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Rain, lightning strikes kill 7 in north India; 200 flights delayed, J-K highway closed
Flash floods were triggered in the Chenab River, prompting the...
Allahabad HC seeks details after UP says 82 bridges in state ‘unsafe’
"A detailed chart regarding the location and life of the bridges...
High heatwaves in India and Pakistan caused a decline in crop yields in 2022: WMO
''Heatwaves in the 2022 pre-monsoon season in India and Pakistan caused a decline in crop yields. This, combined with the banning of wheat exports and restrictions on rice exports in India after the start of the conflict in Ukraine, has threatened the availability,...
Tesla wins key car crash trial involving Autopilot
Justine Hsu, a resident of Los Angeles, sued the electric-vehicle maker in 2020, saying her Tesla Model S swerved into a curb while it was on Autopilot and then an airbag was deployed "so violently it fractured Plaintiff's jaw, knocked out teeth, and caused nerve...
WHO launches Health Inequality Data Repository
The Health Inequality Data Repository (HIDR) includes nearly 11 million data points and consists of 59 datasets from over 15 sources. The data include measurements of over 2000 indicators broken down by 22 dimensions of inequality, including demographic, socioeconomic...
Australia’s Optus hit with class action over cybersecurity breach
The class action members want compensation for the time and money required to replace identity documents and for distress, frustration and disappointment caused by the breach. The release did not specify an amount. Claimants include a stalking victim who fears her...
Scorching temperatures hit Asia’s power grids, raise region’s health risks
While this time of year is typically the hottest for India and parts of Southeast Asia, the soaring temperatures continue a pattern of severe weather over the past several years that’s testing the ability of governments to protect public health and prevent disruptions...
EU proposes $1.2 billion plan to counter growing cybersecurity threats
“The EU Cyber Solidarity Act will strengthen solidarity at Union level to better detect, prepare for and respond to significant or large-scale cybersecurity incidents, by creating a European Cybersecurity Shield and a comprehensive Cyber Emergency Mechanism,” the EU...
Global Nat Cat economic losses reach $77 Billion in Q1 2023, the highest Q1 total in 12 years, Gallagher Re
Public and private insurance entities covered at least an estimated $22B of that total, resulting in a 72% or $55B protection gap, the portion of the economic loss not covered by insurance The February earthquake sequence in Turkey and Syria accounted for an estimated...
Cybersecurity nightmare in Japan can pose global risks
The country produces about 80% of fine chemicals for electronics and dominates the global supply of photoresist, a light-sensitive material that’s used in making semiconductor chips, according to Ulrike Schaede, professor of Japanese Business at the School of Global...
Political Risk loss frequency surges in 2022,Ukraine war delivers widespread financial losses
Looking to the year ahead, Ukraine heads the list of interview panel members’ top risks for 2023, followed closely by decoupling from China and crisis and new regulations in the EU The 6th annual political risk survey produced by WTW, found that an unprecedented 92%...
Munich Re won’t extend Nord Stream 1 coverage when it expires this year
Sources told Reuters that Allianz and Munich Re were among the European insurers that had previously renewed coverage for the damaged Russian-controlled Nord Stream 1 gas pipeline Munich Re will not proactively extend coverage for the Nord Stream 1 pipeline when it...