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India becomes 5th largest economy, overtakes UK, France: Report
-India’s economy is the fifth largest in the world with a GDP of $ 2.94 trillion, overtaking the UK and France in 2019 to take the fifth spot,report said.
-The size of the UK economy is $ 2.83 trillion and that of France is $ 2.71 trillion
Global warming creating ‘Irreversible’ ice melt in Antarctica: Scientist
-The hottest temperature ever recorded in Antarctica of 18.3 degrees Celsius (64.94 degrees Fahrenheit) was taken at a research base there on Feb. 6. If hotter temperatures were to sustain they could cause an extreme global sea level rise.
“This will gradually displace people as it goes,” Thomas said. “We know this is already happening in small island communities and this will just continue to happen gradually as more and more houses are being inundated at high tide, then at normal tide and then even at low tide.”
Coronavirus: Fear of global outbreak mounts as passengers start leaving the quarantined cruise ship
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the risks were ongoing and Japan’s measures “may not have been sufficient to prevent transmission among individuals on the ship.” It put in place travel restrictions on the passengers and crew on the vessel, adding “there may be additional confirmed cases of Covid-19 among the remaining passengers on board the Diamond Princess.”
12 Chinese insurers co-launch coverage for businesses hit by Coronavirus
The six-month insurance, co-launched by 12 leading insurers including PICC, China Pacific Insurance Co., and Ping An Insurance Group, provides cover for production losses, wages paid to employees in quarantine and fees incurred due to the suspension of operations as a result of the epidemic, according to the notice.
Climate change could make premiums unaffordable: QBE Insurance
-The insurer said it has started to adjust its catastrophe models to factor in the expected impacts of climate change until 2100, and would assess the impact on its weather-related exposures from emissions and temperatures.
-In the short-term, QBE would manage higher claims by considering event frequency and severity in its capital planning and will deploy a comprehensive catastrophe reinsurance program, it said.
AIA Singapore offers free COVID-19 coverage for its 1.4 million customers, employees and tied representatives
This special coverage includes a lump sum pay-out of S$1,000 for hospitalisation and covers death due to the coronavirus disease
Tech Mahindra and Virsec collaborate to deliver advanced Cybersecurity Solutions to customers globally
The Virsec Security Platform stops fileless and in-memory advanced application threats that escape detection by conventional security tools. It also protects applications from the inside, against known and unknown zero-day threats. Virsec patented technology maps acceptable application execution, and instantly detects code execution deviations triggered by cyberattacks. This deterministic process detects and blocks application attacks within milliseconds, with precise forensics at every step.
Chinese province launches insurance for businesses hit by coronavirus
“There are lingering concerns that the resumption of business operations will lead to more cases of coronavirus infection, and cause production to come to a standstill due to the quarantine policies,” according to the notice.
COVID-19 coronavirus:Chinese tourist in France, first such death in Europe
-European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety Stella Kyriakides warned ministers at the event in Brussels that “viruses know no borders”,
-She said coordination within the EU was vital in fighting the virus, including sharing information and cooperation between countries.“We are determined to ensure an effective, coherent EU-level response,” she said, adding: “We need to be united in our response – coherent and coordinated with each other.”
Coronavirus could damage global growth in 2020, says IMF
In its January update to the World Economic Outlook, the IMF lowered global economic growth forecast in 2020 by a 0.1 percentage point to 3.3 per cent, following a 2.9 per cent growth the previous year, the lowest in a decade.