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Severe typhoon set to disrupt flight, train services in Japan
Disruptions from tropical storms this time of year have become an...
Wall street firms to pay $470 million to settle with US regulators over texting
The penalties mark the latest wave of a sweeping multi-year...
SBI Gen Insurance launches Cyber Defence insurance
SBIG’s Cyber Defense Insurance offers both first & third-party coverage benefits including coverage options for Contingent Business Interruption, System Failure, Reputational Loss, Multimedia Liability and Computer Crime. The crisis response service that comes with this product enables swift and efficient management of cyber events and provides IT forensic investigations, legal advice, reputational and PR management.
Boeing Dreamliner plant ‘plagued by shoddy production,’ says NYT
John Barnett, a former quality manager who retired in 2017 after almost three decades at Boeing, said he found clusters of metal slivers hanging over the wiring that commands flight controls. A U.S. Federal Aviation Administration spokesman, Lynn Lunsford, said the agency inspected several planes that Boeing had certified as free of such debris and found the same metal slivers.
Over 150 killed, 450 injured in decade’s worst terror attack in Sri Lanka
Christian groups say they have faced increasing intimidation from some extremist Buddhist monks in recent years. And last year, there were clashes between the majority Sinhalese Buddhist community and minority Muslims, with some hardline Buddhist groups accusing Muslims of forcing people to convert to Islam.
Indians most worried about terrorism, jobs and corruption: Survey
“Likewise, lack of jobs is weighing on the minds of Indians and government needs to take the bull by the horns and actively needs to address job creation and tighten its stranglehold on terrorism,” said Parijat Chakraborty, Service Line Leader, Ipsos Public Affairs, Customer Experience and Corporate Reputation.
US jury sides with J&J in latest Talcum-Cancer claim
Plaintiff Robert Blinkinsop was diagnosed in July 2017 with mesothelioma, a rare cancer of the lining of the lung generally caused by asbestos exposure. Blinkinsop used Johnson’s baby powder daily for personal hygiene from 1977 to 1994 and on his children from 1992 to 1996, his attorney, Mark Bratt, said at trial. He also used the company’s Shower to Shower talc product.
U.S. State department adds Kidnapping Risk to travel advisories
The 35 countries making the initial list for the risk of kidnapping and/or hostage taking are: Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Colombia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Haiti, Iran, Iraq, Kenya, Lebanon, Libya, Malaysia, Mali, Mexico, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Russian Federation, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine (in Russian-controlled eastern Ukraine), Venezuela, and Yemen
India delays May order for Iran oil, awaits clarity on US sanctions: Report
Washington had given a six-month waiver to eight nations including India, allowing them to import some Iranian oil until early May. India, Iran’s top oil client after China, was allowed to buy about 9 million barrels a month.
Family of American killed in 737 Max crash sues Boeing, Ethiopian Airlines
The complaint was filed in U.S. federal court in Chicago by the parents of Samya Stumo, who lawyers said was on a work trip when Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 crashed on March 10 soon after taking off from Addis Ababa, killing all 157 on board.
3 major automakers partner to develop autonomous vehicle safety standards, testing
General Motors Co., Ford Motor Co. and Toyota Motor Corp. said in a statement they are joining forces with automotive engineering group SAE International to establish autonomous vehicle “safety guiding principles to help inform standards development.”The group will also “work to safely advance testing, pre-competitive development and deployment,” they added.
GIC Re’s move to hike reinsurance prm challenged in Telengana HC
The writ petition of the Hyderabad based Laurus has taken a stand that the recent circular of the GIC Re, hiking the reinsurance rates, is illegal arbitrary and violative of Articles 14 and 191g of the Constitution of India and also contrary to the existing rules and regulations of the insurance regulator IRDA.