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Global Covid cases up 80% as new subvariant rises
In its weekly update, the UN agency said that nations reported...
Daimler recalls 744,000 US Mercedes-Benz 2001-2011 cars for faulty sunroofs
Last month, Mercedes-Benz USA agreed to a $20 million civil penalty over its handling of U.S. vehicle recalls after a year-long U.S. government investigation into 1.4 million recalled vehicles.
Pak military recruits youth for cyber propaganda war on India
The youths have been given a detailed list of social media handles of influential Indians and have been asked to set a different narrative about Indian leaders, soldiers and bureaucrats.
Oil prices surge after US strike kills Iranian general
“This is more than just bloodying Iran’s nose,” said AxiTrader’s Stephen Innes. “This is an aggressive show of force and an outright provocation that could trigger another Middle East war.”
Terror threat: US asks its airlines to exercise caution in Pakistan airspace
“The ongoing presence of extremist/militant elements operating in Pakistan poses a continued risk to US civil aviation from small-arms fire, complex attacks against airports, indirect weapons fire, and anti-aircraft fire, any of which could occur with little or no warning,” it said.
January 1, 2020 reinsurance renewals reflect asymmetrical market:Guy Carpenter
David Priebe, Chairman of Guy Carpenter, added: “The reinsurance market enters 2020 in a solid position with initial analysis of dedicated reinsurance capital up slightly as compared to a year ago, bolstered by mid-single digit growth in rated capital in 2019. Accounting for the impact of trapped capital, total available capital at January 1 is close to flat. While reinsurers will continue to deploy capacity cautiously, with cedents’ performance and loss experiences scrutinized closely, the sector remains well capitalized overall.”
America is still waiting for Trump’s ‘much better’ Replacement for Obamacare
Trump says a health insurance overhaul can be done in a second term if voters give him a Republican Congress as well as a reelection win.
Trump administration issues partial E-Cigarette Ban
In banning mint but not menthol, HHS Secretary Azar said the administration was following an “evidence-based, science-based public health approach.” Data that became available after the Trump administration’s September announcement showed that mint was highly popular among teens but menthol was not, he said.
Indonesia Flooding Forces Evacuation of More Than 400,000 People with 42 Deaths
The new capital that Indonesia will build on the island of Borneo will be flood proof, Public Works and Housing Minister Basuki Hadimuljono said.“While the government may be even more keen to shift its capital city now, the flood is a reminder that the host of issues facing Jakarta – whose metropolitan area is home to 30 million Indonesians – remain acute,” said Wellian Wiranto, an economist at Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. in Singapore.
The escalating costs of Australia’s wildfire disaster
The Insurance Council of Australia says 5,259 claims worth A$321 million ($224 million) have been lodged. Consultancy SGS Economics and Planning has estimated that Sydney’s economy loses as much as A$50 million each day it is blanketed with a toxic haze from smoke billowing in from the fires. An inquiry into the Black Saturday fires estimated the cost at A$4.4 billion.
A more dangerous world: Qassem Soleimani’s killing triggers global alarm
We are waking up in a more dangerous world. Military escalation is always dangerous, France’s deputy minister for foreign affairs, Amelie de Montchalin told RTL radio.