in early 2020 has cast a shadow over Germany's most valuable financial firm and one of the world's largest asset managers. Baete's pay package in 2020 totalled 6.39 million euros,...
Odd steering wheel and controls trip up Tesla, rivals -Consumer Reports
Japan's Subaru Corp was No. 1 in the latest Consumer Reports ranking - a brand known for efficient all-wheel drive systems and safety-oriented marketing but not for pushing technology to the edge Other mainstream brands including Honda, Toyota , Hyundai and Ford...