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Lloyd’s announces Dawn Miller as new Chief Commercial Officer and CEO of Lloyd’s Americas
John Neal, Lloyd’s CEO said,“The Americas represents over 60 per...
Middle East on alert for Iranian attack as Lufthansa suspends Tehran flights
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Russian, Chinese hackers targeted Europe drug regulator
The Amsterdam-based European drug regulator in December reported a cyberattack in which documents relating to COVID-19 vaccines and medicines were stolen and leaked on the internet.
Covid-19 travel insurance becoming a vacation staple
The market for all types of Covid-19 travel coverage is estimated to be between $30 billion to $40 billion a year, according to travel insurance consultant Robyn Ingle, with companies like AXA and AIG underwriting protection.
Airline bookings are on the rise in some regions, driving cautious hopes of a revival in summer traffic, but also raising fears among tourist destinations of getting hit with bills should vacationers become stranded by the virus.
More than a dozen countries from Aruba to Thailand require Covid-19 coverage for visitors, with Jordan the latest to consider such protections, organizers of an emergency services plan told Reuters.
WHO head wants Covid-19 vaccine patents waived to increase supply
At a press briefing, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said countries with their own vaccine capacity should start waiving intellectual property rights as provided in special emergency provisions from the World Trade Organization.
Saudi Arabia’s bold plan to rule the $700 billion hydrogen market
Hydrogen is morphing from a niche power source — used in zeppelins, rockets and nuclear weapons — into big business, with the European Union alone committing $500 billion to scale up its infrastructure.
As governments and industries seek less-polluting alternatives to hydrocarbons, the world’s biggest crude exporter doesn’t want to cede the burgeoning hydrogen business to China, Europe or Australia and lose a potentially massive source of income.So it’s building a $5 billion plant powered entirely by sun and wind that will be among the world’s biggest green hydrogen makers when it opens in the planned megacity of Neom in 2025.
Speedy variants power virus surge sweeping Europe
Genetic analysis confirmed what officials already suspected: The highly contagious coronavirus variant first identified in England was racing through the community, a densely packed city of nearly 40,000 with a chemical plant and Pirelli bicycle tire factory a 15-minute drive from the heart of Milan.
Air France flight made emergency landing in Bulgaria over disruptive passenger
The passenger, an Indian citizen, began to act up soon after take-off, quarrelling with other passengers, assaulting a flight attendant and pummeling the cockpit’s door, said Ivailo Angelov, an official at the National Investigation Agency.
More than 20,000 U.S. organizations compromised through Microsoft flaw
Tens of thousands of organizations in Asia and Europe are also affected, the records show.More attacks are expected from other hackers as the code used to take control of the mail servers spreads.
Australian court upholds landmark suit against Johnson & Johnson
A three-judge panel at the federal court dismissed the appeal on Friday, a decision that “confirmed that these women are entitled to be compensated for the losses and the life-altering complications that they have suffered as a result of these implants,” said Rebecca Jancasukas, a lawyer for the claimants.
Victims said the mesh — designed to support weakened muscles holding up the pelvic organs — had caused disastrous side-effects including incontinence, infections and chronic pain.
“The risks were known, not insignificant, and on the respondents’ own admission, could cause significant and serious harm,” the judge said in the initial ruling.
Allianz to acquire Aviva Italia
Giacomo Campora, CEO Allianz S.p.A., commented: “The acquisition of Aviva Italia S.p.A. perfectly fits with our strategy of growth in the insurance market, based on a solid technological platform and on continuous investments to offer our customers and agents products and services of an outstanding quality.”
‘When will it end?’: How a changing virus is reshaping scientists’ views on COVID-19
The scientists now believe that SARS-CoV-2 will not only remain with us as an endemic virus, continuing to circulate in communities, but will likely cause a significant burden of illness and death for years to come.