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Antibiotic resistance estimated to claim over 39 million lives in next 25 years: Lancet study
An increasing resistance to antibiotics -- one of the "cornerstones...
Lloyd’s of London plans overhaul of ‘unclear’ conduct rules
Lloyd’s also said it proposed a new category of misconduct aimed at...
Bengaluru airport receives threat call, Air Asia plane cordoned off
The forces and authorities swung into action and the flight was kept in isolation bay. All passengers were deboarded.
The identity of the caller is yet to be ascertained. “The airline is also facilitating security agencies to establish the whereabouts and investigation of the call,” it said.
Britain may go for a hard Brexit as May quits
Spain said it now seemed almost impossible to avoid a so-called hard Brexit, or clean break from the EU, and the bloc signaled there would be no change on the agreement despite European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker learning of May’s resignation “without personal joy.”
US engages World’s Regulators on Grounded Boeing 737
Chicago-based Boeing has developed a software fix that won’t allow MCAS to push down a plane’s nose more than once and it will rely on data from two sensors instead of one in an attempt to lower the chances that a single malfunction can trigger it.
Weinstein, accusers reach tentative $44 million deal, WSJ
Weinstein, who won plaudits and awards through his company and another studio, Miramax, for movies including “Shakespeare in Love,” “Pulp Fiction” and “The King’s Speech, fell from grace after more than 70 women, mostly young actresses and others in the movie business, accused him of sexual misconduct dating back decades.
As many as 8 Hurricanes Forecast for ‘Near Normal’ 2019 Hurricane Season
The hurricane season will be closely watched because of its potential to take a heavy human toll as well as rattle oil and gas markets across the globe. Over the past two years, storms including Michael, Irma and Harvey led to scores of deaths and over $250 billion in damages. They have also sent U.S. gasoline prices surging, shifted global crude and fuel flows, disrupted production in the energy-rich Gulf Coast and threatened crops.
EU’s landmark Data Privacy Law, GDPR, already providing Global Standard
The new regulation has forced global companies to reconsider their own rules, inspiring territories from Brazil to China and India to California to develop their own privacy and security regulations based on a de facto GDPR benchmark.
Johnson & Johnson hit with $25 million Talc Verdict
Johnson & Johnson was ordered to pay at least $25 million to a woman who said she contracted a rare asbestos-related cancer through decades of daily use of J&J’s Baby Powder or its other talc product, Shower to Shower.
Boeing sued by French Widow in U.S. for $276 million over Ethiopian Crash
It is unclear when the 737 MAX aircraft will receive FAA approval to return to service. Safety regulators in other countries have said they plan to independently assess Boeing’s fixes before giving their approval.
U.S. Post Office testing Driverless Trucks between 2 cities
The Postal Service spends more than $4 billion per year on highway trucking services through outside contractors. Those costs have been rising due to a national shortage of drivers. Self-driving trucks could save hundreds of millions by eliminating human drivers and the hours-of-service rules that keep them from driving round the clock.
RBI to create a specialised supervisory and regulatory cadre to monitor banks and NBFCs
The reason behind a potential overhaul of the RBI supervisory structure are expected to the non-bank finance crisis, failures of credit rating agencies to flag risks, divergence in asset quality by big banks and alleged lapses on the part of auditors