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Australians can now ignore after-hours work calls and emails under new legislation
Under the laws, that came into effect on Monday,employers face...
Multi-disciplinary team to assess GLOF risks in Sikkim
Relief Commissioner Namratha Thapa said to mitigate the risk of...
US approves, then cancels, Iran strikes after drone shot down: Report
The US was planning to hit “a handful of Iranian targets, like radar and missile batteries” Thursday evening, the newspaper said, citing senior administration officials, but the plan was suddenly aborted in its early stages.
Insurance costs rocket for U.S. IPOs as twitchy investors take to courts
A $5 million policy that cost $200,000 in 2016 can now easily cost $500,000 to $600,000, said Paul Schiavone, head of North American Financial Lines for Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty, an Allianz SE unit.
Facebook to unveil new cryptocurrency; Visa and PayPal among partners
Regulators have been reticent about cryptocurrencies, not only due to potential abuse by criminals but the wild swings in their value harming consumers.
Found love at work? It may be unhealthy for the aspiring ‘power couple’
Author Arvind Parashar, who has worked with corporates like Dell, Genpact and GE in senior leadership roles before he took to full-time writing, said love is perceived to diminish when you attain the CXO level in the corporate world, but that is not actually the case always and several CEOs or power couples tend to be particular about the holidays and destinations with their family or partners.
Boeing records zero new plane orders in Paris, Airbus jumps ahead
There’s room to run up the score, said Airbus Chief Executive Officer Guillaume Faury. While Boeing’s workhorse 737 Max, idled in March after two deadly crashes, languishes on the tarmac, Faury said the European planemaker is seeing “very strong demand” for its rival A320 family of single-aisle jets.
Ship insurance costs soar after Middle East tanker attacks
WHO likely to declare Ebola an international emergency: Experts
The Ebola virus epidemic in Western Africa was the most widespread outbreak of the disease in history, killing over 11,000 people and spreading to ten countries, including Liberia, Sierra Leone, Spain, and the United States
Rainfall deficiency hits 43%; Monsoon progress likely in next 2-3 days: IMD
By now, monsoon should have reached the central India, including parts of Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, eastern Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat, but it is yet to reach Maharashtra.
Boeing CEO concedes ‘mistake’ with planes in 2 fatal crashes
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration has faulted Boeing for not telling regulators for more than year that a safety indicator in the Max cockpit didn’t work.
Pilots are angry the company didn’t tell them about the new software that’s been implicated in the crashes in Indonesia and Ethiopia that killed 346 people.
Oil tanker insurance costs to jump after Gulf attacks
The Joint War Committee, a group that advises insurers, designated the entire Persian Gulf and waters just outside it a so-called Listed Area after the incidents a month ago. The classification gives underwriters room to charge more. As of Thursday, owners were reluctant to send vessels to the region while there was also a dearth of cargoes, according to traders and shipbrokers involved in that market, who spoke on condition of anonymity.