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Self-driving cars could be on UK roads by 2026:Minister
Critics of the technology, which has been trialed in the United...
Tokyo court only holds utility responsible to compensate Fukushima evacuees and reduces damages
The decision is among the four rulings that apparently came in line...
Weekly coronavirus cases top 300,000 in Europe, WHO issues warning
Roughly 30 million people have been infected by the virus worldwide and more than 900,000 have died, triggering some of the deepest recessions on record and disrupting global supply chains,
European countries from Denmark to Greece announced new restrictions on Friday to curb surging coronavirus infections in some of their largest cities, while Britain was reported to be considering a new national lockdown.Cases in the United Kingdom almost doubled to 6,000 per day in the latest reporting week, hospital admissions rose and infection rates soared across parts of northern England and London,
Israel’s government announced Saturday it would impose a three-week nationwide lockdown in an effort to stem one of the world’s highest novel coronavirus infection rates after a surge in cases.
Boeing hid design flaws in 737 Max from pilots, regulators: US panel
“The Max crashes were not the result of a singular failure, technical mistake or mismanaged event,” the report by the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee said.
“They were the horrific culmination of a series of faulty technical assumptions by Boeing’s engineers, a lack of transparency on the part of Boeing’s management and grossly insufficient oversight by the” Federal Aviation Administration.
Energy transition to have transformative effect on Mining sector:WTW
Environmental Social Governance forms the key theme of the report, highlighting that the transition to a low carbon economy requires a fundamental reappraisal of mining company climate risk
WHO says safety comes first as over 170 nations join COVID-19 vaccine plan
“We already face challenges with vaccine acceptance for many proven vaccines,” WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in pre-recorded comments, as he spoke about the push to rapidly develop vaccines.
“We cannot risk having an effective vaccine for COVID-19 that people refuse because of the perception that it is unsafe.”
Global economic recovery may take five years, World Bank chief economist says
Reinhart said the pandemic-caused recession will last longer in some countries than in others and will exacerbate inequalities as the poorest will be harder hit by the crisis in rich countries and the poorest countries will be harder hit than richer countries.
For the first time in twenty years, global poverty rates will rise following the crisis, she added.
Generali GC&C appoints new head of underwriting in Asia
James Nash appointed as President and Chief Executive Officer, AIG Japan
Peak Re announced the appointment of . Matteo Cussigh as Senior Vice President of Markets ,
SWIFT announces a new strategy for instant, frictionless payments and securities processing
Mumbai: SWIFT, one of the largest financial messaging systems in the world,today announced that over the next two years and beyond it will fundamentally transform payments and securities processing, retooling cross-border infrastructure as part of a...
Global net zero emissions goal would require $1-2 trillion a year investment: study
Since 2000, global warming has cost the United States and the European Union at least $4 trillion in lost output and tropical countries are 5% poorer than they would have been without climate change impacts, according to research by Stanford University.
Sri Lanka seeks at least $1.9 million damage from owner of fire-hit tanker
Nishara Jayaratne said the cost was for services provided by various departments including the Sri Lankan navy, air force, ports authority and Marine Environment Protection Authority, among others, up until Sept. 15.The vessel is chartered by Indian Oil Corp to import 2 million barrels of oil from Kuwait to Paradip in eastern India.
Global coronavirus cases to soon surpass 30 million: Reuters tally
The official number of global coronavirus cases is now more than five times the number of severe influenza illnesses recorded annually, according to World Health Organization data.
Around the world, there have been almost 1 million deaths, considered a lagging indicator given the two-week incubation period of the virus. That has well exceeded the upper range of 290,000 to 650,000 annual deaths linked to influenza.