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‘Too soon’ to let Boeing 737 MAX fly again, say families of Lion Air crash victims
“This means they don’t prioritize safety, considering there have been fatal mistakes that led to these two airlines having terrible accidents,”
General Motors follows Tesla,launches its own auto insurance
GM said it will use data from its on-board concierge device OnStar, which connects drivers to human operators who help with navigation or emergencies, but also collects precise data on driving patterns, such as hard braking and acceleration.
Nobel scientists urge face mask rethink as Sweden’s COVID cases climb
Sweden’s soft-touch pandemic response has focused mostly on voluntary social distancing and the Public Health Agency has cast doubt on the effectiveness of face masks, which are mandatory in many public places in Europe.
However, a report on Thursday by the Royal Academy of Sciences said that face masks could play a role in reducing infection, particularly in enclosed spaces.
Global economy recovering, but may be losing momentum, says IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva
While fiscal spending of nearly $12 trillion and monetary policies had averted even worse outcomes, poverty and inequality were increasing, and more support was needed, the IMF said.
New outbreaks and more stringent mobility restrictions, and delays in vaccine development and distribution could reduce growth, increase public debt and worsen economic scarring.
Tysers ramps up its Asia and Australasia Marine and Aviation Team
As a senior client manager for Swiss Re Asia in Singapore, Jane covered Southeast Asia, India and Dragons
Pfizer, BioNTech conclude Phase 3 study of COVID-19 vaccine candidate, say it’s 95% effective
“The study results mark an important step in this historic eight-month journey to bring forward a vaccine capable of helping to end this devastating pandemic. We continue to move at the speed of science to compile all the data collected thus far and share with regulators around the world,” said Dr Albert Bourla, Pfizer Chairman and CEO
Wildlife diseases poised to spread northwards as climate changes: study
The study projects increasing spread over the next five decades of wildlife diseases caused by bacteria, fungi, viruses and infectious worms. There are serious implications for humans, said co-author Jason Rohr of the University of Notre Dame, Indiana.
“We do know that 75% of emerging infectious diseases have a wildlife origin,” said Rohr, who runs an ecology and public health lab at Notre Dame. “We should be concerned for our own health when we see studies suggesting that there could be increases in infectious disease in wildlife.”
COVID-19: India records 45,576 infections, 585 fatalities
There are 4,43,303 active cases of coronavirus infection in the country as on date which accounts for 4.95 per cent of the total caseload, the data stated
The total recoveries have surged to 83,83,602, pushing the national recovery rate to 93.58?per cent, while the COVID-19?case?fatality rate stands at 1.47 per cent
Large Boeing 737 MAX customers signal caution on orders amid COVID-19
When the 737 MAX was grounded globally in March 2019 following two fatal crashes, airlines canceled flights because they lacked enough airplanes to meet strong travel demand.
Now many have parked jets or even gone out of business in the pandemic, creating challenges for Boeing as it tries to find homes for 737 MAX jets that are built but now lack buyers.
Russian economy set to lose $45 bln to cyber crime in 2020
The coronavirus pandemic has exacerbated cybersecurity concerns as more transactions are now made online rather than with cash after lockdown measures and health restrictions reduced footfall in shops across the world.