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Trump tariff worries spur record overseas demand for JGBs
Overseas investors scooped up some 2.18 trillion yen ($15.49...
Asian scam operations are spreading across the rest of the world, UN researchers warn
UNODC estimates that hundreds of industrial-scale scam centers...
AXA XL Partners with Cambridge Centre for Risk Studies to Launch Online Disaster Recovery Hub
The Report highlights that the global annual average loss from natural disasters has risen from $27 billion during 1970-80 to nearly $200 billion during 2010-2019, driven mostly by global economic development and the rising value of assets in hazardous areas,...
New Research on Looming Threat of Global Insurance Raises Alarms
The study was conducted in partnership with IBM and Luxoft. "We've seen organized scammers exploit the telehealth system; intercept personal information through phishing scams and other data harvesting schemes; carry out ransomware attacks; and run a number of...
Combustion of coal has led to increase in premature mortality rate in India: Lancent Report
Data from the 2021 global Lancet Countdown report shows that there has been a nine-per cent increase in the number of deaths related to coal-derived PM2.5 in India in 2019 compared to 2015. New Delhi:The combustion of coal, mainly in power plants followed by...
US health agency eases Covid-19 travel advisory for India, Pakistan
In its advisory for India, the State Department urged US citizens not to travel to Jammu and Kashmir due to terrorism and civil unrest, and also within 10 kilometres of the India-Pakistan border due to the potential for armed conflict. "Indian authorities report rape...
Russian test blamed for space junk threatening space station
A Russian weapons test created more than 1,500 pieces of space junk that is now threatening the seven astronauts aboard the International Space Station, U.S. officials said Monday. The State Department confirmed that the debris was from an old Russian satellite...
US auto safety regulators looks into complaints on Tesla autonomous vehicle
The inquiry is another sign that NHTSA is becoming more aggressive in watching autonomous and partially automated driving systems under President Joe Biden. In the past the agency has been reluctant to regulate the systems, saying that it didn't want to delay...
Crypto finance: Jayant Sinha-led Par panel to gather views from crypto exchanges, stakeholders
"We have called stakeholders from across the industry including operators of major exchanges, members of CII as well as academics from the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Ahmedabad, who have done a very thorough study on the crypto finance," Sinha told New...
Flooding: more likely, more extreme and more unpredictable
-Unprecedented weather patterns are challenging the flood risk landscape, which was previously well defined by government and historic records-Many flood damages occur outside of mapped river floodplains, and companies outside larger hazard zones can still be affected...
Travelers Risk Index: Cyber ranks as the top business concern
Security breaches, system glitches and unauthorized access to bank accounts are the top three cyber-specific business concerns.
The percentage of respondents who said their company suffered a security breach where someone hacked into a system increased nearly 40% compared to 2020, to almost half (46%).
Security breaches, system glitches and unauthorized access to bank accounts are the top three cyber-specific business concerns.
New approach needed to make digital data flow beneficial for all
“The current fragmented data landscape… may create more space for substantial harms related to privacy breaches, cyberattacks and other risks” UN Secretary-General António Guterres said.